Product Description

Pulcal Inteligente is a sweet and balanced cup, with enough top-note complexity to make it a 'highlight' Central American coffee. The dry fragrance has a high level of raw sugar sweetness, with notes of roasted almond and baking spice, giving off an impression of sweet candied nuts. It billows a thick caramel smell in the steam off the wetted grounds, with a black currant and chocolate brownie smells released on the break. Expect a clean cup from Hacienda Pulcal. When hot, the brewed coffee shows convincing sweetness and an elegant, apple-like acidity. As it cools, indications of orange oil come up, fading to a crisp black tea taste in the finish. Layers of sweetness are revealed in the cooling cup, from unrefined sugars like turbinado, to raw honey. Fruit notes have a dark sweetness like red grape, backed by rich bittersweetness that's like high % cacao bar. Also doubles wonderfully as a SO (single origin) Guatemalan espresso. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 87.9
Region: Antigua
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean (SHB)
Appearance: .2 d/300gr, 15+ Screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: > 1,800 m