Intelligentsia Coffee
Honduras El Puente
| Roaster Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Coffee Origin: | La Paz Department, Honduras |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 50/64 |
| Review Date: | October 2005 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 7 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Smoky, cedar- and cherry-toned fruit in the aroma. In the cup round, rich, bittersweet, with a tart, cherryish chocolate - think pie cherries rolled in unsweetened chocolate - and a sweet, floral-toned acidity. The finish strikes me as slightly too astringent.
Notes
A prize winner in the 2005 Honduras Cup of Excellence competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed second out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 92-plus from an international jury. Intelligentsia, under the leadership of coffee buyer Geoff Watts and president Doug Zell, has become a leading supporter and buyer of Cup of Excellence coffees. Visit www.intelligentsiacoffee.com or call 888-945-9786 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy their fruit tarts light on sugar.
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This review originally appeared in the October, 2005 tasting report: Not for Beginners: Prize-Winning Latin American Coffees 2005
