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Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Las Lajas Alma Negra

Roaster Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Coffee Origin: Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley, Costa Rica
Roast Level: Medium
Agtron: 51/69
Est. Price: $27.75/16 ounces
Review Date: December 2016
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Brisk, cidery. Apple cider, fresh-cut fir, caramel, mint, a hint of hop flowers in aroma and cup. Round, brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Remains crisp but sweetens and brightens in an apple- and fir-dominated finish.

Notes

Certified organically grown. From the Las Lajas micromill. A dry-processed or "natural" coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters is independent and family-owned and operated cafe and coffee roaster specializing in socially and environmentally sustainable coffees. Visit www.consciouscup.com or call 815-356-0115 for more information.

Bottom Line

A discreet ferment turns the fruit toward cider in this crisp natural-process Costa Rica.

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