Greater Goods Coffee Roasters
Life Saver Guatemala Organic Finca Santa Rita
Roaster Location: | Austin, Texas |
Coffee Origin: | Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 58/69 |
Est. Price: | $13.50/12 ounces |
Review Date: | August 2015 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Deeply sweet, subtly complex. Almond, mulberry, baker’s chocolate, cedar, a hint of wisteria-like flowers in aroma and cup. Quietly and gently bright acidity; light but silky, buoyant mouthfeel. Chocolate and almond in particular carry into a resonant finish.
Notes
A single-origin coffee sourced from the Echeverria family, which has been cultivating coffee since 1878. This shade-grown coffee is also UTZ-certified, certified organically grown and certified bird-friendly by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Greater Goods is a small-batch wholesale and retail roasting company in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2015, the Greater Goods mission is to enrich the lives of coffee-drinkers through passion, creativity, innovation and commitment to the consistency of the specialty coffee the company roasts, and through the local causes supported with its proceeds. Visit greatergoodsroasting.com or call 512-858-2680 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those who value sweetness, balance and classic grace in a fine Central-America style coffee produced with impeccable attention to the environment.
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