Blind Assessment: A hint of flowers and perhaps chocolate in the finish were the only complications in this straightforward but sweetly ingratiating cup. The chocolate tones may have revealed a slight twist of sweet ferment as the cup cooled.

Notes: A hint of flowers and perhaps chocolate in the finish were the only complications in this straightforward but sweetly ingratiating cup. This 25-bag lot was harvested from trees of the typica, bourbon, and caturra varieties growing at elevations of 4,750 to 5,100 feet (1,450 to 1,550 meters). The fruit pulp was removed from the beans mechanically rather than by the traditional ferment and