Equator Coffee Roasters
Ethiopian Medium
Roaster Location: | Almonte, Ontario, Canada |
Coffee Origin: | Southern Ethiopia |
Roast Level: | Medium |
Agtron: | 48/64 |
Est. Price: | CAD $14.05/12 ounces |
Review Date: | June 2011 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 7 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Honey and flowers dominate in aroma and cup, complicated by coffee fruit that reads variously as lemon, fresh-cut fir, and pungent, moist pipe tobacco. Tartly sweet, floral-toned acidity; leanish, almost silky mouthfeel. Very rich, long, flavor-sustained finish.
Notes
Produced by the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in the Sidama region of Ethiopia and certified organic and (at origin) Fair Trade, this coffee is roasted and retailed by Equator Coffee Roasters, a company located just outside of Ottawa, Canada. Equator is a mission-driven, community-based roastery, wholesaler, and café that offers an extensive line of fine organic, sustainable coffees. Equator is a member of Cooperative Coffees, a green coffee buying cooperative dedicated to developing and maintaining long-term, mutually beneficial trade relations that contribute to environmental and economic sustainability. Visit www.equator.ca or call 877-378-2867 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Lovers of White Rieslings and other crisp, floral-toned white table wines.
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This review originally appeared in the June, 2011 tasting report: Canada: Doing Fine though Not So Different