Kokopelli Coffee and Tea
Espresso
Roaster Location: | Shaker Heights, Ohio |
Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
Agtron: | 40/49 |
Review Date: | January 1999 |
Aroma: | 7 |
Acidity: | 6 |
Body: | 6 |
Flavor: | 6 |
Blind Assessment
Restrained but elegant nose; in the demitasse sharply rich but lacks sweetness. The aftertaste is distinctly astringent. Masters milk nicely, but even in dairy not quite enough sweetness and nuance for my palate.
Notes
A restrained but elegant nose, sharply rich in taste, but lacks sweetness. The aftertaste is astringent. Masters milk nicely. I want to attribute the sharpness in this assertive espresso blend to the high-grown arabicas and the flattened nuance on the robustas, but I suppose that the Brazil component could contribute to both as well. Robustas are not added to blends like this o
Who Should Drink It
Should prevail over any amount of milk in a caffe latte, where nuance is nil and sweetness often comes in white spoonfuls and syrup dollops.
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This review originally appeared in the January, 1999 tasting report: Brazil and Brazils