Chuck Roast Decaf

A blend of light and medium roasted Guatemala Estate: Medium body, moderate acidity; hints of cinnamon, smooth, long finish. As reviewed by Ken Davids of coffeereview.com: Overall Rating: 89 points

Aroma: 7
Acidity: 7
Body: 7
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 9

Origin: San Marcos growing region, western Guatemala.

Notes: Smooth, balanced, with excellent range, from floral top notes through a bright, juicy, acidy middle to a roasty, bitterish bottom. A blend of a single coffee brought to two different roast styles, one lighter and one darker. The coffee that composes both parts of the blend is produced on the Dos Marias estate, a Guatemalan farm lovingly operated for five generations by a large, multi

Blind Assessment: Smooth, balanced, with excellent range, from floral top notes through a bright, juicy, acidy middle to a roasty, bitterish bottom. The most impressive aspect of this coffee is its pleasing natural sweetness, which persists from aroma through cup to light-footed but authoritative finish.

Who should drink it: A versatile coffee with enough acidity for traditionalists, enough roasty bitterness for coffee-with-milkers, and an ingratiating sweetness that should please all. Blends of two distinctly different roast styles can create a blurred, self-canceling impression, particularly if the dark-roasted part of the blend is too sharp or overbearing, but here the two roast styles work together elegantly.