Green Mountain Coffee
Sumatran Reserve
Roaster Location: | Waterbury, Vermont |
Coffee Origin: | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
Agtron: | 38/50 |
Est. Price: | $8.49/10 oz. |
Review Date: | October 2010 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 7 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Richly sweet flavor and aroma combines earth and aromatic wood with distant suggestions of fruit and chocolate. Muted acidity and a heavy, rather rough mouthfeel that smoothes out in a sweet but simple finish.
Notes
Certified organically grown and Fair-Trade, meaning this coffee was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is one of the country's leading specialty roasters, offering a particularly wide-ranging variety of origins and roast styles, including this elite selection. Visit www.greenmountaincoffee.com or call 800-223-6768 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
A moderately dark-roasted version of the classic fruit-and-earth Sumatra cup with impressive environmental and social credentials.
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