Espresso Reviews

Evaluated as espresso. Intense, sweetly tart, complex. Passion fruit, melon, hazelnut, vanilla in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel; hazelnut and vanilla in particular carry into a rich finish. Delicate, crisp and chocolaty in two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, rich, balanced. Sugary vanilla, crisp baking chocolate, dried orange peel and berry-toned fruit in aroma and small cup. Full, smooth, creamy mouthfeel; candyish vanilla in particular carries into a flavor-saturated finish. Flavor persists well in two parts milk, balanced and composed.

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, richly complex, distinctive. Vanilla, hazelnut, candied ginger, dark chocolate and ripe, orangy raspberry in aroma and small cup. Full, round mouthfeel; raspberry, ginger and dark chocolate particularly saturate the finish. Preserves richness and complexity two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Lively, complex, comprehensive. Sweetly tart, juicy fruit notes (orange, guava), distinct dark chocolate, flowers, pungent fir in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; chocolate and tart fruit tones in the finish. In two parts milk the chocolate note predictably dominates, complicated by a citrusy undercurrent.

Evaluated as espresso. Gently bright and pungent in the small cup: fresh-cut cedar, buttery chocolate, night flowers, hints of apricot and pear. Impressively creamy mouthfeel; rich, flavor-saturated finish. Retains its buttery richness in two parts milk, with flavor dominated by a crisp dark chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, complex, floral-toned. In the small cup gently tart citrus, stone fruit, vanilla-toned chocolate with lush floral top notes. Full, creamy mouthfeel. Flowers, fruit and chocolate all persist in a resonant finish. Two parts milk round the fruit and flowers toward chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Complex but balanced. In the small cup fruit suggestions range from zesty tangerine to rounder plum and banana, with floral top notes and a pungent fresh-cut cedar. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; fruit and cedar resolve toward chocolate in a long, clean finish. Two parts milk further develop the chocolate tendency with continued plum and citrus complication.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, balanced, tart. Sweet dark chocolate and deep, almost savory floral tones balanced by tart berry in aroma and small cup. Smooth, lightly creamy mouthfeel. A buttery chocolate dominates in the finish and carries with pungent authority into two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Impressively sweet and complex. Roundly low-acid fruit (plum, banana, and grape), crisp citrus and earthy chocolate in aroma and small cup. Balanced, lightly creamy mouthfeel; rich, bittersweet fruit in the finish. Pungently authoritative in two parts milk with continuing suggestions of fruit, chocolate and citrus.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, deep, chocolaty, with an apricot fruit and a hint of pungent cedar. Buttery mouthfeel; chocolate-toned finish. Maintains flavor well in two parts milk, though the fruit and chocolate turn surprisingly tart and dry.

Evaluated as espresso. Complex; rich yet delicate. Dark chocolate, cedar, orangy citrus, floral top notes in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy body; round, deep, quietly flavor-saturated finish. Surprisingly lean in two parts milk, though a pleasant chocolate note and a hint of flowers persist.

Evaluated as espresso. Vanilla-toned chocolate, low-acid, mango-like fruit in the aroma. In the small cup smoothly syrupy mouthfeel, a slight tart brightness, cedary pungency, and continued chocolate and fruit that carry into a quietly resonant finish. Balanced and simple in two parts milk, with the chocolate dominating.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, balanced, deep. Nut, vanilla and chocolate in the aroma. In the small cup gains complexity and depth: dark chocolate, raisin, fresh-cut fir, bright berry. Creamy mouthfeel; sweet chocolate- and fir-toned finish. Sweet and delicately rich in two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Pungent, rich. Cedar-toned dark chocolate, mango- and banana-like fruit, dusk flowers in aroma and small cup. Fullish, velvety mouthfeel; chocolate and a pungent mango-like fruit in particular linger in a long, deep finish and carry with great authority into two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Pungent, opulent, deep. Mango, apricot, dark chocolate, dusk flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel; richly drying, flavor-saturated finish. Dominates two parts milk; requires about four parts to fully round and plump up.

Evaluated as espresso. Pungent, rich, deep. Apricot- and mango-like fruit, dark chocolate, night flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel; flavor-saturated, richly drying finish. Flavor carries with complexity and authority into two parts milk, though mouthfeel and finish remain surprisingly dry.

Rich, round and deep. Baker’s chocolate, honey, and an apricot-like fruit in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is drying but sweet, with a persistent chocolate. Three parts milk nicely plumps up the chocolate and encourages a floral nuance in the honey note.

Evaluated as espresso. Complex and dynamic profile in the small cup. Tangerine, cedar, vanilla, anise, honey, with rich floral top notes. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor persists in a rich finish; in two parts milk rounds and sweetens toward chocolate without losing authority or complexity.

Evaluated as espresso. A rather muted smoky chocolate and cedar in the aroma blossom in the small cup, turning deep, complex, and sweetly pungent. The mouthfeel is impressively full and buttery; the finish round and cocoaish with a slight smoky, savory suggestion in the long. The chocolate turns delicate and buttery in two parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Impressively complex and deep straight shot. Minty dark chocolate, orangy and raisiny fruit, a hint of dusk flowers in aroma and small cup. Smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel; resonant, chocolate-toned finish. Fades a bit in two parts milk, although it retains a delicate, sweet version of chocolate and a continuing hint of flowers.