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Evaluated as espresso. Rich-toned, gently fruit-forward. Pomegranate, baking chocolate, narcissus, cedar, almond butter in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel; chocolaty, subtly fruit-toned finish. In three parts milk, tart fruit notes soften and baking chocolate and narcissus come forward.
Evaluated as espresso. Delicate, sweetly nut-toned. Cashew butter, prairie flowers, fresh-cut fir, caramel, a hint of pear in aroma and small cup. Velvety-smooth mouthfeel; richly nut-framed finish. Nutty through and through in milk, evoking rich cashew butter.
Evaluated as espresso. Richly sweet, crisply chocolaty. Dark chocolate, date, magnolia, oak, a hint of marjoram in aroma and small cup. Satiny mouthfeel; crisp, chocolaty finish. In cappuccino-scaled milk, deep chocolate notes are further animated, as are magnolia-like florals.
Elegantly floral, brightly fruit-driven, deeply intricate. Red plum, lemon verbena, myrrh, cocoa nib, star jasmine in aroma and cup. Juicy-sweet with high-toned, vibrant acidity; very delicate, silky smooth mouthfeel. The resonant, flavor-saturated finish carries on and on, fulfilling everything in the cup in balanced harmony.
Evaluated as espresso. Richly sweet, multi-layered. Baking chocolate, honeysuckle, black cherry, hazelnut, fresh-cut oak in aroma and small cup. Creamy, viscous mouthfeel; chocolaty, nut-toned finish. In cappuccino-scaled milk, dark chocolate and black cherry take center stage.
Brightly sweet, richly tart. Rose hips, dried nectarine, frangipane, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning structure with pert acidity; smooth, syrupy mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of rose hips and cedar.
Price: $45.00/12 ounces
Richly sweet, floral-toned. Magnolia, date, almond, caramel, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Floral and nut-toned finish.
Price: $11.00/375 ml. flask
A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Complex, nuanced, multi-layered. Lilac, dark chocolate, lemon verbena, dried apricot, Bourbon barrel. Sweetly tart with juicy-bright acidity; lightly syrupy, very refreshing mouthfeel. Invitingly rich finish with suggestions of Bourbon barrel integrated with classic Ethiopia notes of dried stone fruit and sweet herbs.
A ready-to-drink black coffee, tested cold. Gently Bourbon-toned, crisply sweet-tart. Goji berry, Bourbon barrel, freesia-like flowers, Meyer lemon zest, almond brittle. Sweet-savory structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Resonant, long, flavor-saturated finish.
Citrusy and sweetly herbaceous, cocoa-toned. Cocoa nib, marjoram, pink grapefruit zest, nougat, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory with juicy acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of cocoa nib, marjoram and nougat.
Gently fruit-toned, sweetly tart. Plum, cocoa nib, lemon verbena, oak, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Crisp, high-toned with juicy acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The sweetly herbaceous finish is driven by lemon verbena and maple syrup notes with oak undertones.
Balanced, delicate, floral-toned. Dogwood flowers, baking chocolate, apricot, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with balanced acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Chocolaty, gently floral finish with a cedar throughline.
Delicate, crisply sweet. Prairie flowers, fresh-cut fir, almond, orange zest, date in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with undertones of orange zest and almond.
Deep-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, graham cracker, marshmallow, dried cranberry, lily in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with gentle, round acidity; very syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish with floral undertones.
Deeply and richly sweet, resonantly aromatic. Dried mango, wild honey, lilac, pistachio, tangerine zest in aroma and cup. Juicy-sweet structure with refined acidity; lush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of mango, honey and pistachio.
Evaluated as espresso. Gently roast-toned, nut-framed. Cashew butter, cocoa powder, fig newton, lily, cedar in aroma and small cup. Crisp, satiny mouthfeel; bittersweet, crisply nutty finish. In three parts milk, sweet pecan and cocoa powder quietly harmonize.
Deep-toned, richly bittersweet. Hop flowers, cocoa powder, goji berry, lemon zest, pecan in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with low-toned, crisp acidity; very full, creamy mouthfeel. Notes of pecan and cocoa characterize the gentle finish.
Chocolaty and deep-toned. Date, baking chocolate, hazelnut butter, honeysuckle, cedar in aroma and cup. Vibrantly sweet, resonant acidity; satiny, full mouthfeel. Chocolate and richly wood-framed finish.
Bittersweet, cleanly fruit-toned. Dark chocolate, raspberry, pink grapefruit zest, almond butter, lilac in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with brisk acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of dark chocolate and raspberry.
Delicately sweet-tart. Apricot, cocoa nib, hazelnut, Meyer lemon zest, hyacinth in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with vibrant, citrusy acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish supported by notes of stone fruit and sweet citrus zest.
