The Coffee Workshop (our Friday cupping group) was at it again last week, this time going with an all organic coffee theme. The Workshop cupped four new organics, coffees that were candidates for new organic coffee blends. The candidates included a Fair Trade Organic Mexican coffee, a Fair Trade Organic Peruvian coffee, a Fair Trade Organic Papua New Guinea coffee, and a Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.
 
The Yirgacheffe was the overall favorite, garnering a 6.5 score overall. The score reflects a split opinion--at least three people rating the coffee at 8 or above while a couple scored it as average or below. Comments about the Yirgacheffe were "very smooth, some chocolate,"  "really together," "buzzy, chocolatey," and "good balance, earthy."
 
The Mexican and the Papua New Guinea coffees had mixed results as well, and scored slight lower overall than the Yirgacheffe. Some found the Mexican "velvety" and "slightly nutty", while others tasted "soy sauce" and "grass clippings". The Papua New Guinea was "slightly sweet," "balanced" and "winey" to those that like brighter coffees, while the big-body crowd found it "weak," "mushy" and "lacking something."
 
Everyone has an opinion, which is why we run the Workshop. Somewhere, in all of those scores, might be an opinion that matches your own.