BLK & Bold
Limu Ethiopia Natural
Roaster Location: | Des Moines, Iowa |
Coffee Origin: | Jimma Zone, Oromia State, Ethiopia |
Roast Level: | Light |
Agtron: | 66/85 |
Est. Price: | $14.00/12 ounces |
Review Date: | August 2020 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity/Structure: | 8 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Cleanly fruit-toned, tropical. Passion fruit, pineapple, honey, hazelnut, a hint of fresh yogurt in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning structure with bright acidity; plush, nectar-like mouthfeel. Finish simplifies to notes of crisply sweet pineapple with hazelnut undertones.
Notes
This coffee tied for the second-highest rating in a cupping of coffees roasted by Black-owned coffee companies for Coffee Review’s August 2020 report. Certified fair trade. Limu (also Limmu) is a growing region in southern Ethiopia that produces distinctive coffees from traditional varieties of Arabica long grown in the area. Processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). BLK & Bold pledges 5% of its profits to initiatives aligned to sustaining youth programming, enhancing workforce development, and eradicating youth homelessness. Visit www.blkandbold.com for more information.
Bottom Line
A delightful fruit bomb of a coffee with an intriguing lactic acid note, perhaps due to processing: deeply sweet, richly aromatic, and compellingly original.
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This review originally appeared in the August, 2020 tasting report: Recognizing Coffees from Black-owned Coffee Companies