Uncommon Grounds
Sumatra Gayo Mountain
Roaster Location: | Berkeley, California |
Roast Level: | Very Dark |
Agtron: | 30/32 |
Review Date: | April 1997 |
Aroma: | 7 |
Acidity: | 5 |
Body: | 6 |
Flavor: | 6 |
Blind Assessment
Dark fruit (prune?) tones complicate a solid, balanced, dark-roast character. Some carbon at the top of the profile, but good Indonesia richness underneath. The carbon dominates in the aftertaste.
Notes
Dark fruit tones complicate a solid, balanced, dark-roast character. Gayo Mountain is a large cooperative near the northern tip of Sumatra.
Who Should Drink It
The roastmaster detected peach in the aroma of this coffee. I got prune. Perhaps his peaches are my prunes, which doesn't say much for my outlook on life. Try it yourself.
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This review originally appeared in the April, 1997 tasting report: The Dark-Roast Controversy