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We found 12 reviews that match your search for Roaster = Batdorf and Rating >= 90. 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.

94
Roast: Medium Review Date: April 2010
Origin: Aceh, Sumatra Price: $14.50 / 16 oz.
Intense aroma and flavor, dominated by one of the most distinctive notes in coffee, a kind of earthy, pungent citrus sensation that may suggest grapefruit to some, butterscotch to others, but essentially is a pleasure that belongs to this style of coffee alone. Complicated by flowering grass, nut, dark chocolate. Balanced, integrated acidity, silky mouthfeel, sweetly rich, resonantly flavor-saturated finish.
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AROMA:9
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:9
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:46/60
91
Roast: Medium Review Date: January 2010
Origin: Ethiopia, Java Price: NA
Intense, complex, roughly rich cup. In the aroma lush fermented fruit, moist fresh-fallen leaves and a hint of anise-like herb. In the cup the fruit ferment turns toward a minty, herb-nuanced dark chocolate or perhaps spiced apricot, with continued undercurrents of fresh earth and moist leaves. Complex, flavor-saturated finish shadowed by a very slight astringency.
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AROMA:9
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:48/60
91
Roast: Medium-Light Review Date: November 2009
Origin: Costa Rica Price: NA
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.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:9
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:56/69
90
Roast: Medium Review Date: August 2009
Origin: Guatemala Price: NA
Sweet-toned orange and lemon aroma, with soft hints of nuts, cherry and caramel. A bright acidity is softened and rounded by a suggestion of fruit. The balance continues in the cup with sweet lemon and honey in front, fading to a pleasant nuttiness. Hints of chocolate and aromatic wood linger in the long finish.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:48/58
94
Roast: Medium Review Date: November 2008
Origin: El Salvador Price: $12.95/16oz
A pungent but sweet fruit character, subtle but striking, carries from aroma to finish, suggesting at various moments black currant, grapefruit, fresh-cut fir, butter, raisin, perhaps something one could call butterscotch. Very rich, sweetly clean, long finish.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:9
AGTRON:50/56
90
Roast: Medium Review Date: September 2008
Origin: Sidamo, Ethiopia Price: NA
A light floral aroma mingles with hints of tangy fruit as well as sweet toast and nuts. Bright, balanced, somewhat winy acidity, lean but silky mouthfeel. Complex flavors combine mild citrus, jasmine, and berries with roasted nuts, chocolate and a hint of juniper. A sweet baker's chocolate finish lingers.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:7
FLAVOR:9
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:48/63
90
Roast: Medium Review Date: February 2008
Origin: Colombia Price: NA
Distinctly cocoa- and nut-toned aroma. In the cup softly acidy, medium-bodied, and very sweet with continued cocoa and nut notes. In the finish the cocoa deepens toward chocolate, softening a slight astringency.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:7
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:49/55
90
Roast: NA Review Date: September 2007
Origin: Nicaragua Price: NA
A balanced, quietly complete cup. Simple but harmonious aroma: chocolate-toned with a hint of cedar. In the cup gently rich acidity, smooth mouthfeel, muted night flowers, milk chocolate, tart cherry. Resonant finish.
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AROMA:7
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:8
AGTRON:0/0
90
Roast: Medium Review Date: April 2007
Origin: East Java, Indonesia. Price: NA
A strikingly distinctive coffee that suffers a bit in the finish. Splendid aroma: sweetly and deeply pungent, with floral, chocolate and pipe tobacco notes. In the cup low-toned but vibrant acidity, crisply nut-like with distinct orange notes. The nut notes turn very slightly stiff and dusty in the finish.
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AROMA:9
ACIDITY:8
BODY:7
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:7
AGTRON:45/58
90
Roast: Dark Review Date: March 2007
Origin: Espresso Price: NA
Sweet-toned, very deep aroma with complication that reads as banana, orange, semi-sweet chocolate. In the small cup full bodied and cedar- and caramel-toned with continued suggestions of banana-like fruit and semi-sweet chocolate. The cedar and chocolate tones round and sweeten in milk without losing their crisp authority.
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AROMA:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:7
WITH MILK:8
AGTRON:25/49
94
Roast: Medium-Dark Review Date: August 2006
Origin: Aceh, Sumatra Price: $12.95/12oz
In the aroma intense, pungent with grapefruit and cedar notes. In the cup full-bodied, with the dominating earthy pungency enveloped in deep sweetness. Continued grapefruit, pineapple and cedar notes settle toward honey and chocolate. Sweet, resonant, rich finish, totally free of astringency.
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AROMA:8
ACIDITY:8
BODY:8
FLAVOR:9
AFTERTASTE:9
AGTRON:42/51
91
Roast: NA Review Date: September 1998
Origin: Price: NA
Floral, berry-like, high-toned and vivacious, this striking coffee displays less winy authority than many Kenyas but greater charm. Light-bodied but not light-weight: gives us a sort of levitating richness.
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AROMA:9
ACIDITY:7
BODY:5
FLAVOR:8
AFTERTASTE:7
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