Guatemala Dry Process Aguacatones

One thing we really love about this lot from Aguacatones, is that bittersweet intensity is just as high as the fruity dry process flavors in the brew. In fact, there's a shift in the balance as you pass City+/Full City where fruits are diminished a bit, and the dark chocolate tones and thick body really dominate the cup. It's a welcome intensity, and a big reason why it comes highly recommendation as espresso too! The fragrance of City roast have dried berries, cocoa, and bittering baking chocolate. The aroma has a chocolate granola scent, with dried blueberry, and dark spices. In the cup, City roasts bring the wildest flavored fruits, though tempered by dark bittersweets. Fruits are both berry toned, and also hint at natural dried fruits like the rustic sweetness of slab apricots (the brown kind). Bittersweetness follows closely, and takes over the aftertaste with notes of baking chocolate, and accents of raw cacao and brown ale. My Full City roast had intense chocolate bittering aspects, dark drinking chocolate, wisps of dehydrated berry, with a thick, almost turbid feeling body. I pulled incredible shots of my Full City+ roast with 5 days rest. The base note has a bitter undertone, like super dark 80-90% dark chocolate bar, with complex accents of spiced Bay Rum, and apple wood smoke in the aftertaste.