Nossa Familia Coffee
Ecuador Finca Maputo
Roaster Location: | Portland, Oregon |
Coffee Origin: | Pichincha Province, north-central Ecuador |
Roast Level: | Light |
Agtron: | 64/83 |
Est. Price: | $18.00/12 ounces |
Review Date: | April 2016 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Sweetly bright, plush, floral. Rose, fresh-cut fir, peach, orange zest in aroma and cup. Quietly juicy acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The roses, peach and orange zest all resonate in a mildly drying but roundly balanced finish.
Notes
Produced entirely from trees of the traditional Typica variety of Arabica by Henry and Verena Gaibor, co-owners and operators of Finca Maputo. Nossa Familia Coffee is a Portland, Oregon-based roaster whose focus is on creating exceptional coffee by way of building exceptional relationships. At every step, they continuously strive to foster community, ensure social responsibility, and minimize environmental impact. This tradition starts with their family — "nossa familia" means “our family” in Portuguese — which has been growing coffee in the highlands of Brazil for over a century. They're also proud to be Oregon's first B Corp Certified coffee roaster, signifying their commitment to a triple bottom line approach, encompassing people, planet and profit. Visit www.nossacoffee.com or call 503-719-6605 for more information.
Bottom Line
A classic Latin American cup, suavely balanced in structure, quietly complete in aromatics.
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