Blind Assessment

Elegantly fruit-toned and rich. Blueberry, complex flowers (sweet lilac, pungent dried hibiscus), frankincense, fudgy chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet, juicy acidity; buoyant, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Hibiscus and lilac carry the short finish, while blueberry and chocolate resurface in the long.

Notes

Produced by the father-son team of Alberto and Diego Guardia from trees of the Venecia variety, a mutant selection of the sturdy, compact-growing Caturra that withstands heavy rains, among other agronomic virtues. An unusually refined example of a dry-processed or “natural” coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or “washed” coffees. Temple Coffee is a quality-focused retail and wholesale specialty roaster active in Sacramento, California since 2005. Committed to sourcing, roasting and brewing the finest coffees, Temple features coffee from distinguished single estates and cooperatives around the world. Visit www.templecoffee.com or call 916-454-1282 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

Those who value a dried-in-the-fruit or “natural” coffee with the fruit and complexity of type vividly yet elegantly embodied.

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