A little fuller bodied at the light-medium roast level with a great balance between the lighter winy/floral notes & nutty/malty darker tones. Similar to Guatemalan coffee. Some acidity at lighter roasts but just a hint, medium to dark roasts would be marked as low acidity. As one pushes it into the medium roast range, the…

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This cup is nice and clean, a little fuller bodied and smooth with a sweeter edge. A great year for Peru coffees; the cup starts just a little citric, fairly low acidity only detectable at the lighter roast points, a little hint of soft fruit but mainly a pretty chocolaty cup profile with some nutty…

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Cup sweetness points to demerara and simple brown sugars, with hints of fruit pastry, berry danish, lemon rind, hazelnut, and black tea. This lot was produced at a family run micro-mill, “Don Oscar”, in the Tarrazu valley. This area is part of the Talamanca Sierra highlands, with peaks reaching as high as 3000 meters, La…

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Balanced sweetness, tea-tannic accents, and notes of fruits help give acidity some ‘kick’. Light roasts have hints of orange, black currant, honey, and a spiced aroma that brings out a flavor profile of spiced plum. The Maganjo coffee “factory” is a cooperartive run wet mill where farmers can band together for the shared benefit of…

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A caramel note comes through in the sweetness, withe creamy body, accents of raw macadamia nut, sweetened almond milk, and elegant acidity that’s heightened by a hint of citrus. La Gloria Estate is one of several “Baru Indian High” estates in Boquete’s Horqueta subregion. These estates benefit from altitudes reaching 2000 meters at their peak,…

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Weighty sweetness is followed by subtle top notes, pronounced acidity, and interesting aromatic herbal infusions. Caramelized sugar, torched desserts, bright lime, sesame oil, and a note of lemon basil on the nose. Pacamara is a hybrid cultivar of Pacas (natural mutation of Bourbon), and Maragogype. Perhaps the most identifiable characteristic of this unique variety is…

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Fruity taste of raspberry, Hawthorn, with green fresh tea tone ending. This lot is sourced from a new trader in Guangzhou, which directly bought from small farmers in XishuangBana county of Yunnan. The special variety Purple Leaf Caturra caught our attention. Such variety is getting popular in Taiwan to have a strong berry flavor. Xishuangbanna,…

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Dark tea tone, very thick and creamy, filled with semi-sweet chocolate and nutty flavors The southern parts of Vietnam harbours the conditions for growing Robusta, whereas in the north, the higher altitude suits the more preferred Arabica. Robusta is still the dominant crop coming out of Vietnam, therefore this fine, grade 1 Arabica sourced by…

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Oolong tea tone with berry, honey flavor Baishengcun is an award winning farm in Nantau county of Taiwan. The altitude is not high, only 500m, which limit the cup profile to compete with more high altitude farm in Alishan growing region. As a result, the farm focus a lot on the latest processing technology like…

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