Blind Assessment: Flat, burned-board aroma, with a hint of pruny chocolate and a significant hint of salt meat. Sour, bitterish acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate makes some headway in the cup, but gives way quickly to a salty-sour, burned board character as the coffee cools.

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Who Should Drink It: Offers neither the rich, pungent bite that coffee drinkers look for in dark “French” roasts nor much of anything else.