Roaster Location: | Yilan, Taiwan |
Coffee Origin: | Piendamó, Cauca Department, Colombia |
Roast Level: | NA |
Agtron: | / |
Est. Price: | NT 240/150 ml bottle |
Review Date: | June 2024 |
Acidity/Structure: | 9 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
With Milk: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Deep-toned, rich-tart-savory. Asian pear, pipe tobacco, pink peppercorn, blood orange, cocoa nib. Brightly sweet, delicately tart acidity; round, plump, very smooth mouthfeel. Crisply sweet-savory finish. Milk brings up the richness and savory impulses while also highlighting pipe tobacco notes.
Notes
Prepared by the cold-drip method, in which a controlled dripper brews the coffee over 4-6 hours in the refrigerator, at a coffee to water ratio of 1:15. which involves prolonged steeping of ground coffee in cold water. Contains no additives or ingredients other than coffee and water. The green coffee used is a Castillo produced by Wilton Benitez of Finca El Paraiso 92, processed by the anaerobic natural method. GK Coffee is a nano-roastery in Yilan, Taiwan that offers both retail and wholesale coffee. For more information, visit www.gkcoffee.com.tw or email [email protected].
Bottom Line
An evocative, nuanced, downright elegant slow-drip RTD made with an anaerobically processed Wilton Benitez Castillo — a beauty.
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This review originally appeared in the June, 2024 tasting report: Convenience vs. Quality in Ready-to-Drink Black Coffee