Blind Assessment

Evaluated as espresso. Ripe, berryish fruit hints at brandy in this lush yet tartly dry espresso that reveals its rounder chocolate side in the cup. Ken (93) decided to like its intensity and tart fruit sweetness. Co-cupper John DiRuocco went more decisively to the bright side at 94. Convincing in three parts milk: crisp chocolate with a juicy, fruit-toned finish.

Notes

Produced by smallholding farmers, from local Ethiopian landrace varieties of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic washed method, in which, after skin and pulp removal, fermentation takes place in a hermetically sealed vessel before the beans are washed and dried. Imported into Taiwan by Wells Coffee. Balmy Day Coffee Office is a specialty nano-roastery based in Taoyuan, Taiwan. For more information, visit facebook.com/Balmydaycoffee.

Bottom Line

If you enjoy tart, fruit-toned authority with an underlying sweet swoon, you will like this slightly edgy espresso as a straight shot. Once it gets into milk everyone will like it.

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