Zingerman's Coffee
Indian Natural Processed
Roaster Location: | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Coffee Origin: | Karnataka State, southern India. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 49/78 |
Review Date: | October 2009 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Aroma of fermented fruit that reads pleasantly as sweet berry, with soft wine and nut suggestions. In the cup bright toned acidity, medium-to-full body and smooth mouthfeel. Tart cherry softens and rounds toward the sweet berry noted in the aroma, balanced by pungent suggestions of aromatic wood. Fruit-toned sweetness carries into the long finish.
Notes
Grown on India's Sethuraman Estate, this coffee is dry- or "natural-" processed, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit is removed, as is the case with the more typical wet-processed or "washed" coffees. 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
An unusual balance of flavor notes in a traditionally dried-in-the-fruit coffee.
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This review originally appeared in the October, 2009 tasting report: Something for Everyone: India Coffees 2009