Over the past few years, I've served a wide variety of coffees from Costa Rica. Coffee cultivation here is a generational affair, and the crop itself is so valuable that locals have come to refer to coffee beans as "grains of gold." Cherished for their calm character and restrained cup quality, the truly beautiful thing about the Costa Rican Monte Crisol from CoopePalmares is the cleanliness and consistency of the beans.
The dry grounds have an aroma of raw sugar and baking spices, with a citrus accent that blossoms when water is introduced. This cup is incredibly mature, with elements of black walnut and a sweet, ebullient acidity that rounds-out the clove, blood-orange, and berry sweetness. This is a soft-spoken, mild, "any-time" coffee with a lovely note of English Breakfast tea. There's also cane sugar and cocoa powder, with a light body that accentuates the gentle nature of this coffee's profile.
This is one of the very few coffee varietals I would prefer to drink as brewed coffee rather than espresso, and it makes one heck of an excellent iced coffee during these warm summer months. Enjoy!
Costa Rican CoopePalmares Monte Crisol Micro Lot
Received 07/23/2013
Roast Color: Medium
Prep: Washed and kiln-dried
Body: Light-Medium
Flavor Profile: Bright, substantial milk chocolate sweetness, caramelized sugar and toasted almonds
Cupping Notes: The dry fragrance is exceptionally mellow with a milk chocolate quality, alongside a faint, almost indiscernible hint of sassafras and spice. Once brewed, the bright and snappy cup reveals the washed, sorted, first-world coffee that it is.
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