Vietnam Dalat Dark Roast

Tasting Notes Dark Chocolate and lime in the aroma. A weighty mouthfeel and mellow acidity make for a great coffee to drink with cream and sugar, or better yet Vietnamese Iced coffee style with Sweetened condensed milk  Background Info Vietnam is the second largest producer of coffee in the world after Brazil, though the quality of the beans (generally strip-picked robustas) has limited their marketability. Although arabica coffee trees (bourbon) were introduced near Hanoi in 1887, production in Vietnam has dwindled until recently, though the volume is still substantial: 1,000,000 bags/ year, more than countries like Kenya, El Salvador, Rwanda, Panama, and Papua New Guinea. These coffees are mostly blended with robusta coffee and destined to local cafes and neighboring China. In recent years producers have started to focus more on quality production for the specialty market and we are starting to see some very impressive coffees coming out of this countryOur Dalat Dark Roast is a roast