Allegro Coffee
Rwanda Karaba Fair Trade
Roaster Location: | Thornton, Colorado |
Coffee Origin: | Rwanda. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 53/69 |
Review Date: | September 2007 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Intense, high-toned aroma: flowers, butterscotch, orange. In the cup wine-like acidity, deep body and a continued buttery, honeyed, giddily floral character complicated by tart cherry, orange and pipe tobacco notes. Long, rich, flavor-saturated finish.
Notes
The coffee cooperatives of Rwanda, benefiting from superb growing conditions, traditional varieties of arabica and support from aid agencies and coffee idealists, are beginning to produce coffees that rank among the world's finest and most distinctive. This coffee, like many produced in Rwanda, is certified Fair Trade, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Allegro Coffee, a subsidiary of Whole Foods Market, offers one of the country's largest selections of single-origin coffees. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Social idealists who perceive no contradiction between the pure and the voluptuous.
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This review originally appeared in the September, 2007 tasting report: Fair-Trade Coffees: The Controversy and the Cup