Paradise Roasters
S.O. Espresso Maui Mokka
| Roaster Location: | Ramsey, Minnesota |
| Coffee Origin: | Kaanapali district, near Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 40/49 |
| Est. Price: | $19.95/12 ounces |
| Review Date: | August 2012 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
| With Milk: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Evaluated as espresso. Pungent, opulent, deep. Mango, apricot, dark chocolate, dusk flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel; richly drying, flavor-saturated finish. Dominates two parts milk; requires about four parts to fully round and plump up.
Notes
Mokka (also spelled Moka and Mocca) is a famous variety of Arabica that reached Kaanapali, Hawaii from Brazil. It almost certainly must have originated in Yemen, however, where varieties identical in bean appearance and cup are known as Ismaili as well as by other local names. This is a dry-processed or "natural" coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota and beyond. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A resonant, exotic straight shot. Should handle taller milk drinks well.
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