Washed/Wet-hulled Reviews

Rich-toned, earthy-sweet. Pipe tobacco, date, cedar, rhododendron, sage in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; plush, creamy-smooth mouthfeel. Resonant, aromatic finish centered around notes of pipe tobacco and date.

Sweetly spice-toned, very rich and deep. Red plum, dark chocolate, cinnamon, amber, freesia in aroma and cup. Bright, balanced acidity; plush, lightly creamy mouthfeel. Cinnamon and freesia carry the resonant finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply sweet-savory, richly aromatic. Date, pipe tobacco, amber, pistachio, rhododendron in aroma and small cup. Strupy-smooth mouthfeel; complex, harmonious finish. Pipe tobacco and amber commingle nicely in three parts milk, with rhododendron undertones.

Deep-toned, straightforward and savory-leaning. Fresh humus, cocoa powder, gardenia extract, pecan, fir in aroma and cup. Savory, low-toned acidity; crisply satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish centered around notes of fresh humus, pecan and fir.

Richly earthy, deeply spice-toned. Graphite, pink peppercorn, guava, fresh-cut cedar, lemon verbena in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-savory with gently bright acidity; very full, satiny mouthfeel. Pleasing savory-leaning finish centered around graphite and pink peppercorn with undertones of sweet-tart guava.

Deep-toned, earthy-sweet. Dark chocolate, petrichor, freesia, tangerine zest, cedar in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with brisk acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish with undertones of sweet earthiness.

Sweetly earthy, floral-toned. Pipe tobacco, jasmine, pink grapefruit zest, pistachio, plum in aroma and cup. Gently tart acidity; crisp, creamy mouthfeel. Richly smoky, sweetly nutty finish.

: Sweetly earth-toned, floral. Vanilla orchid, scorched oak, pipe tobacco, unsweetened cocoa, cashew in aroma and cup. Roasty-sweet with balanced acidity; light, rather fluffy mouthfeel. Earthy, pungent finish with notes of scorched oak and sweet pipe tobacco.

Honey-sweet and spice-toned. Baking spices, honey, dark chocolate, lavender, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with a balancing tart and savory edge. Very smooth, silky-satiny mouthfeel. Balanced and comprehensive in the finish, alive with all of the notes from the cup.

Sweet, deep, tobacco-toned. Sweet pipe tobacco, date, cedar, baking chocolate, freesia in aroma and cup. Balanced in structure, gently sweet-tart. Syrupy in mouthfeel; date, cedar, a hint of sweet tobacco in the finish.

Deep, savory-sweet, balanced. Sweet pipe tobacco, nut melange, oak, hints of lily and tamarind in aroma and cup. Brisk and tart-savory in structure, with a cushion of sweetness. Light but silky in mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around hints of tobacco and tamarind.

Richly chocolaty, sweetly earth-toned. Sandalwood, dried black cherry, freesia-like flowers, marjoram, fresh-turned humus in aroma and cup. Balanced, bittersweet structure with resonant, understated acidity; viscous, satiny mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of sandalwood and dried black cherry.

Lushly floral-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, wisteria, fine musk, dried lychee, pistachio in aroma and cup. Juicy, sweet-savory structure with floral acidity; big, syrupy mouthfeel with pleasingly tannic texture. Finish consolidates to notes of musky tropical fruit, delicate and perfumy, with crisp pistachio undertones.

Spice-toned, sweetly earthy. Dark chocolate, fresh humus, pipe tobacco, pink peppercorn, narcissus in aroma and cup. Vibrantly sweet-savory structure; plush, velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate carries the lingering finish.

Rich, deep, sweetly earth-toned. Pipe tobacco, baking chocolate, date, pistachio, jasmine in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel. Pipe tobacco and cashew complicate the chocolaty finish.

Multi-layered, wide-ranging. Salted caramel, tangerine, lemon-thyme, cedar, magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with high-toned acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant finish centers around notes of tangerine and caramel.

Sweetly savory, deep-toned. Pipe tobacco, sandalwood, rhododendron, tangerine zest, date in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with richly bittersweet acidity; very full, viscous mouthfeel. The crisp, sweet finish centers around notes of earthy pipe tobacco and date.

Deeply sweet, richly savory. Black cherry, freesia-like flowers, almond, dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with gentle, round acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates around notes of black cherry and dark chocolate with cedar undertones.

Citrusy, richly earth-toned. Orange zest, fresh-cut oak, green grape, hibiscus flower, Brazil nut in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with low-toned acidity; smooth, velvety mouthfeel. Richly earth-toned finish with notes of oak, Brazil nut and orange zest.

A splendid, uncompromising example of its style, though not for everyone. Fresh humus, perique pipe tobacco, freshly dried prune, musk, raw chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with low-toned, round acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The sweetly earth-toned finish is long and resonant, with notes of forest floor, pipe tobacco and musk.