CUPPING NOTESNov 20, 2009

Cuppers:Stephen Hurst, José Aguilar, Flori Marin, Grant Rattray & selected guests

TABLE 1

# Country Coffee Notes

1 Brazil Espresso Blend

very creamynotes of coconutclean and balancedwalnuts good sweet finish

2 Brazil Fazenda Lagoa PN

chewy mouthfeelnotes of tobacco, cinnamon, liquorice and honeyjuicy full body

3 Brazil Fazenda Rodomunho PNsmooth and creamy mouthfeel malty and milk chocolate notes viscous

4 BrazilCamocim Organic / Biodynamic

IAPAR 59

good body caramel notes mild acidity

5 BrazilCamocim Organic / Biodynamic

3C'S

notes of orange balanced chocolate medium body

6 BrazilCamocim Organic / Biodynamic

ICATU PRECOCE

citrus acidity medium sweetness caramel

7 BrazilFazenda Samambaia Yellow

Bourbon PN

mild acidity dark chocolate liquorice weighty

# Country Coffee Notes

8 BrazilFazenda Samambaia Mundo

Novo PN

cherry notes bright citrus acidity orange balanced

9 Brazil Fazenda Ipanema

very sweet syrupy mouthfeel dark fruit notes good body lingering

10 Brazil Fazenda Irarema PN

malty mild acidity tobacco notes medium body

11 BrazilFazenda Irarema Yellow

Bourbon

clean roasted almonds some citrus notes orange medium body

12 BrazilFazenda Monte Alegre Fully

Washed

buttery mouthfeel notes of caramel and milk chocolate highly consistent sweet and balanced

TABLE 2

# Country Coffee Notes

1 Guatemala COEx Santa Ana Lot 15

clean medium bodyfine bright aciditynotes of caramelcitrus orange juicy mouthfeel

2 Guatemala Finca El Bosque Amatitlan

full bodyrich mouthfeeldark chocolate great depth

3 Guatemala Finca Puerta Verde Antigua

very clean dark fruit notesplumsblackberries great fruit qualitypronounced sweetnessbright acidity

4 Guatemala Finca Santa Clara Antigua

Ripe stone fruit notes peaches juicyapricots very sweet honey bright acidity

5 GuatemalaFinca San Francisco Tecuamburro

100% Bourbon

full body notes of dark chocolate and sweet tobacco mild acidity

6 Guatemala Finca El Triangulo 100% Catucai

clean notes of hazelnuts melon citrus

7 GuatemalaFinca San Francisco Tecuamburro

- El Pollo Micro Lot

good caramel sweetnessgood structurecleancreamyhoney notes

# Country Coffee Notes

8 Guatemala Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro

medium bodyjuicy mouthfeelcaramelsugar cane sweetnessnutty

9 GuatemalaFinca El Platanillo 100%

Maragogype

bright citrus acidity tropical fruit notespassion fruitguavaviscous

10 El Salvador El Borbollon 100% Bourbon

blackberry notes juicysilkymedium bodycreamy

11 El Salvador Finca El Carmen 100% Bourbon

creamyvery sweetfull bodyrich mouthfeeldark fruit notes

12 Costa Rica Candelilla Tarrazú 100% Geisha

very aromaticlemonyelegantfloraljasminejuicytropical note

TABLE 3

# Country Coffee Notes

1 Guatemala

Finca San Francisco

Tecuamburro Mountain Water

Decaf

notes of gingerbreadfreshcleanzestysweetcinnamon

2 Nicaragua COEx La Leona Lot 15

citrus notesmild aciditybalancedvery pleasant cup

3 NicaraguaFinca Santa Maura 100%

Maracatú

cleancitrusperfumedfragrantgrapefruitsyrupy

4 NicaraguaFinca San José La Escondida -

Jinotega

cleannotes of plums, datesmolasses sweetnesscreamy

5 Nicaragua El Quetzal Estate Matagalpa

orange noteschocolatecleanhoneyfresh tobacco

6 IndonesiaWahana Estate 100% Washed

Rasuna

sandalwoodcherry notesbold mouthfeelplummy

7 Indonesia Sumatra Aceh Tengah Organic

strawberryblueberry notesboozymint

# Country Coffee Notes

8 Dominican Caficultores de Juncalito

medium bodypronounced chocolate notessweetcaramel

9 Dominican Las Lagunas

cleansweetcreamy mouthfeelbalanced

10 Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

floraljasmineelegantpure aciditygreat cane finishapricotbergamot

11 Kenya AA Ndimaini

perfumedbrightlemonjuicycrisptropical fruit notesgrapefruit

12 Kenya AA Tinganga

stone fruitpruneblackcurrantcreamyfull bodyvery sweetpeaches

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