Blind Assessment

Sweetly spicy, chocolate-toned. Black peppercorn, baker’s chocolate, rhododendron, cedar, molasses in aroma and cup. Round, gentle acidity; lightly creamy mouthfeel. The richly drying, spice-toned finish consolidates to black peppercorn and baker’s chocolate.

Notes

Coffees from the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are valued for their complex spice and fruit notes that appear to result largely from unorthodox fruit removal and drying practices called “wet-hulling,” a local variation on the classic washed or wet method. This is a particularly refined example of the type. This coffee tied for the third-highest rating in a cupping of coffees from roasting companies in the Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) for Coffee Review‘s March 2017 tasting report. The Camino Real roastery was founded by Brent and Sarah Patton of Java Jack’s Coffee House in Nacogdoches, Texas. Visit www.facebook.com/CaminoRealCoffee for more information.

Bottom Line

A rich, spicy-sweet Sumatra with cocoa tones and suggestions of vanilla-like flowers throughout.

Explore Similar Coffees

Click here for more reviews from Camino Real Coffee Roasters

Click here for more information about coffees from Sumatra