Product Description

It's nice to have Panamanian coffee back on the list from this older estate that consistently produces well-balanced wet process coffees. The dry grounds have a nice savory-sweet note in light roasts, like praline nuts, with a light touch of cinnamon powder. The wet grounds offered glimpses of honey, almond butter, and fragrant maple sugar. There's caramel note that comes through in the sweetness, accented by macadamia nut, barley tea, and sweetened almond milk. Body is milky in a way too, which helps bring out the creamy nut tones. La Gloria's acidity level is not 'bright' in comparison to some other coffees, but has a nice tea-like, tannic aspect at this lighter roast level that adds structure to the profile. Medium roasts (City+/Full City) of La Gloria cultivate the sort of classic-toned balance I look for in Central American coffees. It develops a level of sweetness that offsets background notes of bittering cacao and almond that counter. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 87.1
Region: Tarrazu
Grade: Solid Hard Bean (SHB), European Process (EP)
Appearance: .5 d/300gr, 16+ Screen - large bean size, most look above 17 screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: 2,000 meters


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