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El Aguila Pacamara El Salvador selected as 14th top coffee of top 30 Coffees of 2013

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  The Coffee Review writes "This exceptional coffee was selected as the #14 coffee in the Coffee Review Top 30 Coffees of 2013. This lot is comprised entirely of the much admired, bold-bean Pacamara variety of Arabica, a cross between the giant-beaned Maragogipe variety and Pacas, a selection of the heirloom Bourbon. Finca El Aguila is owned by farmer Mauricio Ariz and his sons, who are fourth generation growers. Olympia Coffee is the only roaster in the United States to be offering this segregated Finca Aguila Pacamara lot. Olympia Coffee Roasting is a small-batch wholesale and retail roasting company with...

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Olympia Coffee Roasting Co Announced as Good Food Awards Finalist

Posted by Oliver Stormshak on

Our Ethiopia Konga Yirgacheffe has won a spot as one of 20 coffees out of over 1,450 coffees. Our Konga Yirgacheffe Cooperative entry has met all the responsible production criteria in addition to being a top scorer at the Blind Tasting amongst a pool of 1,450 entries.

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Banko Natural - Ethiopia Scores 94 points on Coffee Review!

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Blind Assessment: Richly pungent; deep, complex. Strawberry, cedar, night-blooming flowers, dark chocolate, a hint of brandy. Balanced, vibrant acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly chocolate, saturates a sweet, very slightly drying, finish. Notes: This coffee is certified organically grown and Fair Trade certified, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. It is a dry-processed or "natural" coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Banko, established in 2012, is one of twenty-three primary cooperatives located...

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