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Sweetly spice-toned. Nutmeg, baking chocolate, cranberry, oak, rhododendron in aroma and cup. Pert acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. Notes of baking chocolate, cranberry and oak lead in a resonant finish.
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Crisply cocoa-toned, quietly fruit-forward. Cocoa powder, mulberry, caramel, fir, orange zest in aroma and cup. Gentle acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with notes of caramel and fir.
Understated, crisply sweet. Walnut, cocoa powder, maple syrup, pear, wine barrel in aroma and cup. Softly brisk acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around maple syrup and walnut notes in the gently drying finish.
Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly roast-rounded, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, caramel, gently scorched oak, almond, gardenia in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel; gently drying, chocolaty finish. In three parts milk, gardenia and dark chocolate notes harmonize nicely.
Crisply sweet, balanced. Baking chocolate, plum, magnolia, cedar, almond in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The gently drying finish consolidates to almond and cedar.
Quietly sweet-tart. Pomegranate, fir, caramel, freesia, almond in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Sweetly wood-framed finish supported by suggestions of freesia.
Price: NT $325/8 ounces
Crisply sweet-savory. Date, ginkgo, vanilla yogurt, fir, saltwater taffy in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Gently drying, tart finish.
Price: $20.00/8 ounces
Wildly expressive, richly compelling. Blackberry jam, sweet cream, frankincense, honeysuckle, dried pineapple in aroma and cup. Wine-like, very juicy, integrated acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Very long, very complex finish that leads with notes of wild blackberry and frankincense.
Floral-toned, rich with fruit. Star jasmine, passionfruit, cocoa nib, wild honey, cedar in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. Long, lingering, integrated finish.
Delicate, complex, high-toned. Bergamot, plumeria, lemongrass, cocoa nib, dried apricot in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; exceptionally silky mouthfeel. The finish fulfills the promise of the cup, carrying forward all of the flavor and aroma notes.
Raspberry jam, toffee, dark chocolate, lilac, hint of teriyaki sauce in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Savory-leaning in the resonant finish with notes of teriyaki sauce supported by dark chocolate.
Deeply chocolaty, richly floral. Dark chocolate, gently scorched oak, gardenia, lily, raspberry in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish with undertones of smoky oak and gardenia.
Delicately fruit-toned, wood-framed. Plum, fresh-cut cedar, lily, cocoa powder, orange zest in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; delicate, silky mouthfeel. Cocoa nib and orange zest carry the crisp, quiet finish.
Crisply chocolaty, sweetly earth-toned. Baking chocolate, nutmeg, cane sugar, raisin, fir in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The gently drying finish consolidates to notes of nutmeg and fir.
Complex, richly floral-toned. Lavender, cocoa nib, starfruit, ginseng, honey in aroma and cup. Bright balanced acidity; vibrant, silky mouthfeel. The long, resonant finish, sweet and multi-layered, fulfills the promise of the cup.
Sweetly tart, delicately complex. White peach, honeysuckle, tangerine zest, caramel, elm in aroma and cup. Apple-like acidity; vibrant, silky mouthfeel. Quiet but long, harmonious finish.
Sweetly nut-toned, richly bittersweet. Almond toffee, sarsparilla, lemon verbena, cane sugar, cedar in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of cedar and lemon verbena.
Crisply sweet-savory. Cocoa powder, cherry liqueur, pine, marjoram, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Bittersweet with brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with hints of cocoa powder and cherry liqueur.
Evaluated as espresso. Crisply chocolaty, sweetly nut-toned. Baking chocolate, cashew butter, date, gently scorched cedar, a hint of vanilla in aroma and small cup. Velvety mouthfeel; nutty finish with undertones of lightly scorched cedar. Smoky aromatic wood notes play well with chocolate in three parts milk.
Price: $30.00/250 grams
Confidently fruit-forward. Pineapple yogurt, Concord grape, freesia, marjoram, chocolate syrup in aroma and cup. Crisp, apple-like acidity; full, very syrupy mouthfeel. In the finish, lactic, yogurty tang supported by fruit notes.
