Caffe Pronto Coffee Roastery
Guatemala El Socorro Y Anexos Cup of Excellence
| Roaster Location: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Coffee Origin: | Palencia, Guatemala Department, Guatemala. |
| Roast Level: | Light |
| Agtron: | 69/92 |
| Review Date: | December 2008 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Elegantly delicate, lightly floral aroma, with tartly-sweet acidity and medium body. The delicacy carries into the cup with notes of sweet citrus rounding and softening toward candied-nut. Very clean finish, with a slight astringent note in the long.
Notes
A prize winner in the 2008 Guatemala Cup of Excellence (www.cupofexcellence.org) competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed fourth out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 89.60 from an international jury. This coffee is comprised of the Maracaturra variety of Arabica, a cross between the giant-beaned Maragogipe and Caturra, a selection of the prestigious Bourbon variety. Caffe Pronto is a cafe-roastery and an espresso bar with a mission that emphasizes quality and service. Visit www.caffepronto.com or call 888-697-7667 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy lively elegance in a very light-roasted prize-winning coffee.
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This review originally appeared in the December, 2008 tasting report: Holiday Gift Coffees 2008: The Rare, the Exceptional, the Weird
