Africa Reviews

Crisply sweet, delicate, intricately composed. Mango, sandalwood, brown sugar, jasmine, cocoa in aroma and cup. Bright, vibrant acidity; levitating, silky mouthfeel. The richly drying, crisp finish centers on brown sugar and sandalwood notes in the short and fruit-toned cocoa in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, deeply and richly sweet. Blood orange zest, hazelnut butter, narcissus, sandalwood, caramel in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Sweetly tart in the nut-toned short finish; lightly resonant in the citrusy long. Juicy, balanced in three parts milk; floral notes deepen and nut and caramel notes round to chocolate.

Delicately intricate, deeply sweet. Dried mulberry, jasmine, sandalwood, roasted cacao nib, lime zest in aroma and cup. Juicy, effervescent acidity; silky, levitating mouthfeel. The finish, crisply tart with sweet floral and cacao tones in the short, turns delicately resonant in the long with revived suggestions of mulberry and lime zest.

Delicate, sweetly floral. Dried peach, honeysuckle, roasted cacao nib, lemon zest, cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, lyrical acidity; billowy, smooth mouthfeel. The crisp finish follows through on the peach and roasted cacao nib of the aroma in the short, while the long resurrects hints of aromatic cedar.

Evaluated as espresso. Delicate, exotic, profoundly floral. Star jasmine, tamarind, saffron, bittersweet orange blossom, dark chocolate in aroma and small cup. Sumptuous, levitating mouthfeel. Bittersweet, citrus-driven short finish; dark chocolate enveloped in jasmine in the resonant long, with waves of saffron notes best described as umami-floral. Maintains its nuance in three parts milk, where dark chocolate and saffron round and deepen.

Fruit-driven, crisp. Dried blueberry, almond, butterscotch, sandalwood, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Lush, round acidity; fully, satiny mouthfeel. The sweet, juicy finish consolidates to blueberry and sandalwood.

Intricately rich, tartly sweet. Lilac, wild strawberry, sandalwood, roasted cacao nib, grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet, vibrant acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Aromatic sandalwood notes are amplified in the richly drying short finish, with a return of cacao nib and quietly spicy grapefruit zest in the resonant long.

Richly fruit-toned, earthy. Blueberry, dark chocolate, orange zest, moist fresh-fallen leaves, Port wine in aroma and cup. Quiet, round acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to dark chocolate enveloped in Port wine suggestions.

Crisp, delicate, spicy-savory. Black tea, lime zest, rhododendron, plum, oak in aroma and cup. Brisk, sweetly tart acidity; buoyant, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The juicy finish consolidates to rhododendron and lime zest, while hints of oak return in the long.

Delicately but zestily sweet-savory. Black currant, sandalwood, tea rose, pomegranate, lime zest in aroma and cup. Juicy, richly sweet-tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. All flavor notes carry through to the rich, flavor-saturated short finish, consolidating in the long around lime zest and pomegranate hints.

Delicate, herby, brightly floral. Sweet, spicy flowers (lemon blossom, lavender) spearmint, fresh-cut fir, black currant, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, sweet acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. The finish, both delicate and resonant, is saturated with bright floral tones in the short and dark chocolate with a hint of spearmint in the long.

Delicately rich, sweetly pungent. Orange zest, tea rose, redwood, peach, caramel in aroma and cup. Sweet, lively acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. The richly drying finish consolidates around orange zest and redwood.

Delicate, intricate, refined. Lychee, pink peppercorn, candied ginseng, jasmine, honey in aroma and cup. Lyrical, complex, balanced acidity; juicy, silky mouthfeel. The finish, saturated with sweet and spicy tones (lychee, pink peppercorn), is resonant in the short and elegant in the long, where candied ginseng reappears and an intriguing coconut note surfaces.

Quietly pungent, sweetly and gently roasty. Baked apple, singed oak, dark chocolate, a hint of orange blossom in aroma and cup. Mild, gentle acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates around apple and singed oak in the short and dark chocolate in the long.

Big, floral, quixotic. Lavender, lemon zest, caramel, chocolate fudge, oak in aroma and cup. Bright, sweet acidity; full, richly round mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers around suggestions of chocolate and lemon zest, with a hint of lavender.

Sweetly rich, fruit-toned. Ripe blueberry, blood orange zest, jasmine, cedar, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Quiet, bittersweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates around roasted cacao nib and aromatic wood notes in the short; blood orange zest reappears in the long.

Complex, enigmatic, deep. Strawberry, roasted mint, musk, jasmine, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, intricate acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The very long finish consolidates around roasted mint and chocolate tones.

Spicy, sweetly herb-toned. Eucalyptus, hazelnut, orange bitters, black peppercorn in aroma and cup. Brisk, juicy acidity; lean, satiny mouthfeel. The richly drying finish shows eucalyptus and hazelnut in the short and black peppercorn in the long.

Delicate, rich, savory. Honey, almond butter, green apple, lemon zest, marjoram in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Lemon zest and almond in the resonant, richly drying short finish give way to faint marjoram notes in the long.

Deeply rich, subtly intricate. Lavender, roasted cacao nib, sandalwood, tangerine zest in aroma and cup. Vibrant, juicy-tart acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The very long lavender-toned finish is complicated by continued suggestions of tangerine and sandalwood.