Central America Reviews

Sweetly fruit-forward. Raspberry, baker’s chocolate, brandy, narcissus-like flowers, cashew in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart acidity; Smooth, lightly velvety mouthfeel. The richly drying finish consolidates to dried raspberry and brandy in the short, baker’s chocolate in the long.

Sweet, nut-toned. Hazelnut, gardenia, fresh-cut cedar, caramel, pear in aroma and cup. Crisp, delicate acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. The richly round finish consolidates around cedar and caramel in the short; hazelnut resurfaces in the gently drying long.

Sweetly and richly pungent. Violet, peach, almond butter, baker’s chocolate, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Round, quietly tart acidity; Smooth, satiny mouthfeel. The rich, flavor-saturated short finish consolidates to violet and baker’s chocolate in the long.

Crisply sweet, delicate. Roasted hazelnut, maple syrup, plum, fresh-cut fir, fine musk in aroma and cup. Briskly sweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Plum and musk lead in the gently drying finish, with roasted hazelnut in the long.

Crisp, sweet-toned, subtle. Candied walnut, oak, myrrh, cranberry, a hint of dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Tart but round acidity; softly plush mouthfeel. Cranberry, oak and myrrh carry into a round, balanced finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply sweet-tart. Lemon curd, walnut, roasted cacao nib, honeysuckle, candied apple in aroma and small cup. Crisp, silky mouthfeel. Bright, balanced short finish; sweetly nut-toned in the long. Maintains its composure in three parts milk, where both chocolate and lemon notes converge and fatten.

Subtly rich, crisply sweet. Brown sugar, rhododendron, baked green apple, walnut, oak in aroma and cup. Crisp, apple-like acidity; lightly velvety mouthfeel. Brown sugar, green apple, rhododendron all carry into a sweet, gently drying finish.

Crisply sweet, complex. Vanilla, grapefruit zest, roasted cacao nib, jasmine, pomegranate in aroma and cup. Zesty, sweet-tart acidity; honey-like mouthfeel. The richly drying finish is brisk with notes of pomegranate and grapefruit zest in the short, rounding to cacao nib in the long.

Balanced, richly sweet. Rhododendron, oak, dark chocolate, tamarind, black cherry in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart, lively acidity; honey-like mouthfeel. Aromatic oak and tamarind dominate in the short finish; dark chocolate resurfaces in the gently drying long.

Delicate, rich, deeply sweet. White peach, honeysuckle, roasted cacao nib, myrrh, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Lyric, luxurious acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The richly drying finish leads with spice-toned cocoa in the short; the myrrh and pink peppercorn linger in the long.

Subtly sweet, rich-toned. Hazelnut butter, blood orange, cherry blossom, fresh-cut fir, carob in aroma and cup. Rounded, sweetly tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The resonant, gently drying finish is saturated with blood orange and hazelnut supported by aromatic wood notes.

Deeply and sweetly pungent. Dark chocolate, apple, fresh-cut cedar, cherry blossom in aroma and cup. Crisp, juicy acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Cherry blossom and cedar dominate in the gently drying finish.

Delicate, sweetly fruit-forward. Brandy, raspberry, honeysuckle, tangerine zest, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Very tart acidity; billowy-smooth mouthfeel. The rich, resonant finish consolidates around cacoa nib and berry.

Very delicate, sweetly crisp. Lemon zest, prairie flowers, ripe apple, roasted cacao nib, sarsaparilla in aroma and cup. Brisk, sweetly tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Apple, lemon zest, and prairie flowers all carry gently into the sweet-toned, quietly rich finish.

Delicate but pungent, lightly savory. Black cherry, pine, clove, zesty tangerine in aroma and cup. Crisp, buoyant acidity. Light, silky mouthfeel. Clove and tangerine animate a dry though resonant finish.

Crisply and sweetly pungent. Dried persimmon, juniper berry, lemon blossom, slightly salty chocolate, raw almond in aroma and cup. Brothy, sweet-tart acidity; creamy mouthfeel. The richly drying finish leads with cocoa-toned dried persimmon in the short, followed by a hint of nut and perhaps lemon-blossom in the long.

Delicate, bright, sweetly tart. Honey, walnut, hibiscus, red currant, cinnamon in aroma and cup. Intense, fruity acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp, resonant finish centers around tartly floral hibiscus, supported by bittersweet walnut notes with a hint of cinnamon-like spice.

Intense, delicately fruit-forward. Wild strawberry, rum, gardenia, dark chocolate, a hint of mustard seed in aroma and cup. Balanced, quiet acidity; plush, fudgy mouthfeel. Chocolate and rum carry from the short finish into a deep, lingering long.

Deeply sweet, intricately rich. Jasmine, date, pistachio, blood orange zest, coconut in aroma and cup. Delicate, sweetly tart acidity; liltingly satiny mouthfeel. The resonant, long finish is saturated with deep, continued notes of date, pistachio and coconut.

Rich, delicately sweet. Honeysuckle, hazelnut, green grape, baker’s chocolate, cedar in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; silky, giddily buoyant mouthfeel. The sweet, gently tart finish is resonant with green grape and honeysuckle in the short, softening to baker’s chocolate in the long, all supported by aromatic wood suggestions.