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Vibrant, sweet-savory, floral-toned. Cocoa nib, red currant, myrrh, honeysuckle, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with juicy acidity; crisp, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers on red currant and hop flowers in the short, cocoa nib and myrrh in the long.
Price: $23.00/12 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Bright, juicy, cleanly fruit-forward. Dark chocolate, pomegranate, tangerine zest, brown sugar, oak in aroma and small cup. Satiny-smooth mouthfeel; the crisply sweet finish leads with pomegranate and brown sugar notes, followed by fresh-cut oak. Pomegranate and dark chocolate saturate the rich milk shot.
Richly sweet, deeply berry-toned. Dried blueberry, rhododendron, lime zest, dark chocolate, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle, round acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of dried blueberry and dark chocolate with cedar undertones.
Price: $17.95/12 ounces
Delicately sweet-savory. Lychee, hyacinth, Chinese five-spice, almond, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Spice-toned finish with notes of Chinese five-spice supported by almond and cedar.
Spice-toned, richly floral. Lavender, cashew butter, apricot, fir, cane sugar in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet structure with brisk acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with undertones of lavender and cashew.
Sweet-savory, deeply aromatic. Dried raspberry, young goat cheese, vanilla, dark chocolate, barley in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with sweet-tart lactic acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Fruit-toned, chocolaty finish with a lactic tang.
Crisply sweet-tart, nut-toned. Green apple, almond brittle, magnolia, thyme, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; delicate, satiny mouthfeel. Quiet, sweetly nut-toned finish.
Gently crisp, sweet-toned. Honeydew melon, baking chocolate, hazelnut, fir, lemon verbena in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with pert acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Nut-toned finish with undertones of aromatic wood.
Citrusy, richly earth-toned. Orange zest, fresh-cut oak, green grape, hibiscus flower, Brazil nut in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with low-toned acidity; smooth, velvety mouthfeel. Richly earth-toned finish with notes of oak, Brazil nut and orange zest.
Deeply sweet, fruit-toned. Golden raisin, lime zest, freesia-like flowers, oak, honey in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle, round acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Finish leads with notes of raisin and freesia supported by oak and lime zest.
Price: $14.99/seven single-serve pouches
Evaluated at a steeping time of 6 minutes. This beverage is composed of coffee that has essentially been toasted but not roasted. Toasted grain, cocoa nib, hints of raw cashew and limelike citrus in aroma and cup. Sweet, woody/grainy structure with a hint of bitterness but no acidy sensation whatsoever. The mouthfeel is thin and tea-like but silky in texture. Grain and nut fade in the finish, though a woody sweetness lasts.
Lyrically sweet, luxuriously chocolaty. Chocolate fudge, tamarind, sandalwood, narcissus, a hint of wine barrel in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. The finish resolves around chocolate fudge and tamarind with undertones of rich sandalwood.
Price: $120.00/16 ounces
Richly aromatic, tropical. Lychee, pineapple, cocoa nib, lemon verbena, ginger blossom in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with bright, juicy acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Long, resonant, flavor-saturated finish.
Balanced, deep-toned, floral. Honeysuckle, apricot, almond butter, dark chocolate, a hint of thyme in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with comfortable, straightforward acidity; plush, viscous mouthfeel. Floral-driven finish with undertones of dark chocolate and almond.
Price: $29.00/12 ounces
Richly sweet-tart, cleanly fruit-toned. Pineapple guava, rhododendron, cocoa nib, cane sugar, a hint of spearmint in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with citrusy acidity; full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp, lingering finish centers around notes of rhododendron and spearmint.
Crisply sweet-tart, balanced, bright. Nectarine, narcissus, Meyer lemon zest, nougat, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with lively, almost effervescent acidity; satiny-smooth, fluffy mouthfeel. The lingering finish leads with notes of nectarine and narcissus, rounding to nougat in the long.
Delicately sweet, deeply fruit-toned. Goji berry, alyssum, almond brittle, marjoram, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with high-toned acidity; very full, viscous mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of goji berry and almond brittle.
Gently fruit-forward. Dried apricot, almond brittle, vanilla, freesia-like flowers, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with brisk acidity; viscous, satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to vanilla, almond brittle and fresh-cut fir.
Sweetly tart, juicy-rich. Pie cherry, dark chocolate, orange zest, maple syrup, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning structure with bold acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around dark chocolate and orange zest with undertones of hazelnut.
Price: $47.00/12 ounces
Deeply sweet-savory, berry-toned. Mulberry, brown sugar, Meyer lemon zest, dark chocolate, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with gentle, round acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. Richly bittersweet finish with notes of brown sugar, dark chocolate, and hop flowers.