Pacific Reviews

Rich, sweet-savory. Roasted cacao nib, lime blossom, mango, hazelnut, a hint of coconut in aroma and cup. Roundly brisk, tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The crisply resonant finish is more savory than sweet, redolent of lime zest with a continued hint of coconut.

Sweetly and deeply pungent. Dried pineapple, rice candy, pipe tobacco, cocoa, and a pleasant, inherent (non-roast-associated) smoke suggestion in aroma and cup. Quiet, rounded acidity; lightly syrupy, viscous mouthfeel. The gently drying finish consolidates to faint cocoa and the smoke note, while a hint of spicy-sweet dried pineapple persists into the long.

Muted, sweet. Roasted cacao nib, apricot, tangerine zest, unroasted hazelnut, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Quiet, gently tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a drying finish with some sweetness in the long.

Sweet, deeply layered, complex. Toffee, black cherry, grapefruit zest, frankincense, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, quietly tart acidity; plush, silky mouthfeel. The sweet-tart finish resonates with dark chocolate and toffee notes. Note: We deducted 3 points from our basic rating of 91 owing to one tainted cup out of five in the sample we tested.

Roundly roast-toned but nuanced. Scorched oak, dark chocolate, apricot, soft hints of lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Roast-rounded, gently tart acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate, apricot and flowers carry faintly into a briskly drying finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Sweetly roast-toned. Dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, raspberry, tea rose in aroma and cup. Richly brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The roundly drying finish centers around cedar and tea rose.

Delicately sweet. Orange zest, fir, candied walnut, faint honeysuckle and musk in aroma and cup. Round, balanced acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The richly sweet finish consolidates around orange zest and walnut.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, cedary and chocolaty. Dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, moist tobacco, a hint of lily-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Lean but smooth mouthfeel. Cedar dominates in a dry finish. Crisply dry chocolate nuanced by lily and fresh tobacco in three parts milk.

Intensely and sweetly roasty. Baker’s chocolate, scorched cedar, hints of apple and grapefruit in aroma and cup. Lightly syrupy, plump mouthfeel. The finish is drying but richly chocolate-toned.

Evaluated as espresso. Crisply floral and fruit-toned. Orange zest, baker’s chocolate, oak, a hint of honeysuckle-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Syrupy in texture though drying in mouthfeel; flavor consolidates but persists in a round, sweet, though quietly dry finish. Tart, fruity chocolate dominates in three parts milk.

Intense, richly pungent. Blood orange, molasses, fresh-cut fir, hints of pipe tobacco and narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Deeply tart acidity; syrupy but lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around the tart blood orange note in a crisp finish.

A big, enveloping aroma introduces crisp, pungent aromatics. Black currant, moist freshly fallen leaves, dark chocolate, blood orange, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Buoyantly juicy acidity; plush mouthfeel. Sweet, quietly flavor-saturated finish.

Delicate, sweet, poised. Pear, raisin, dark chocolate, almond, wisteria-like flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, round, juicy acidity; light but satiny mouthfeel. Hints of pear, flowers and chocolate carry into an understated but sweetly balanced finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich, round, balanced; quietly chocolate- and fruit-toned. Cherry, blood orange, dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, lily-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Silky, lively mouthfeel; distinct chocolate carries into a rich though drying finish. A crisply dry, minty chocolate dominates in three parts milk.

Sweet, rich, slightly earthy. Brown sugar, orangy citrus, fresh-cut cedar, bakers’ chocolate, a hint of fresh, humus-like earth in aroma and cup. Round, gently lively acidity; very lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a rather short finish.

Delicately complex, sweet-toned, balanced. Almond, roasted cacao-nib, sweet lime, honeysuckle-like flowers in aroma and cup. Gently crisp, nuanced acidity; buoyant, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Most flavor notes carry into a long, sweet-toned finish.

Extraordinarily intense and complexly aromatic coffee. Pungent fruit (grapefruit, black currant); moist pipe tobacco and sweet, freshly turned clay; molasses and chocolate fudge. Round, quietly vibrant acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Richly sweet, powerfully flavor-saturated finish.

Sweetly and deeply pungent. Honey, grapefruit, cacao nib, Brazil nut, a hint of fine leaf tobacco in aroma and cup. Briskly but pleasantly bittersweet acidity; silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates and simplifies in an otherwise impressive finish: rich, deep, long.

Crisp, earthy chocolate (or chocolaty earth) dominates aroma and flavor, complicated by tart passion fruit and hints of vanilla and musk. Rounded, gently vibrant acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich though drying finish.

Tartly sweet, pungent, complex. Halvah-like honey and nut, plum, suggestions of pine and honeysuckle in aroma and cup. Round but vibrant acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Hints of honey, nut and flowers carry into a sweet-toned, balanced finish.