Green Mountain Coffee
Kona Mountain Estate
| Roaster Location: | Waterbury, Vermont |
| Coffee Origin: | Kona growing district, "Big Island" of Hawaii. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 52/72 |
| Review Date: | April 2006 |
| Aroma: | 7 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 7 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Simple, rather subdued aroma: cherry and chocolate notes. In the cup rich, pungent and sweet, but aromatically simple: dried cherries, a hint of chocolate, perhaps suggestions of merlot-like red wine.
Notes
Green Mountain calls their Kona a "haiku in a cup." Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is one of the country's leading specialty roasters, offering a particularly wide-ranging variety of origins and roast styles, including one of America's largest selections of single-origin coffees. Visit www.greenmountaincoffee.com or call 888-879-4627 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those who prefer husky whispers to full-throated arias.
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This review originally appeared in the April, 2006 tasting report: Hawaiian Coffees 2006: Not This Year
