We encourage you to visit and support our accounts and let them know you're a friend of Armeno. Some customers tell us they don't want a coffee that is acidic. Coffees from the Americas and most of Africa tend to have this attribute, which is a benefit of a breakfast cup. We often describe the difference between high and low acid coffees as being similar to that between cranberry juice and milk. Juice is highly acidic, thin, snappy and bright tasting.
Milk is low acid, thick, and heavy tasting on the tongue.
An example of high acid would be Costa Rican, and low acid would be Sumatra. Ken Davids, a noted author and coffee connoisseur, arranges for monthly cupping of select categories of coffees. In April, he asked for dark roast coffees from roasters throughout the country. Our Aged Sumatra Mandheling, Pawani District Viennese Roast was given an overall score of 90 in a competition against such roasters as Peet's, Starbucks, Orlean Coffee Exchange and Uncommon Grounds. Should stay interesting even with milk and sugar.