Yuban
Dark Roast Rainforest Alliance Certified
| Roaster Location: | Northfield, Illinois |
| Coffee Origin: | Not disclosed. |
| Roast Level: | Very Dark |
| Agtron: | 0/40 |
| Est. Price: | $6.49/11 ounces |
| Review Date: | November 2011 |
| Aroma: | 7 |
| Body: | 7 |
| Flavor: | 7 |
| Aftertaste: | 6 |
Blind Assessment
Aromatically simple but rich, with a roundly roasty character and suggestions of dark chocolate, nut and cedar. Silky mouthfeel. The finish is sweet-toned, though slightly woody and astringent. The can does not claim 100% Arabica but we found no obvious suggestion of Robusta in the cup.
Notes
Purchased pre-ground in a 12-ounce metal can at a Safeway supermarket in Northern California; 59 cents per dry ounce. A minimum 30% of the coffees in this blend are Rainforest Alliance certified (www.rainforest-alliance.org), meaning they were produced following sustainable ecological and socio-economic criteria developed by the Sustainable Agricultural Network, a coalition of independent, environment-focused non-governmental organizations. This blend may contain coffees of the Robusta species, though Robusta character is not obvious in the cup. Yuban is a brand of Kraft Foods. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A smooth, quietly nuanced darker roasted coffee in a roast-and-ground canned format.
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This review originally appeared in the November, 2011 tasting report: Don't Give Up Your Grinder: Pre-Ground Supermarket Coffees
