Last month we brought back a yearly favorite and also introduced you to the name “PapuaMatra”, that we use to reference that awesome coffee at CICR. For April, we’re bringing you another coffee blend that received quite a warm welcome last year.
We also have a fun roasting name for it, although it’s a bit more awkward to say – “Guatetopia”. Our Guatetopian coffee is a fun melding of a Central American favorite with one of our African reserves.
Our Ethiopian brings a distinct blueberry-like fruitiness to the combo while the Guatemalan rounds the flavor with a steady base and a slight citrus tone. It’s an amazing, “odd couple” combination that leaves us all wishing it were around all throughout the year.
Our wonderful Trapichitos Guatemalan bean has more than a great flavor to it. It’s the first coffee CICR has carried that has a direct connection to our relationship with Agros. Check out this link to read about Agros’ work in Trapichitos. The country of Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. It is known for having some of the most desirable coffees in the Americas with its high elevation coffees being among the hardest beans available (dense coffee is GOOD coffee).
For more about our Guatemalan coffee’s taste profile, check our our coffee description on our blog at this link: http://cicrblog.com/coffee/coffee/guatemala/.
Our Ethiopian coffee is one of our two current reserve coffees. The reserves are harder coffees for us to come by for one reason or another. We offer them because they add a flavor nuance to our coffee offering list that our other coffees miss. The Ethiopian is among my favorite coffee choices as it has an extremely distinct blueberry tone that really gives this coffee a uniqueness all to itself. As I type this description from home, I’m sipping a french pressed cup of Ethiopian and I have to add… it’s hard to concentrate on what I’m typing!
For more info on our Ethiopian coffee, check out our description on our website: http://www.camanoislandcoffee.com/buy-coffee-online/ethiopian-coffee-roasters.html
This is perhaps my personal favorite combo as it has both of my favorite French Press beans and I’m a big French Presser! It makes awesome drip as well so I’m pretty much covered whether I’m at the roaster or at home. This coffee is a deal at the standard price too! If you like it, make sure you get your fill of it this month and enjoy the deal because next month, the mix is only available if you buy both the Guatemala Medium Roast and also purchase the Ethiopia Reserve coffee at its full reserve price!
Enjoy!
Dan Ericson
“Coffee Guru”
CICR
Dan, I truly loved this flavor. Don’t let me forget to add to my club account n exchange for something that I don’t like as well.
Sue
May 4, 2010 @ 5:56 pm