Ecuador Taza Dorada Robusta 3rd Place

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Tasting notes Very aromatic: Plumeria blossoms, toasted coconut, vanilla. tart fruit and hints of oak in the cup. Background Info 3rd winner of Ecuador’s 2023 Taza Dorada Robusta. After over two decades of promoting Ecuador’s Taza Dorada Arabica - a competition akin to the Cup of Excellence - ANECAFE initiated Ecuador’s first specialty Taza Dorada Robusta competition in 2016. We have been involved since this first event as judges and buyers of the winning coffees. This year we purchased several lots including the 3rd place lot, the first Conilon lot we have offered. Conilon is technically not robusta, though generally lumped in with it. Both are of the species Coffea Canephora but from different genetic groups. Conilon being from group SG1. It is mainly grown in Brazil, and from Brazil it was brought to Ecuador. The beans are smaller and pointed, looking very different from most robusta coffees. We find the mouthfeel to be leaner, acidity slightly more prominant and often aromas of aromatic woods and spices. This lot was produced by grower Mauricio Hidalgo in the coastal Guayas province of Ecuador. It took 3rd place in the 2023 Taza Dorada Robusta Competition and stood out to us in judging due to its distinctive aromatics which really set it apart for the other entrants. Show more