Portola Coffee Roasters Alchemistic
ORIGIN: Mantiqueira, Brazil & Tolima, Colombia
VARIETAL: Yellow Catuai, Yellow Bourbon (Bra), Castillo (Col)
PROCESS: Pulped Natura (Bra), Washed (Col)
ROAST: Dark Roast
BREW METHOD: French Press
WEBSITE: portolacoffee.com
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Sits matte dark in the cup & dense. Some brick-red under-hues well under in its depthy-depths. Looks substantial. Noses to cocoa & whole wheat crust. Sips are just that, with a smooth black peppercorn bracing twixt. Earthen. Rich. Viscous lush in the coffee-hole.
On a good slurping, baking spices develop under pepper. An upscale trail mix develops and a toasted oak note pushes it on-ahead. Rich, substantial, I'll use those two descriptors again -- now to describe its leathery oil body (more). This creates a savory finish, ending in a hint of buttery cream. Finishes crisply with a neat acidic lilt -- a smoky lemon-lime.
Almost incredibly nuanced, as cocoa entrenches top-to-bottom & to savory nethers. Calmly but quite complex, in wood/nuts/fruit (ripe red to purple) interminglings. Supremely balanced for so much & many happenings. Well rehearsed vibes. Comforting, alluring, & darn fine.
FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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