Top-rated Reviews

Pungent, deep, complex. Honey, raspberry, roasted cacao nib, fresh-cut pine in aroma and cup. Delicate, sweetly balanced acidity; silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but lasts in a very sweet-toned, slightly drying finish.

Sweetly tart, briskly complex. Honey, lilac, vanilla-toned chocolate, ripe strawberry in aroma and cup. Richly tart acidity; very lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The acidy brightness softens in a long, resonant, floral-toned finish.

Crisply sweet, exhilaratingly complex. Peach, mint, lily, roasted cacao nib, a hint of rye whisky in aroma and cup. The acidity is breathtakingly sweet and buoyantly light-footed; the mouthfeel full but lively. Flavor consolidates but rings on in a long, gentle finish.

Big, sweetly pungent, complex. Brown sugar, dark chocolate, walnut, narcissus-like flowers, savory hints of mango and musk in aroma and cup. Rich, resonant acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Deeply flavor-saturated finish, drying but long and sweet.

Sweet-toned, pungent, heavy. Prominent notes of fresh-cut oak, carob and sweet cherry with subtle malt and vanilla suggestions in aroma, and more pungently, in the cup. Brisk but backgrounded acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a rich but drying finish.

Sweet-toned and buoyant; delicately pungent. Moist pipe tobacco, guava-like fruit, honey, rose-like flowers in aroma and cup. Gentle, complexly expressed acidity; silky, very lively mouthfeel. The floral notes in particular carry into a sweet, flavor-saturated finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Pungently bright, lively. Ripe citrus, anise, dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; flavor saturates a crisply dry finish. In three parts milk the chocolate blooms gently with continued hints of citrusy brightness.

Evaluated as espresso. Crisply rich, dense-bodied, slightly smoky. Dark chocolate, cedar, roasted almond, a hint of flowers in aroma and small cup. Very full, dry mouthfeel. Dark chocolate carries into a rich though drying finish. Smoothes out in three parts milk; a sweet chocolate dominates with continued smoky and cedary complications.

Sweet, richly complex. Honeysuckle, watermelon, strawberry, hints of pungent sandalwood and roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Deep, floral-toned acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Flowers and a rather chocolaty cacao nib in particular carry into a resonant finish.

Sweet, gentle, original. Fresh-cut oak, honey, dark chocolate, peach, lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Softly tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular saturates a deep, rich short finish with some fading in the long.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly intense. Carob, prune, brown sugar and moist tobacco leaf delicately expressed in aroma and pungently in the small cup with further complications of lime, cherry and cedar. Lightly smooth, creamy mouthfeel; the tobacco and cedar carry with particular clarity into the finish. Three parts milk rounds the carob and brown sugar to a sweet chocolate nuanced by the fruit and tobacco.

Immense, complex aromatics. Floral notes stretch from lush narcissus to crisp lavender; fruit from orange to sweet papaya. Honey, pungent sandalwood, roasted cacao nib. Richly tart, cleanly wine-like acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Richly dry, deeply flower-saturated finish with a slight savory edge.

Sweetly pungent, richly floral. Roasted cacao nib, spicy rose, peach and blackberry in aroma and cup. Gently bright, vivacious acidity; very silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a quietly rich though drying finish.

Sweetly rich, deep. Dusk-blooming flowers, buttery dark chocolate, fresh pipe tobacco, banana-like fruit in aroma and cup. Roundly tart acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but rings on in a sweetly balanced finish.

Sweet and gently spicy. Brown sugar, roasted walnut, tangerine-like fruit, spearmint, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Soft, rounded acidity. Lightly plush mouthfeel. Sweet, clean, simple finish.

Intensely and complexly floral – lavender, rose, jasmine – with some citrus complication and rounded by a caramelly chocolate. Richly tart acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Lemon and flowers carry into a deep finish.

Sweetly pungent, balanced but deep. Dark chocolate, plum-like fruit, hints of lemony citrus and savory baking spice in aroma and cup. Plush, delicately rich acidity; silky, lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a roundly resonant finish.

Round, deep, gently roasty, chocolaty. Cedar, dark chocolate, a hint of rich grape-like fruit and fresh pipe tobacco in aroma and cup. Rich, backgrounded acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate carries into a simple but resonant finish.

Intense, elegant. Mint, lilac-like flowers, dark chocolate, pungent juniper berry in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk, complexly expressed acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular carries into a rich though drying finish.

Immense, intricate. Honey, roasted cacao nib, orchid-like flowers, layers of fruit (banana, mango, mandarin), pungent sandalwood in aroma and cup. Crisply juicy, nuanced acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Fruit, flowers and cacao linger far into a richly drying finish.