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Recent Reviews
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Current Reviews. Coffees are listed in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee. Click on roaster images to visit roaster websites.
| Green Mountain Coffee Roasters | Fair Trade Organic Ethiopia Yirgacheffe |
| Origin: Yirgacheffe growing region, Sidamo Province, southern Ethiopia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
Intensely aromatic yet finely balanced. The rich aroma is dominated by a pungent cedar sensation with backgrounded caramelly chocolate sweetness and a hint of flowers. The chocolaty fruit and night floral notes move lushly forward in the cup, persisting into the finish. Soft acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. |
| Overall Rating: 94 points | |
| Conscious Coffee | Organic Ethiopian Washed Sidamo |
| Origin: Sidamo growing region, southern Ethiopia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Deeply complex, protean aromatics. In both aroma and cup a pungent fruit reads variously as black currant, raisin, dried fig, apricot, nut, dark chocolate. A hint of flowers. Brightly rich acidity, dense mouthfeel, long, tartly sweet finish. |
| Overall Rating: 93 points | |
| Yo el Rey Roasting | Ethiopian Yirgacheffe |
| Origin: Yirgacheffe growing region, Sidamo Province, southern Ethiopia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Berryish fruit, sweet herb, dark chocolate in the aroma. In the cup, gently rich acidity, silky mouthfeel, continued spicy, berryish fruit and a distinct cocoaish dark chocolate. Clean, sweet, rich finish with a touch of dry herby astringency in the long. |
| Overall Rating: 92 points | |
| Conscious Coffee | Organic Colombia Fondo Paez Cooperative |
| Origin: Fondo Páez Cooperative, Valle de Cauca Department, western Colombia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Soft, round aromas of toast, nut, milk chocolate and vanilla. A balanced cup: smooth mouthfeel and intense flavors of fruity cherry-toned chocolate with hints of citrus and berry that fade toward a more powerful bittersweet chocolate character. A complex mélange of fruit and chocolate carry into the flavor saturated finish. |
| Overall Rating: 92 points | |
| Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters | Costa Rica Tarrazu Cerro Del Fuego |
| Origin: Tarrazu growing region, central Costa Rica. | Review Date: November 2009 |
An elegant and well-balanced cup. Full aromatically, with hints of fruit, baking spices and flowers. In the cup tightly knit, layered sensations, from bright orangy sweetness to round fruit-toned chocolate and flowers. A softly pungent bittersweet chocolate carries into the finish. |
| Overall Rating: 91 points | |
| Thanksgiving Coffee | Guatemala Guaya'b Light Roast |
| Origin: Huehuetenango growing region, Guatemala. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Pungently rich aroma, with dark chocolate and spicy cedar notes. In the cup round, roast-muted acidity, smooth mouthfeel, continued cocoaish chocolate and cedar notes with a hint of raisiny fruit. Long, flavor-saturated finish. |
| Overall Rating: 90 points | |
| Trailhead Coffee Roasters | Brazil Alpenglow Roast |
| Origin: Brazil. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Crisply balanced cup. Roasted nut, dry berry, cocoaish chocolate, hints of flowers and lemon from aroma through finish. Rich, black-currant-toned acidity, smooth mouthfeel. |
| Overall Rating: 90 points | |
| Kaldi's Coffee Roasting | Ethiopia Aleta Wondo Natural |
| Origin: Aleta Wondo Valley, western Ethiopia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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In aroma and cup soft, honey-like sweetness with round fruit tones and a hint of flowers. Bright acidity, medium body, silky mouthfeel, continued softly stated fruit and floral notes with an added hint of lemon. Finishes cleanly with a muted but rich pungency. |
| Overall Rating: 90 points | |
| Growers Alliance Coffee | Gourmet Kenya |
| Origin: Kenya. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Sweet caramel-toned aroma with a mild roasty pungency and soft, backgrounded fruit. The sweetness and aromatic notes carry into the cup and complicate as the cup cools, revealing a distinct black currant and cherry-chocolate character. The pungent roastiness lingers softly in the finish. |
| Overall Rating: 89 points | |
| Archer Farms | Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe |
| Origin: Yirgacheffe growing region, Sidamo Province, southern Ethiopia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Intense sweet-toned aroma, with complex citrus and floral character. The flowers turn distinctly toward jasmine in the cup, with a continued muted citrus and a hint of cocoaish chocolate. Bright, balanced acidity, medium body and a slightly lean mouthfeel. The quiet finish displays hints of toast and cocoa. |
| Overall Rating: 89 points | |
| Trailhead Coffee Roasters | Bolivia Summit Roast |
| Origin: Bolivia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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Subdued fruity aroma, with mild roasty notes, milk chocolate and toast. In the cup balanced acidity, soft mouthfeel, and round fruit flavors, hinting at black cherry that fade and sweeten toward chocolate. A slight tart astringency distracts from the otherwise pleasingly bittersweet finish. |
| Overall Rating: 89 points | |
| Barrington Coffee Roasting Co. | Sumatra Aceh |
| Origin: Aceh Province, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
Fruit and aromatic wood in the aroma, complicated by a hint of cocoa. Bright yet balanced in the cup with a lightly syrupy body, a distinct flavor note suggesting fresh-cut fir, a hint of grapefruit and a musty note that reads convincingly as fresh earth. Long, dry, slightly tight finish. |
| Overall Rating: 89 points | |
| The Roasterie | Sumatra Organic |
| Origin: Mandheling growing region, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. | Review Date: November 2009 |
A rather dark roast develops charred fir, roasted nut, dark chocolate and pungent grapefruit notes in both aroma and cup. Roast-muted acidity, syrupy if slightly rough mouthfeel, good sweetness and flavor in the short finish, fading to a mild herby astringency in the long. |
| Overall Rating: 88 points | |
| Crescent Moon Coffee & Tea | Honduras Marcala |
| Origin: Marcala growing region, La Paz Department, Honduras. | Review Date: November 2009 |
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The sweet-toned aroma suggests butter, toast, raisiny fruit. In the cup, deep, roast-muted acidity, medium body, soft mouthfeel and straightforward flavors of molasses and nut-toned chocolate with a continued hint of dried fruit. A mild bittersweet chocolate character fades quickly in the finish. |
| Overall Rating: 88 points | |
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