Top-Rated Coffees (94+ points)
We found 2118 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 $900/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Massively rich, savory sweet, deeply complex. Dark chocolate, black currant, wisteria and lavender, tangerine-like citrus in aroma and small cup. Full, velvety mouthfeel; smooth, flavor-saturated finish. Chocolate turns fudgy and the flowers deepen in three parts milk.
Price: NT $800/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Lush, sweet, musky. Lily, peach, guava, chocolate in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Very sweet finish with a slight drying edge. Fat and nicely nuanced in three parts milk: continued peach, guava, chocolate.
Price: NT $700/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Floral-toned, sweetly brisk. Dark chocolate, raspberry, lilac-like flowers, incense-like cedar in aroma and small cup. Light, silky mouthfeel; richly drying, flavor-saturated finish. Briskly complex in three-parts milk: lilac, cedar, chocolate.
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.