Esmeralda gigante

Beans: Esmeralda Gigante 
Area:  Gigante, Huila
Country: Colombia

Roaster: Hiroshi Doi
               (Offered as Roaster's Selection in May, 2011) 
Roasting Degree: City


Tasting:

Aroma 3

Richness 5

Sourness 3

Bitterness 4

Sweetness 1

(Grade 0 to 5)

 Grown in Gigante, Huila, where is well known high quality coffee cultivation.
In this area, traditional cultivation has been carried by many micro farmers, planting various trees to harmonize with ecological scheme, using Banana trees for shade-grrown. 


Roasters Comment: 
Berry and citrus flavor.  Deep and well developed richness fully expresses Colombian uniqness and leaves calming and mild impression.

Impression:
Airy and lightly roasted almonds like aroma.  Light to Medium flavor, light bitterness cored with sweetness and aroma of raspberry, bitterness as a long lasting aftertaste.  Bitterness and sweetness harmonized in the best balance, which adds richness in flavor/body.   
Compared to typical Colombian, in my standard of "typical", this beans leaves milder but richer impression in the mouth.  Well developed bitterness stays on the throat with very soft and gentle impression as well.


Paper/Hand brew and served w/o milk & sugar may allow to enjoy   the best flavor of Colombia coffee!!