I like a smooth, pleasant mouthful of flavoursome coffee which also has subtle notes for me to pick up as I drink. This has that. Great drinkability - it hits the mouth straight away with melting chocolate, with enough roast notes to balance the smooth sweetness. And then the notes of honey, almonds, rose-hips, violets, lemon cupcakes, come through. Each sip providing new notes to explore. Wonderful!
Tasting notes
* A little watery though with pleasant buttery notes, gentle, lingering and developing coffee flavours. Quite subtle and attractive. An easy drinkable and pleasant coffee. Not assertive, not over-balanced, just pleasant and gently flavoursome
* Initially weak, watery, and fruity, with a mildly acidic character, this gradually emerged as a buttery and reasonably pleasant drink. Lacked character, but was inoffensive and pleasantly drinkable. Became a contender as the butter notes emerged.
*Rounded and smooth with gentle chocolate notes and a creamy mouthfeel. very pleasant.
*Some soft apricot fruit balanced with dots of milk chocolate.
The coffee beans come from the Limu region of Ethiopia, one of the areas identified as producing beans of quality. The Mocha name was originally applied to beans shipped through the Yemen port of Mocha, which often included beans from Ethiopia; it can now also apply to certain beans. The coffee costs £2.50 for 227g (£1.10 per 100g).
This is currently my favourite Ethiopian coffee.
Score: 8/10
Other reviews
*The Guardian (7/10)
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