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86

Seattle's Best Coffee

Portside Blend

Roaster Location: Seattle, Washington
Roast Level: Medium-Dark
Agtron: 41/48
Review Date: July 1998
Aroma: 7
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 8

Blind Assessment

Aromatic and gently complex. Delicate, sweet-vanilla nose. In the demitasse smooth, balanced body and well-nuanced flavor, with pungent chocolate modulating to sweet chocolate in the finish. Slight fruit flourishes. Tends to fade in milk, but retains a light, pleasingly fruity chocolate character.

Notes

A blend of beans brought to distinctly varying degrees, reviewed here as an espresso. Aromatic and gently complex. Delicate, sweet-vanilla nose. In the demitasse smooth, balanced body and well-nuanced flavor, with pungent chocolate modulating to sweet ch Both a blend of beans brought to distinctly varying degrees of roast as well as a blend of beans from various coffee origins. An all-purpose blend reviewed here as an espresso.

Who Should Drink It

A straight-shot or short-cappuccino espresso distinguished by its gentle complexity and long development.

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This review originally appeared in the July, 1998 tasting report: Caribbean Coffees

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