Roaster Location: | Ramsey, Minnesota |
Coffee Origin: | Lake Tawar basin, Aceh Province, northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
Agtron: | 39/58 |
Review Date: | March 2008 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 7 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Sweetly pungent, nut-like in the aroma with hints of raisins and night flowers. In the cup medium in body with syrupy mouthfeel, very sweet in structure with continued pungent moist earth and grapefruit notes. Continued hints of raisin and night flowers. Cleanly rich, long finish.
Notes
This coffee was decaffeinated by the conventional or direct solvent method. A superb, elegant version of the traditional Sumatra type distinguished by low acidity and idiosyncratic flavor notes that appear to result from serendipitous taints, especially a mild earthiness or mustiness acquired during unconventional drying procedures. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those caffeine-avoiders looking for an opulently elegant version of the traditional earthy, malty Sumatra.
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This review originally appeared in the March, 2008 tasting report: Decaffeinated Single-Origins: A Slow Tour with Limited Stops