Top-Rated Coffees (94+ points)
We found 2095 coffees and espressos that earned an outstanding score of 94 points or higher. The reviews below appear in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.
Price: NT $700/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, intricate, pungently floral. Baker’s chocolate, grapefruit, lavender, stone fruit in aroma and small cup. Lightly satiny, lively mouthfeel. A crisp, floral-toned chocolate dominates in the finish and carries with brisk elegance into three parts milk.
Price: NT $900/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Deep, resonant, savory-sweet. Black currant, dark chocolate, black sage, dusk-blooming flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel; black currant and sage carry into a drying but rich finish. The sweet-savory fruit and chocolate character blooms pleasingly in three parts milk.
Deeply sweet and richly savory. Black cherry, tamarind, liquorice bark and lavender in aroma and cup. Gentle, balanced acidity; levitatingly velvety mouthfeel. Cocoa and black cherry notes predominate in the crisp, resonant finish.
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Fruit-forward, chocolaty, intricately structured. Blood orange, dark chocolate, saffron, lavender in aroma and small cup. Plump, silky mouthfeel; citrus, lavender and chocolate notes carry into a long, rich, expansive finish. The chocolate, flowers and fruit round but resonate harmoniously in three parts milk.
Invitingly spicy and expansive. Candied ginger, cocoa nib, lychee and vanilla in aroma and cup. Delicate, juicy acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. Richly drying finish features cocoa nib and ginger notes and lingering hints of lychee.
Price: $40.00/8 ounces
Delicately sweet and exotically spicy. Tea rose, cocoa nib, cedar, frankincense, much more in aroma and cup. Dynamic and expansive acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Rich, resonant finish infused with musky floral notes far into the long.
Delicate, immense, deeply floral. Rose, hazelnut, vanilla and cocoa butter in aroma and cup. Juicy, sweet acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Long, crisp, cocoa-laden and floral finish.
Intricately sweet, delicately composed. Lilac-like flowers, blueberry, pink grapefruit zest, cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Vibrant, lyrical acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Richly drying fruit- and floral-toned finish.
Vivaciously sweet and spicy. Dried fig, lemon zest, rose-like flowers and roasted cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. Spice-toned sweetness carries deep into a resonant finish.
Delicate, sweetly pungent, spicy. Crisp peach, black tea, magnolia-like flowers and lemon zest in aroma and cup. Juicy, bright acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. Peach, black tea and floral notes carry deep into a crisply sweet finish.
Intricately fruity and richly savory. Plumeria-like flowers, dried hibiscus, cinnamon bark, almond in aroma and cup. Quietly tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Floral, nutty, sweetly resonant finish.
Delicately and richly pungent. Orange zest, rooibos, narcissus-like flowers and baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Richly brisk acidity; lightly velvety mouthfeel. Smooth, richly drying finish infused with cocoa and citrus notes.
Price: $50.00/8 ounces
Delicately sweet, intricate, rich. Honey, grapefruit zest, roasted cacao nib, rose-like flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, gently bright acidity; buoyant, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Resonantly flavor-saturated finish.
Rich, cedar-rounded and sweetly nutty. Candied blood orange, cocoa powder, wisteria and baked apple in aroma and cup. Plump, juicy acidity; smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Crisp, spicy, cocoa-toned short finish; floral notes persist far into the long.
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Complex, fruity and spice-toned. Sugared grapefruit, saffron, jasmine and cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Buoyant, expansive acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Spice notes of saffron and clove carry through the quietly resonant finish.
Price: $20.00/8 ounces
Immensely sweet; seductively rich. Butterscotch, blood-orange zest, almond butter, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Balanced, buoyantly vibrant acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Citrus and nut butter carry deep into the long finish.
Invitingly complex, vividly expressive. Starfruit, musk, butterscotch, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Lyric, gracefully coherent acidity; ultra-silky mouthfeel. A full complement of flavor notes carry deep into a long, resonant finish.
Price: $48.00/8 ounces
Delicate, crisply sweet, honey-rounded. Plum blossom, apple, lemon verbena and pistachio in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced and seductive acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Lemon verbena saturates the crisply dry finish.
Price: $49.95/8 ounces
Big, musky, floral. Cocoa nib, pomegranate, lilac and Brazil nut in aroma and cup. Juicy, vibrant acidity; velvety, smooth mouthfeel. Crisp, nutty, flavor-saturated in the short finish; bittersweet and pleasantly dry in the long.
Strikingly rich, spice-toned. Sandalwood, tangerine, vanilla and cocoa in aroma and cup. Bright, fruity acidity; syrupy, yet levitatingly buoyant mouthfeel. Spicy, richly drying finish redolent of vanilla and sandalwood.