Ethiopian Harrar

Our roast of this select pick Harrar earned a prestigious 94 rating from Coffee Review. We'll let them describe it:

Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters
Ethiopia Harrar
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Reviewed: November 2011

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

Roast (Agtron): (48/70)

Origin: Harrar region of eastern Ethiopia.

OVERALL RATING: 94

Notes: Grown and processed by members of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, this coffee is Fair Trade certified, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Harrar is one of the world's oldest and most traditional coffees. As it has been for centuries, it is simply picked and spread in the sun to dry inside the fruit. Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters is independent and family-owned and operated cafe and coffee roaster specializing in socially and environmentally sustainable coffees. For more information go to www.consciouscup.com or call 815-356-0115 for more information.

Blind assessment: Intense aroma and flavor dominated by deep, jasmine-like flowers and tartly sweet fruit: pomegranate, bergamot, raspberry. Rich, complexly expressed acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is lemony, sweet, and very long.

Who should drink it: Those looking for excitement. Almost startling intensity and complexity in this unusually clean, bright Harrar.