Colombia El Paraiso Cappuccino Roasted by Cafe Grumpy
“Being a coffee super-geek affords a lot of rare pleasures, not the least of which is getting to sample seldom available coffee creations during the barista competition season…The coffees baristas select are often among the more special, small lot, too-costly-to-make-financial-sense-as-a-regular-cafe-offering sort, but if you’re in the right place at the right time when a competitor is working out his drink, you might get to try something special. Like, in this case, a cappuccino made with the mapley-cacao El Paraiso, roundly sweetened by one of New York State’s lushest milks, from Battenkill Valley Creamery. The single origin espresso roast’s fresh, raspberry-tart acidity still sang in the cappuccino cup. This one was a winner with me.”
 
Read the full article by Liz Clayton in Serious Eats.