Dominican Returns!
by Keith Tomlinson, Peace Coffee Head Roaster

This is our second year with a limited time offering of a coffee from El Polo Cooperative a member of Fedecares in the Dominican Republic. After some great feedback from customers and an enthusiastic response from the staff here at Peace Coffee, we decided to have it back again. This coffee survived the impact of Hurricane Noel during the peak of harvest season late last October. Island coffee is a completely different ballgame when it comes to roasting coffee. Typically a lower grown bean, this translates to it being less dense, or softer, and therefore influences how we can roast the bean. We take it easy in the beginning and then gradually add heat throughout the roast, before taking it all away to have an even slow ending. This process results in a sublime well balanced cup of coffee.

Taste Profile

• Acidity: Moderate

• Flavor: Mild and subtle, brown sugar, graham, and oatmeal raisin.

• Aroma: Dried apricot, fig, coriander

• Body: Thin and clean

• Finish: Slightly dry, with graham, honey, and earth.

• Roast: Medium/Full City

• Source: El Polo Cooperative

The El Polo beans are also now making an appearance in the Twin Cities Blend. Adding Dominican to the Twin Cities Blend is less about changing the blend and more about enhancing it, making the body rich and creamy and giving the flavors a balanced combination of dark and milk chocolate, with hints of smoke and walnut.

Cheers,

Keith

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