{"id":62418,"date":"2026-08-11T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/?p=62418"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:05:26","slug":"meet-the-new-beanology-tab-sensory-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/2026\/08\/11\/meet-the-new-beanology-tab-sensory-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the New Beanology Tab: Sensory Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/blog-header-1.png&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/offerings&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;We collect more coffee data than we&#8217;ve ever been able to show you. 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That adds up to a lot of data, and now it\u2019s yours to explore.<\/p>\n<p>Each coffee on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.cafeimports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portal<\/a> has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/offerings?origin=Costa%20Rica&amp;view=beanology.view.las-lajas-micromill-finca-san-isidro-caturra-and-catuaYu-perla-negra-natural-25758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beanology<\/a>, a place where all its info lives. You might be familiar with these; we\u2019re quite fond of them! 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