Espresso Reviews

Evaluated as espresso. Intense; sweetly and roundly bright. Crisply nut-toned chocolate and very sweet, very zesty, very complex citrus (tangerine, lemon) in aroma and small cup. Relatively light in body but surprisingly syrupy in mouthfeel. The bright, fresh citrus carries into a very rich finish and dominates pleasingly in three parts milk; think lemon tart with a rounding suggestion of chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Complexly structured: quite sweet with a tart and bitterish balance. Honey, tangerine, dark chocolate, hints of flowers and apricot in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel. The short finish is sweet and gently flavor saturated; the long turns richly drying. Pronounced presence in milk: fat-bodied, chocolaty, with a hint of flowers.

Evaluated as espresso. Crisp, dry and cocoa-toned. Chocolate, plum, orange in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate carries into a drying, roast-toned finish. In three parts milk delicately chocolate with hints of plum and flowers.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, complex, gently roasty. Sweet chocolate, raisin, ripe grapefruit, lightly scorched pine, a hint of lush flowers in aroma and small cup. Plush but drying mouthfeel; sweet though quite drying in the finish. Lightly and delicately chocolaty in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Richly chocolaty, complex. Dark chocolate, cedar, orange, hints of flowers and leather in aroma and small cup. Full, velvety mouthfeel; chocolate and orange carry into a sweet but quite drying finish. In three parts milk the chocolate triumphs, big and deep, nicely nuanced with hints of cedar and orange.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly crisp; complex. Butter, peach, cedar, lemon zest, a hint of honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Smoothly plush, lively mouthfeel; flavor settles toward chocolate in a balanced finish. Delicate and lively in three parts milk: caramelly chocolate, peach, flowers.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet-toned, rich, complex. Cedar, orangy citrus, caramel, lily-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel; flavor consolidates in a sweet-toned finish. The chocolate blooms impressively in three parts milk, nicely supported by cedar and orange notes and a continuing hint of flowers.

Evaluated as espresso. Richly assertive in aroma and small cup: dark chocolate, vanilla, apricot, a savory hint of thyme. Full mouthfeel; flavor consolidates in a richly drying finish. Apricot and dry chocolate notes in particular carry into three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Brisk, bright, citrusy. Tangerine and grapefruit citrus, rounded and sweetened by a background chocolate and a hint of flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a richly tart though smooth finish. Continued bright and citrusy in three parts milk: a vivacious lemony chocolate, slightly drying.

Evaluated as espresso. Richly fruit-toned, roundly bright. Cantaloupe, apricot, buttery dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, a hint of honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; flowers carry into a crisp finish. Rather bright and dry in three parts milk but impressively nuanced: chocolate, apricot, cedar, all lingering in an impressively long, sweet finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Well-structured, complete, balanced. Dark chocolate, richly aromatic cedar, apricot, tangerine, a hint of honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Very smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate carries into a drying but richly sweet finish. Flavor predictably softens but carries with delicate complexity into three parts milk.

A slightly rough, but profoundly sweet and quite chocolaty cup. Brown sugar, dark chocolate, hints of lily, green grape and peach in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, long, chocolate-toned finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Opulent, sweet, carnal. Brown sugar, fresh-cut cedar, rich chocolate, apricot, cinnamon, a hint of narcissus-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flowers, chocolate and cinnamon in particular saturate a crisp finish. Flavor softens but carries relatively intact into three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, syrupy. Buttery dark chocolate, lush night-blooming flowers, tangerine, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly flowers, saturates a sweet finish. In three parts milk, flavor consolidates around a crisp, flower-and-fruit-nuanced chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, deep, sweet. Dark chocolate, apricot, tangerine, juniper berry and musk in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy, rich-toned mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around cocoa and juniper hints in a crisp finish. Lightly tart and rounded in three parts milk, with excellent flavor continuity and saturation.

Intense, brightly sweet, deep. Honey, lilac, complex fruit (blood orange, mango, passion fruit), roasted cacao nib in aroma and small cup. Very smooth, silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a tartly drying but very sweet finish. Three parts milk rounds the cacao-nib and fruit to a rich, fruit-saturated chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, round, quietly complex. Banana, crisp dark chocolate, blood orange, flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel; citrus and chocolate carry into a gently rich finish. Flavor notes round but persist with some nuance in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Crisply sweet and versatile, with a wide-ranging complexity. Pineapple-like fruit, dusk-blooming flowers, buttery chocolate, musk in aroma and cup. Lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Crisp and chocolaty in the finish. Turns very sweet in three parts milk: buttery chocolate and pineapple.

Evaluated as espresso. Richly pungent, intense. In the small cup dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, raisin, a hint of vanilla-like flowers. Lightly creamy mouthfeel. Chocolate carries into a rich though rather drying finish. In three parts milk displays a crisp, balanced chocolate nuanced with vanilla and a raisiny fruit.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, chocolate-toned, with a savory edge. Dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, plum, hints of tarragon and black pepper in aroma and small cup. Plush, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Some flavor carries into a crisply dry finish. The chocolate comes forward and sweetens in three parts milk, complicated by continued savory, herby hints.