La Bean Coffee
Costa Rican SHB Naranjo Cattelya Especial
| Roaster Location: | Summitville, New York |
| Coffee Origin: | Naranjo, Costa Rica. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 45/56 |
| Review Date: | October 2009 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 7 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Round aroma of bitter-sweet and milk chocolate with soft hints of orange, cinnamon and toast. Mild fruit-toned acidity, medium body and flavor notes of lemon, lime, nut, wood and more chocolate. The wood notes become more prominent in the long, sweet finish.
Notes
SHB, or Strictly Hard Bean, is the highest grade of Costa Rica coffee based on growing altitude and cup character. Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York, La Bean Coffee is a small roasting company that serves wholesale and Internet retail customers with fresh roasted coffee and focuses its business practices on social and philanthropic goals of sustainability and fairness. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A quiet, roundly chocolaty coffee brightened by a gentle citrus.
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