Blind Assessment

One of the two clear winners in the cupping, this coffee's delicate, sweet top notes and complex aromatics attracted a bouquet of admiring adjectives, including caramelly (the favorite), floral and fruity. "Good blackberry flavor and aroma with complex floral overtones." "Best coffee of the bunch. Very close to outstanding." One admirer felt let down after the aroma, however. First: "Wow! Tangy, floral grace notes." Then: "Not quite as exciting in cup as in nose."

Notes

Delicate, sweet top notes and complex aromatics described as caramelly, floral and fruity. Originally reviewed by a panel as a green coffee. Another coffee from the Larin family estate, this one from trees of the pacamara variety, a hybrid of caturra and the large-beaned maragogipe varieties. "El 98" is a special selection.

Who Should Drink It

One for the nose.

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