Top-Rated Coffees (94+ points)

Exhilaratingly intricate yet classically complete and balanced. Mango, honey, lilac, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Lyric, sweet acidity; light, levitating, silky mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a very sweet-toned, resonant finish.

Sweetly brisk and perfumy. Honey, tea rose, dark chocolate, candied walnut in aroma and cup. Crisp, sweetly tart acidity; light but velvety mouthfeel. Rich, long, deeply flavor-saturated finish.

Floral and sweetly spicy. Lychee, almond, vanilla and complex florals in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; buoyant, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Richly sweet finish carried by a mix of floral notes in the short, condensing to lavender and lychee in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Striking and original: chocolaty yet richly tart. Dark chocolate, strawberry guava, sweet grapefruit, honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Velvety, juicy mouthfeel; fruit and chocolate carry into a deep, drying finish. Carries its complexity into three parts milk, where the fruit rounds a bit and the fudgy chocolate intensifies.

Evaluated as espresso. Not for espresso traditionalists or the faint of palate. Intensely and uncompromisingly bright and floral. Very complex flowers (lavender, jasmine, lily), passion fruit, sandalwood, roasted cacao nib in aroma and small cup. Satiny, lively mouthfeel; richly drying, deeply and ringingly flower-saturated finish. Crisply fruit- and floral-toned in three parts milk, with only a cocoaish hint of chocolate.

Pungently fruit-forward and crisply floral. Plumeria-like flowers, Graham cracker, mulberry, almond in aroma and cup. Crisp, succulent acidity; full, velvety mouthfeel. Fruit and floral notes consolidate in a long, sweet, balanced finish.

Rich and deeply sweet. Honey, lavender, Concord grape, roasted cacao nib, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, lyrical acidity; plump, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly grape and cacao nib, consolidate in a richly drying finish.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.