Surf City Coffee
Nicaraguan Organic Fair Trade
| Roaster Location: | Aptos, California |
| Coffee Origin: | Matagalpa growing region, Nicaragua |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 46/61 |
| Review Date: | August 2004 |
Blind Assessment
Intensely sweet, round fruit swoons toward milk chocolate in the aroma. Simplifies in the cup, the aromatics dominated by an intense acidity that is properly sweet but -- perhaps owing to its sheer intensity -- lacks an impression of depth and fruit.
Notes
Certified organically grown and Fair-Traded, meaning the farmer was paid a formula-defined "fair" price for his coffee. Surf City Coffee is a small-batch, primarily wholesale roaster located in the lively community around the University of California at Santa Cruz. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Lovers of big, dry medium-roasted coffees of the old-fashioned, pancakes-and-syrup-complementing kind.
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This review originally appeared in the August, 2004 tasting report: Nicaragua: Sweet, Round and Progressive
