New Harvest Coffee Roasters
Classic Espresso
| Roaster Location: | East Providence, Rhode Island |
| Coffee Origin: | Lake Tawar basin, Aceh Province, northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Roast Level: | Very Dark |
| Agtron: | 24/29 |
| Review Date: | August 2003 |
| Aroma: | 7 |
| Body: | 6 |
| Flavor: | 6 |
| With Milk: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Both Ken and co-taster Willem Boot remarked on the vanilla- and floral-toned aroma. Once to the cup, however, neither was impressed. For Willem "chocolate-bitter flavor and aftertaste" in the small cup and "spicy and slightly oniony in milk." Ken found the coffee rather lean-bodied and thin with roasty, sharp tones in the small cup, though rounder and fatter in milk. Willem 82, Ken 82.
Notes
Certified Fair Traded and organically grown. New Harvest is a quality-oriented specialty roaster specializing in Fair-Trade coffees. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Those supportive of the struggling small farmers caught in the middle in the revolt-torn province of Aceh, particularly if those concerned buyers enjoy an aromatic, sharply roasty espresso.
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This review originally appeared in the August, 2003 tasting report: Not Your Ordinary Espressos
