Saturday, February 25, 2006

Dark Sumatra

(from Alterra Coffee)
Dark Sumatra Gayoland – Organic/Fair Trade
Roast: Very dark
Acidity: Smooth
Body: Very full
“We've roasted the Organic Sumatran Gayoland darker to give some complexity to the coffee's earthy flavor and full body. It's produced by the Gayo Organic Coffee Farmers Association, a Fair Trade Certified cooperative from the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Certified organic by the Dutch agency SKAL.”

This coffee is very good, some of the best that I have ever had, but it is still not what I am looking for. I want an even richer flavor with more earthiness. I want more intensity and more complexity. I do not mind some bitterness, but in this case, the bitterness seems to mask the earthiness.

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