Zingerman's Coffee
Espresso Blend #1
| Roaster Location: | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Coffee Origin: | Cerrado growing region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 42/54 |
| Review Date: | May 2009 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
| With Milk: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Co-taster Byron Holcomb (92) found more going on aromatically in this poised, balanced espresso than did Ken (89). Byron: "Aroma notes of brandy, honey and walnut yielded [to] flavors of passion fruit and orange bitters. The aftertaste was ? dry with notes of bakers' cocoa. In milk, some of the great spice notes showed: cinnamon, coriander, allspice."
Notes
Zingerman's Espresso Blend #1 is made up of a blend of coffees from the celebrated Daterra farms in Brazil's Cerrado growing region. Zingerman's Coffee is a specialty roasting company associated with Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, praised as "one of the top 25 food markets in the world" by Food & Wine magazine. It offers a relatively small but sensitively sourced and roasted menu of specialty coffees. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Elegant, understated espresso with quiet authority and complexity.
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This review originally appeared in the May, 2009 tasting report: Espresso: Tasting Super-Heroes
