Hood River Coffee
Decaf Sumatra
| Roaster Location: | Hood River, Oregon |
| Coffee Origin: | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Roast Level: | Very Dark |
| Agtron: | 25/39 |
| Review Date: | March 2008 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 7 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Complex aroma: molasses, dark chocolate, pungent earth notes, with hints of flowers. In the cup lean-bodied and dominated by sweet-toned musty earth notes that could read as an outdoorsy dark chocolate. Pungent citrus, continued floral hints. Stays just on the rich side of astringent in the sweet-toned finish.
Notes
No decaffeination process is listed, suggesting that this Sumatra was decaffeinated by the conventional or direct solvent method. A traditional Sumatra of the 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. Hood River Coffee is a small-batch, quality-oriented specialty retail and wholesale roaster in the Colombia River Valley. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Caffeine-avoiding lovers of classic earth-toned Sumatras.
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This review originally appeared in the March, 2008 tasting report: Decaffeinated Single-Origins: A Slow Tour with Limited Stops
