Central America Reviews

Sweetly spicy and complex. Nutmeg, baker’s chocolate, Asian pear and a hints of lavender and peppermint in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Pear, mint, lavender and baker’s chocolate all carry into a savory, richly drying finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Lush yet deeply savory; original. Honey, dark chocolate, roasted pine nut, horned melon, wisteria in aroma and small-cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Fruit and flowers carry into a resonant short finish that turns richly drying in the long. Fills out milk with a complexly savory-sweet chocolate and peach- and melon-toned fruit.

Elegantly powerful, exquisitely floral-toned. Apricot marmalade, brandy, white pepper, myrrh and molasses in aroma and cup. Crisp, round, deeply sweet acidity; liltingly plush mouthfeel. All flavor notes carry into a quietly resonant, long finish.

Deeply sweet and resonant. Honey, cedar, ripe blackberry, tangerine, lavender in aroma and cup. Round, sweet-toned acidity; buoyant, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Honey, lavender and tangerine saturate the long, rich finish.

Spicy, crisply sweet. Green apple and grape, sandalwood, roasted cacao nib, a hint of myrrh in aroma and cup. Round, brisk but juicy acidity; silky mouthfeel. Citrus and sandalwood, in particular, carry into a dry, zesty finish.

Delicate and sweet. Caramel, tangerine, lavender and sandalwood in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet acidity; buoyant, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Balanced and elegantly dry, flavor-saturated finish dominated by tangerine in the short and sandalwood in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Bold, chocolaty and citrus-toned. Tangerine, sandalwood, lily and savory chocolate in aroma and cup. Plump, creamy mouthfeel; chocolate and tangerine persist in a pleasingly tart finish.

Roast-toned and floral. Singed oak, pomegranate, lavender, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Quiet, juicy acidity; plump, syrupy mouthfeel. Hints of lavender and cocoa in the gently drying finish.

Complete; delicately sweet and intricately structured. Tart, juicy acidity; buoyant, syrupy mouthfeel. Lemon zest, almond, butterscotch, rosemary flower in aroma and cup. Zesty, bittersweet finish in the short with a subtle flourish of spicy flowers in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, juicy, tropical. Pineapple, passion fruit, rose-like flowers, musk, a backgrounded dark chocolate in aroma and small cup. Satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate and tart fruit carry into a richly drying finish. Crisp, still juicy, and deeply and subtly nuanced in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly crisp, but round. Vanilla, spicy-rich cedar, lily-like flowers, brisk cranberry in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; sweet-toned cedar and chocolate notes carry into a rich finish. Crisply savory-sweet and redolent of cedar and sage in three parts milk.

Crisply sweet, cocoa-toned. Cocoa, baked apple, vanilla bean, elm in aroma and slightly savory cup. Gently rounded acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Baked apple and elm carry into a sweet-savory finish.

Deep, floral, flavor-saturated. Complex flowers (lavender, violet, more), blood orange, cocoa, a subtle suggestion of Highland whisky in aroma and cup. Round, tartly juicy acidity; plush, velvety mouthfeel. Flowers, orange, cocoa, whisky all carry deep into a finish that rings on and on.

Musky, rich, fruity. Red currant, lily, cocoa nib, oak in aroma and cup. Rich, crisp acidity; lively silky-smooth mouthfeel. Nuts and cocoa nib carry into the deeply resonant 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.

Richly fruit-forward and floral. Violet, blueberry, cocoa, almond in aroma and cup. Delicately crisp acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. Cocoa and nut extend into the crisply drying, long finish.

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.

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.