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Price: NT $450/225 grams
Vibrant, gently fruit-toned. Dried apricot, lemon drop, freesia-like flowers, oak, honey in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates to notes of lemon balm and honey, supported by fresh-cut oak.
Price: $25.00/12 ounces
Bright, juicy, fruit-toned. Lychee, plum blossom, Meyer lemon zest, sandalwood, nougat in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with vibrant acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to attractive notes of lychee and nougat with sandalwood undertones.
Price: $19.50/12 ounces
Rich-toned, chocolaty. Baking chocolate, almond nougat, date, fresh-cut fir, a hint of gardenia in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with gentle, round acidity; full, velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The gently drying finish is chocolaty and richly sweet.
Rich-toned, juicy, complex. Dried persimmon, wild honey, myrrh, almond butter, star jasmine in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with high-toned, vibrant acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Long, lingering, rich finish that honors all of the cup’s aromatics.
Evaluated as espresso. Chocolaty, fruit-toned, savory-sweet. Chocolate fudge, pomegranate, saltwater taffy, frankincense, hop flowers in aroma and small cup. Creamy mouthfeel; complex, resonant finish. The milk shot is equal parts chocolaty, floral, and fruity.
Richly and cleanly fruit-forward. Dried apricot, freesia-like flowers, nougat, cocoa nib, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with juicy, bright acidity; rich, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates to pretty notes of dried apricot and nougat with undertones of cedar.
Crisply sweet, deeply rich. Baking chocolate, hazelnut nougat, narcissus, red grape, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet, balanced structure with brisk acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of baking chocolate and hazelnut supported by red grape and fresh-cut oak.
Price: $30.00/150-gram tin
Brightly and brilliantly fruit- and floral-toned. Raspberries on fresh goat cheese, narcissus-like flowers, fresh pipe tobacco, hints of chocolate and musk in aroma and cup. Roundly and gently lactic-tart in structure, with bright acidity; full, nectar-like mouthfeel. Deep, rich, flavor-saturated finish.
Price: NT $560/227 grams
Delicately bright, balanced, crisply sweet. Bing cherry, cocoa nib, lemon yogurt, lavender, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweetly tangy with gently lactic, savory-edged acidity; silky, buoyant mouthfeel. A fruit-driven finish is supported by cocoa nib with a continued gentle lactic tang.
Juicy, bright, confidently fruit- and floral-toned. Candy cap mushroom, dark chocolate, kefir, plumeria, mesquite in aroma and cup. Tangy-sweet structure with lactic-toned acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Long, resonant, flavor-saturated finish.
Pungently sweet-savory, deep, expressive. Dark chocolate, dried mango, fine musk, rum barrel, honeysuckle in aroma and cup. Richly sweet-savory structure with roundly tart acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel. Particularly musky, fruit-toned finish with dark chocolate undertones.
Price: $32.99/16 ounces
Lactic, chocolaty, sweetly tart. Young goat cheese, dark chocolate, roasted pine nut, persimmon, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Tart-sweet structure with deeply tangy, lactic acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to an attractive chocolate-toned kefir.
Price: NT $650/8 ounces
Earth-toned, richly sweet-savory. Moist cedar, breadfruit, magnolia, cocoa powder, musk. Savory-leaning with sweetly brisk acidity; light-footed, smooth mouthfeel. A hazelnut-like note emerges in the finish, alongside cocoa powder and moist cedar.
Crisply chocolaty, delicately sweet. Baking chocolate, vanilla bean, pink peppercorn, lavender, cedar in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet, balanced structure with bright but lush acidity; delicately silky mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with undertones of vanilla and lavender.
Rich, deep, resoundingly lactic and pungent. Distinct dark chocolate, blue cheese, lily-like flowers, vanilla, pipe tobacco. Savory sweet structure; tangy acidity. Plush, velvety mouthfeel. The chocolate and blue cheese notes sustain in a surprisingly balanced, harmonic finish.
Price: 500 pesos/200 grams
Floral, tropical, tangy. Star jasmine, lychee, sandalwood, molasses, pistachio in aroma and cup. Sweet-tangy structure with gently bright acidity; lavishly smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to pleasing notes of lychee and sandalwood.
Roasty-sweet, floral-toned. Golden raisin, gently scorched cedar, dark chocolate, freesia-like flowers, molasses in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet structure with brisk acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Very sweet, long finish with pleasing notes of dark chocolate, freesia, and a complicating hint of smokiness.
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Crisply sweet, subtly multi-layered. Date, baking chocolate, lemon verbena, narcissus, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with gently brisk acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Floral, sweetly herbaceous finish.
Intensely fruit-forward, high-toned. Passion fruit, cocoa nib, mango custard, oak, a hint of thyme in aroma and cup. Crisply tart-leaning structure with citrusy acidity; lightly velvety mouthfeel. Quietly fruit-driven finish.
Price: NT $450/227 grams
Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly tart, fruit-toned. Tangerine zest, tamarind, cocoa powder, molasses, sandalwood in aroma and small cup. Plush, syrupy mouthfeel; chocolaty, tangy-fruit finish. The milk shot is bright, balanced, and juicy, leading with notes of cocoa powder and tamarind, rounding to molasses in the long.