Roaster Location: | Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
Coffee Origin: | Taiwan |
Roast Level: | Medium |
Agtron: | 50/61 |
Est. Price: | NT $1200/8 ounces |
Review Date: | June 2012 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity: | 9 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Very sweet, gently bright, delicately fruit-toned. Lush flowers, cidery apple and tart, raspberry-like fruit in aroma and cup. Softly bright acidity; silky to lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Very sweet in the finish.
Notes
This coffee was produced in Taiwan from trees of the Sumatra strain of Typica and processed by the “honey” or pulped natural method, meaning the skin was removed from the coffee fruit immediately after picking but the beans or seeds were dried with at least some of the fruit pulp or “honey” still adhering to them. In addition to his retail roasting operation Aroma Roast Coffees, Simon Hsieh also operates Soaring Phoenix Trading, a business focused on purposed-built commercial espresso blends and high quality single-origin coffees. Visit www.facebook.com/4ArtsZeroDefectCoffees or call 886-0983-749876 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy natural sweetness in coffee, complexly sugary but not cloying.
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This review originally appeared in the June, 2012 tasting report: Coffees of Taiwan