I hate saturdays. Time ceases to exist on saturday mornings at the shop. So, to pass the time, we decided to cup the new coffees we got in from Victrola yesterday and pour some milk drinks.
The first coffee we tried was the Guatemalan Hueltue. Now, we didn't actually cup any of these coffees, I lied. Instead, in an exercise of impatience, we went straight to french pressing and shot pulling. The Guatemalan pulled with a semi-light body, great crema, and a wonderful nose of rich chocolate and subtle spices. The frontal notes were a nice sweet chocolate and well balanced vanilla, followed by slightly acidic, dark fruit elements, (cherry, fig, currant). The finish was clean and held much of the chocolate from the front. In milk, a lot of the best characteristics were lost as the sweetness of the milk did more to cover up than compliment. The cinnamon was very pronouced in the nose, but very subtle in the actual taste. I'll post the results of the Colombian El Corazon later.