Carrboro Coffee Roasters
Honduras El Pinabetal
| Roaster Location: | Carrboro, North Carolina |
| Coffee Origin: | Santa Barbara Department, Honduras. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 38/49 |
| Est. Price: | $12.00/8 ounces |
| Review Date: | December 2010 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Co-cupper Wendy De Jong showed a bit more enthusiasm (89) than Ken (88) for this roast-influenced profile. For the dominant aromatic note in the cup Wendy read “fresh fig,” Ken simply “raisin.” Both cited a pungent, spicy cedar; Ken added dark chocolate. For Wendy the acidity was “mild and fruity.” Fullish body, though Ken found the mouthfeel slightly lean.
Notes
A prize winner in the 2009 Honduras Cup of Excellence (www.cupofexcellence.org) competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed twenty-fifth out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 85.91 from an international jury. Sharing a building and ownership with Open Eye Café, Carrboro Coffee Roasters describes itself as a “premier small batch artisan coffee roastery.” Visit
Who Should Drink It
A moderately dark roast develops an attractively pungent, cedary fruit character.
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This review originally appeared in the December, 2010 tasting report: Prize-Winning Coffees from Latin America
