Papa Nicholas Coffee
Mocha Java Blend
| Roaster Location: | Batavia, Illinois |
| Coffee Origin: | Yemen or Harrar region of Ethiopia; Java, Indonesia |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 49/60 |
| Review Date: | July 2005 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
The aroma is very sweet in impression, gingery and orange-toned, the acidity gentle, the cup delicate but rich with a ginger-toned fruit that rounds and settles toward chocolate as the cup cools. Clean, chocolate-toned finish.
Notes
Mocha Java is the world's earliest blend, originally combining acidy, fruity coffee from southern Arabia (now Yemen) shipped through the port of Mocha with fuller-bodied, lower-toned coffee from Java. Contemporary versions may replace the Yemen with the very similar cupping Ethiopia Harrar or the Java with a Sumatra. Papa Nicholas is a large specialty coffee roaster with an impressive array of single-origin and blended coffees. It claims to be the Chicago area's leading retail packaged gourmet coffee distributor. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Breakfast travelers who want to prolong their exotic dreams.
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This review originally appeared in the July, 2005 tasting report: Watch It, Seattle: Chicago-Area Coffees
