Reviews for Mystic Monk Coffee

Heavy, musky, pungent. Pruney dark chocolate, musk, lily-like flowers, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Round, resonant acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate note intensifies in a sweetly deep-toned finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible UpShot capsule containing 10 grams of coffee to produce a 6-ounce serving). Deep, round. Baker’s chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, apricot, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Round, low-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around a rich though mildly drying cedar note.

Sweet-toned, gently pungent. Caramel, vanilla, lavender-like flowers, black currant, a hint of ripe grapefruit in aroma and cup. Delicately tart, berry-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Berry and sweet chocolate in the short finish; rather drying in the long.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Intense but sweet-toned and balanced. Caramel, black currant, cocoaish chocolate, a hint of lavender in aroma and cup. Round, sweet, red-wine-toned acidity; smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around hints of lavender and chocolate in a crisp finish.

Crisply pungent, complex in structure and aromatics. Fine balance of sweet, tartly dry and savory: dark chocolate, brown sugar, black currant, blackberry, a hint of white sage in aroma and cup. Brisk but juicy acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Balanced, gently rich short finish with some chocolate and molasses notes surviving in the long.

Delicately bright and vanilla-toned. Roasted cacao nib, vanilla, lavender, mulberry in aroma and cup. Gently tart, berry-toned acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Cacao nib and mulberry in particular carry into a crisply sweet finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Sweet, silky, juicy. Caramel, blackberry, night-blooming flowers, a hint of fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Delicately crisp acidity; the mouthfeel is light in weight but syrupy in texture. Flavor consolidates but gently persists in a sweet-toned, balanced finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Crisply sweet, quietly complex. Fresh-cut fir, caramel, orange, golden raisin in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Orange and raisin persist in a sweet-toned though mildly drying finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Briskly rich, balanced. Caramel, walnut, orange, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Quiet, dry acidity; light but smooth, silky mouthfeel. The short finish is rather drying but in the long the walnut and chocolate and a gentle sweetness prevail.

Richly pungent; chocolaty and earthy. Roasted cacao nib, freshly turned earth, plum-like fruit and a carnally sweet floral note reminiscent of heavily scented lilies or trumpet flowers. A salt-savory edge deepens the cup. Flavor resolves toward dark chocolate and vanilla in a gently drying finish.

Crisp, sweet, pungent. Almond, roasted cacao nib and a brightening hint of tangerine in aroma and cup, with distinct floral notes complicating the aroma. Gently rounded acidity; silky, lively mouthfeel. Flavor fades in a rich though drying finish.

Richly and intensely floral throughout the profile, with supporting notes of crisp roasted cacao nib, cedar and apple. Round, sweet-toned, muted acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is impressive: long and deeply floral-toned.

Deep, sweet-toned, gently pungent. Dark chocolate in particular dominates in aroma and cup, with hints of raisin, fresh-cut pine and mint. Round, resonant acidity; smooth mouthfeel. Very sweet in the finish, with raisin and chocolate notes in particular persisting.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Sweet-toned, gentle. Raisin, apricot, vanilla, hazelnut, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweetly tart acidity; smooth, lively mouthfeel. Hints of flavor survive and a sweet, gently drying finish.

Hazelnut and a tangerine-like citrus are enveloped in a milk chocolate sweetness in aroma and cup. Crisp, delicate acidity; light but very smoothly silky mouthfeel. Sweet, rich, though rather drying in the finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Delicate but subtly complex aroma and flavor: dark chocolate, fresh-cut fir, prune, fresh earth. Brisk, bittersweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, sweet though drying finish with some flavor persistence.

Original and complex. A pungent sweetness suggesting herb honey or agave syrup dominates, complicated by hints of night flowers, cocoa nib, cedar. Quietly crisp acidity; smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor persists in a sweet-toned but gently drying finish.

Complexly expressed notes of sweetly tart tropical fruit -- guava, passion-fruit – dominate with startling and pleasing intensity in aroma, acidity and cup, nuanced by hints of flowers and a backgrounded dark chocolate. Smooth, silky mouthfeel. Fades a bit in the finish.

Intense, idiosyncratic, original. Bittersweet with a salty savory edge. Dried date, raisin, dark chocolate, distinct lavender top notes. Deep-toned acidity; heavily syrupy mouthfeel. Smoothes and sweetens a bit in the finish, but retains its weighty, savory richness.

Intense, complex, unorthodox: cherry and blueberry, dark chocolate, moist fresh-fallen leaves, violet-like flowers in aroma and cup. Rich, backgrounded acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor-saturated, salty-sweet finish. The striking aromatics of this coffee were clearest in the superb aroma.