PT's Esmeralda Special - Highest Review Ever!

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.
Topeka, Kansas

Just this week Ken Davids, of CoffeeReview.com, cupped and evaluated PTs Coffee Roasting Co.’s roast of this very special coffee. And the results were astounding! Davids gave PTs roast of La Esmeralda Especial the highest score he has ever given a coffee in Coffeereview’s 10-year history. Davids gave a “97″ on the 100 point scale. Only the third time in 10-years a coffee has recieved such high marks. Very rare praise indeed!

Panama Esmeralda Especial
Reviewed: August 2007
Overall Rating: 97 points
Aroma: 9

Acidity: 8

Body: 8

Flavor: 10

Aftertaste: 8

Roast (Agtron): Medium (51/65)

Origin: Boquete growing region, western Panama

Notes: Coffee from trees of the botanical variety "Gesha" or "Geisha" grown on farmer Price Peterson's Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama has for the last several years consistently broken records paid for a green coffee: A 2007 lot sold at auction this for an extraordinary $130 per pound. This lot of Gesha is from the same fields, crop and variety as the record-breaking auction lot but was sold outside auction. With its bold, boat-shaped beans and distinctive floral and chocolate cup, the Esmeralda Panama Gesha continues to be one of the world's most unique coffees. Tactfully roasted at PT's Coffee, where the motto is "without the love, it's just coffee." Visit http://www.ptscoffee.com/ or call 888-678-5282 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Sweet-toned aroma dominated by a distinct honey character. In the cup syrupy mouthfeel, giddily and complexly lush with cherryish fruit, floral, and dry, brandyish chocolate notes. The finish is deep, honeyish sweet, and long.

Who should drink it: A coffee both breathtakingly pure and intriguingly complex.