Blend Reviews

Bold, pungently sweet-toned. Salted caramel, oak, dried apricot, lime zest, a hint of narcissus in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; syrupy though dry mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of dark chocolate and dried apricot in the short and gently drying aromatic wood in the long.

Delicately sweet and bright; subtly intricate. Sugared lemon zest, sandalwood, mango, roasted cacao nib, dried jasmine in aroma and cup. Sweet, softly tart acidity; smooth, silky mouthfeel. Pungent mango and sandalwood in particular sustain in a surprisingly rich finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Delicate, sweetly tart. Dark chocolate, blood orange zest, rhododendron, dried peach, pink peppercorn in aroma and small cup. Full, satiny mouthfeel. The cocoa-toned finish is floral in the short and sweetly spicy in the long. Flavor-saturated in three parts milk: peach, dark chocolate and pink peppercorn harmonize in elegant balance.

Evaluated as espresso. Fruit-toned, chocolaty. Ripe blueberry, dark chocolate, spiced rum, walnut, lily in aroma and small cup. Syrupy though dry mouthfeel. The bittersweet finish displays pleasing chocolate notes in the short, consolidating to gently drying walnut-like tones in the long. Balanced in three parts milk, where hints of blueberry return and richly drying chocolate and nut tones persist.

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, richly sweet. Dark chocolate, cedar, pomegranate, hazelnut, rhododendron-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Pomegranate and dark chocolate resonate in a deep finish. Flavor-saturated in three parts milk, where chocolate and tart fruit notes amplify and hazelnut and vanilla-like floral notes revive.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly and roundly tart. Dark chocolate, maple syrup, cedar, magnolia, ripe banana in aroma and small cup. Delicately tart; velvety body. The crisp finish balances fruit and floral notes. Both carry with pleasing clarity into three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Mild, sweetly crisp. Carob, orange zest, gently scorched oak, raisin, lily in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The balanced finish is redolent of carob and aromatic wood notes. Gently drying in three parts milk, with a hint of sweet floral tones.

A pure, ready-to-drink bottled coffee tested over ice. Crisp, juicy acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Lemon zest, jasmine, roasted cocoa nib, vanilla, raspberry in the flavor, all carrying into a long, resonant finish. Adding cold whole milk rounds and harmonizes the primary flavor sensations.

Sweetly pungent, richly earth-toned. Baker’s chocolate, black cherry, moist pipe tobacco, pistachio butter, lily in aroma and cup. Low-toned, backgrounded acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The nut-driven finish is redolent of black cherry in the short and pipe tobacco in the long.

A pure, ready-to-drink bottled coffee tested over ice. Crisp, sweetly roast-toned. Sweet, lightly juicy acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Caramel, cedar, chocolate-covered cherry, magnolia in the flavor, consolidating to cocoa-toned cedar in the gently drying finish. Adding cold whole milk brings up the aromatic wood tones and chocolate, while quieting the fruit and flower notes.

Evaluated as espresso. Savory-sweet, chocolaty. Buttery dark chocolate, apricot, cedar, orange zest, a hint of anise in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; chocolaty though a bit salty in the finish. Blossoms and softens nicely in three parts milk: apricot and chocolate.

Crisply bright, resonantly sweet. Candied orange zest, nougat, sandalwood, vanilla, pineapple guava in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; delicate, billowy mouthfeel. Candied orange zest is the leading note in the flavor-saturated short finish, while pineapple guava and sandalwood, with a whisper of vanilla, resonate in the long.

Delicately rich, crisp, balanced. Dried apricot, baker’s chocolate, rhododendron, orange zest, cinnamon in aroma and cup. Lively, juicy acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Cinnamon-like spice leads in the short finish; dried fruit and vanilla-like flowers resonate in the long.

Sweetly pungent, rich-toned. Apricot, pipe tobacco, narcissus, dark chocolate, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; plush, satiny mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated finish opens with spicy chocolate tones in the short, followed by intimations of deep pipe tobacco and sweet narcissus in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply rich, intricately aromatic. Sandalwood, tangerine zest, baker’s chocolate, ripe plum, wisteria in aroma and small cup. Delicate, silky mouthfeel; floral-toned, zesty, slightly drying finish. Softens and blooms with vast, flavor-saturated elegance in three parts milk: chocolate, plum, flowers, more.

Rich, roast-rounded. Almond, dark chocolate, strawberry guava, rhododendron-like flowers, orange zest in aroma and cup. Mild, sweet-toned acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate-framed finish is quietly resonant and deeply sweet, with continued hints of flowers.

Deeply sweet, balanced. Honey, peach, lavender, almond, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Gentle, backgrounded acidity; full, silky mouthfeel. The gently drying finish is crisply sweet, redolent of nut-toned honey.

Roast-toned, sweetly spicy. Apricot, cedar, scorched lemon zest, dark chocolate, black peppercorn in aroma and cup. Briskly sweet acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The crisp, dry finish centers on cedar-toned chocolate notes with a hint of black peppercorn.

Sweetly roast-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, gently scorched oak, cashew, lily-like flowers, dried apple in aroma and cup. Gentle, backgrounded acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The rich, gently drying finish is laden with chocolate tones in the short and smoky oak and sweet flowers in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, gently spicy, pungent. Hazelnut, apricot, lily-like flowers, fresh-cut fir, a hint of frankincense in aroma and small cup. Velvety mouthfeel. Fir and a suggestion of chocolate animate a quiet, sweet-toned finish. Fir and nut-toned chocolate dominate in three-parts milk.