Africa Reviews

Delicate and sweetly intricate. Orange blossom, frankincense, pie cherry, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Crisp, lively acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. All flavor notes carry into the sweetly crisp, flavor-saturated finish.

Deeply aromatic and intensely sweet. Dried blueberry, pipe tobacco, lavender, sweet cocoa, a hint of whisky in aroma and cup. Juicy, quietly vibrant acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around dried blueberry and lavender in the short finish; the whisky hint returns in the long.

Subtly dynamic, deeply and sweetly pungent. Roasted cacao nib, black currant, almond butter, lavender in aroma and cup. Crisp, juicy, balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Roasted cacao nib leads a resonant short finish; in the long, a sweet coconut surfaces, giving the coffee a whiff of the tropics.

Delicate and high-toned. Raspberry cider, dried hibiscus flower, liquorice root, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Juicy, gently sweet acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. The quietly sweet finish is redolent of cacao nib and dried hibiscus in the short, walnut in the long.

Delicately sweet-savory. Black currant, cocoa powder, gardenia, nutmeg, blackberry jam in aroma and cup. Soft but vibrant acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Black currant notes carry the richly drying, sweetly resonant finish.

Deeply sweet and fruit-toned. Dried blueberry, sandalwood, cocoa powder, sweet-toned bourbon whisky in aroma and cup. Juicy, round acidity; silky, buoyant mouthfeel. The whisky suggestion on the nose and in the cup carries through the crisp, flavor-saturated finish.

Delicately sweet and spicy. Crisp apple, dark caramel, toasted nori and rosemary flower in aroma and cup. Juicy, quietly tart acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Dark caramel notes run through the richly drying, resonant finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Lushly but resonantly bright; juicy. Complex fruit (mango, guava, tangerine), dark chocolate, sandalwood, jasmine in aroma and small cup. Silky mouthfeel; crisp, deeply flavor-saturated finish. Maintains its complexity into three parts milk, untamed and fruit-forward.

Crisp, soft, complexly layered. Violets, roasted cacao nib, cinnamon bark, tamarind in aroma and cup. Roundly gentle acidity; plush, enveloping mouthfeel. Cinnamon and cacao nib in particular carry into a long, resonant finish.

Lush and fruit-forward. Jasmine, blood orange, frankincense and almond butter in aroma and cup. Rich, vibrant acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The juicy finish is redolent of jasmine and almond.

Immense, intricate, sweet. Lychee, caramelized pear, lush rose, rye whiskey and hazelnut in aroma and cup. Rich, juicy acidity; buoyant, silky mouthfeel. Lychee, cacao nib and a hint of fine musk carry the long, crisp, nuanced finish.

Delicate, rich, sweetly floral. Tangerine blossom, cinnamon, passion fruit and dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Plump, balanced acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Cocoa and cinnamon, in particular, carry into a long, resonant finish.

Elaborately rich and sweet. Candied lemon zest, cacao nib, jasmine, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Gentle, slightly bitter acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. Resonant finish dominated by lemon zest in the short finish and cacao nib and frankincense in the long.

Delicate, sweetly rich. Mulberry, tea rose, cacao nib, cedar in aroma and cup. Lightly juicy acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Cacao nib and cedar carry into the crisp, richly drying finish.

Rich and deeply sweet. Caramel, gardenia, apricot, malt in aroma and cup. Gentle, richly rounded acidity; richly creamy mouthfeel. Caramel and malt carry into the clean, gently drying finish.

Rich, roast-rounded. Baker’s chocolate, hazelnut, fir, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Gentle, balanced acidity; crisp, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavors consolidate in a dry, spicy finish, with chocolate lingering into the long.

Quiet, sweet-savory. Green apple, brown sugar, cedar, white peppercorn in aroma and cup. Brisk, juicy acidity; plump mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a crisp, dry finish.

Those who value a roundly assertive Kenya with rich, complexly stated sweetness enveloping tart fruit notes. An almost shockingly low price for a Kenya this distinctive and pleasing.

Crisply and subtly sweet. Black currant, almond, gardenia-like flowers, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Rounded, rich acidity; light but syrupy mouthfeel. Black currant and chocolate notes resonate in the quietly rich-toned, gently drying finish.

Crisply sweet and spicy. Blackberry, sandalwood, ripe tomato and cocoa in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor saturates the sweet, long, resonant finish.