Counter Culture Coffee Roasters
Honduras El Puente
| Roaster Location: | Durham, North Carolina |
| Coffee Origin: | La Paz Department, Honduras |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 54/73 |
| Review Date: | October 2005 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Gently bittersweet aroma with chocolate, cherry and cedar notes. Roundly rich in the cup, with distinct dry cocoa and surprising floral notes. Sweet and rich in the short finish, with a slight astringent bite in the long. Gains in power and quiet complexity as it cools.
Notes
A coffee purchased at auction under the Specialty Coffee Association of America's "Q Auction" (Q = quality) program, from the same farm as the second prize winner in the 2005 Honduras Cup of Excellence, a coffee that attracted a score of 92-plus from an international jury. Counter Culture Coffee is a small-batch wholesale specialty roaster with a particularly informative and lively website and youthful, enthusiastic leadership. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy the better style of Sumatras.
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This review originally appeared in the October, 2005 tasting report: Not for Beginners: Prize-Winning Latin American Coffees 2005
