Blind Assessment

Gently fruit-toned, complex, multi-layered. Wild strawberry, honey, sandalwood, jasmine, fresh leather in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with balanced, juicy acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish centers on notes of strawberry and sandalwood with honey undertones.

Notes

Produced by smallholding farmers of the Bourbon, Catimor and Typica varieties of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Founded in 1994, Coffee By Design is a specialty coffee roaster in Portland, Maine that also operates three coffee shops in town, as well as one in Freeport. Visit www.coffeebydesign.com. 

Bottom Line

A natural-processed Sumatra that is much more fruit-forward than coffees processed by the typical Sumatra wet-hulled method: juicy, gently bright, nuanced.

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