Seattle's Best Coffee
Portside Blend
Roaster Location: | Seattle, Washington |
Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
Agtron: | 41/48 |
Review Date: | July 1998 |
Aroma: | 7 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Aromatic and gently complex. Delicate, sweet-vanilla nose. In the demitasse smooth, balanced body and well-nuanced flavor, with pungent chocolate modulating to sweet chocolate in the finish. Slight fruit flourishes. Tends to fade in milk, but retains a light, pleasingly fruity chocolate character.
Notes
A blend of beans brought to distinctly varying degrees, reviewed here as an espresso. Aromatic and gently complex. Delicate, sweet-vanilla nose. In the demitasse smooth, balanced body and well-nuanced flavor, with pungent chocolate modulating to sweet ch Both a blend of beans brought to distinctly varying degrees of roast as well as a blend of beans from various coffee origins. An all-purpose blend reviewed here as an espresso.
Who Should Drink It
A straight-shot or short-cappuccino espresso distinguished by its gentle complexity and long development.
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This review originally appeared in the July, 1998 tasting report: Caribbean Coffees