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Tartly sweet, vibrant, deep. Blackberry, orange, cedarish cocoa, fragrant night flowers in aroma and cup. Rich, resonant acidity; plush but crisp mouthfeel. The symphonic aromatics fade just slightly in the long, rich finish.
Intense, rich, roundly tart: honey, lemon, black currant, flowers, flowering grass. Delicate, sweetly bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. Honey and ripe lemon saturate a long, rich finish.
Price: $19.95/16 ounces
Rich, complex, savory sweet. Caramel, lemon, molasses, hints of apricot and rose-like flowers in aroma and cup. Crisply tart acidity; silky mouthfeel. Flavor carries into a rich though drying finish.
Dark chocolate and lavender-like flowers dominate, complicated by unusual sweet spicy/herbal notes: agave syrup perhaps, or nutmeg. Crisp, delicate acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The complex aromatics simplify in an otherwise pleasantly balanced finish.
Price: CAD $17.94/12 ounces
Sweet and brandy-like dried-in-the-fruit profile. Brandied blueberry and minty dark chocolate dominate in aroma and cup with hints of cedar and night flowers. Rich, wine-like acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The minty dark chocolate carries nicely into a resonant and relatively clean finish.
Price: $47.95/16 ounces
Pleasing caramelly sweetness is balanced by hints of pungent cedar and complemented by orange and floral notes. Delicate but rich acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. Flavor carries into a long, elegantly clean finish.
Price: $13.95/12 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Sweet-toned, buttery character: dark chocolate and apricot in the aroma, complicated in the small cup by more pungent notes of anise and cedar. Lightly syrupy, balanced mouthfeel; rich, long finish. In two parts milk crisp, smooth, balanced: milk chocolate, almond, a hint of orangy or apricot-like fruit.
Sweetly tart, wine-toned fruit dominates in aroma and cup, with hints of pungent cedar and crisp cocoa. Gently bright, wine-like acidity; plush mouthfeel. Rich and sweet in the short finish; rather drying in the long.
Unusual citrusy, savory character. Flowers, grapefruit and peppery aromatic wood in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart, wine-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The savory edge is particularly prominent in the rich, resonant finish.
Complex, richly and sweetly crisp. Strawberry and lemon, night flowers, honey, fresh-fallen leaves in aroma and cup. Gently bright and balanced acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Sweet-toned, flavor-saturated finish.
Very sweet but quite tart, on the edge of sour, with an underlying savory hint. Aroma and flavor notes suggest green apple, molasses, plum, cocoa, agave syrup. Full, smooth mouthfeel. The sweet tendency prevails in an agreeable finish.
Price: $11.99/12 ounces
Intense aroma and flavor: brandy, blueberry, dark chocolate, fresh-cut fir. Gently bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. The sweet-toned cup develops a savory edge as it cools, which carries into a complexly dry, chocolaty finish.
Rich, opulent coffee: buttery caramel, lush night flowers, cherryish fruit, fresh-cut cedar. Round, wine-like acidity; plush mouthfeel. Long, sweet-toned finish.
Price: $14.00/8 ounces
Gently and lushly bright. Flowers, honeyed lemon, hints of almond and pungent fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Delicate, juicy acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor details fade in the finish, but a richly tart sweetness lingers.
Price: $10.00/8 ounces
Quietly complex, crisply sweet. Dark chocolate dominates in aroma and cup, complicated by suggestions of nut – almond, walnut – and an apricot-like fruit. Soft, round acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular lingers in a long, flavor-saturated finish.
Quiet, delicately lush, gently tart. Peach, a crisply dry version of blackberry and night flowers dominate in aroma and cup. Softly bright acidity; full, plush mouthfeel. Peach carries into a balanced finish.
Straightforward, finely structured. Balanced and sweet-toned in aroma and cup, with distinct milk chocolate notes and hints of lemon, cedar and raisin. Roundly rich acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly the chocolate, carries deep into a long, clean finish.
Sweet-toned, balanced, gently opulent. Cherry, almond, honeyish night flowers with a port-wine-like hint in aroma and cup. Soft, round acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Very rich finishing.
Delicate, sweetly lyric coffee. Dark chocolate, vanilla, almond in aroma and cup. Gentle, crisp acidity; light but very silky mouthfeel. A fine, sweet-toned finish fades rather quickly.
Intense, gently but sweetly tart. Lemony peach, almond, fresh-cut fir, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Delicate, lively acidity; leanish but silky mouthfeel. Long, almost sugary sweet short finish, drying in the long.