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The coffees below were reviewed in the past 90 days but did not appear in a Coffee Review article. Coffees are listed in reverse chronological order by review date. Click on roaster images to visit roaster websites.
Evaluated as espresso. Smooth, quietly complex. Lemon and flowers in the aroma, with deepening notes of aromatic wood and chocolate in the small cup. Full, syrupy body. Very long, rich finish saturated with chocolate and flowers. Sweetens nicely in milk but simplifies a bit, though the lemony chocolate rings on, particularly in the finish. |  |
Soft, sweet fruit tone in the aroma broadens in the cup, displaying distinct notes of blackberry, black currant and apricot. Bright-toned, fruit laden acidity and silky mouthfeel. Long lasting honeyed fruit flavors simplify only slightly in the finish. |  |
Evaluated as espresso. Intense cedary, fruit-toned wood in the aroma; some acidity in the cup, with chewy, raisiny fruit notes leaning toward dark chocolate. A hint of flowers at the top. Strong presence in two parts milk: full mouthfeel, bittersweet chocolate, with the aromatic wood nuance rounding toward nut. | |
A sweet, well rounded cup. Cherry and citrus mix with chocolate, nut and cedar in aroma and cup, along with a distant hint of lavender. Perfectly balanced, sweet-toned and smooth acidity. Fruit diminishes in the finish focusing the flavor on unsweetened chocolate. | |
Juicy and sweet both in aroma and cup: pungent notes of citrus and cocoa with soft hints of lavender flowers and honey. Assertive but smooth acidity and a lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Clean finish: gentle cocoa character complicated by continuing fruit and floral hints. | |
Round, sweet and balanced. Deeply complex, lasting notes of citrus, nut, caramel and baking spices. Refined acidity, silky mouthfeel and a finish that rounds toward a rich milk chocolate, making the whispers of astringency easy to overlook. | 
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Soft butter, nut and aromatic wood in the aroma. Bright, distinctly fruit-toned acidity and a silky mouthfeel. Sustained flavor deepens in the cup: sweet citrus complicates and enlivens the aromatic wood and nut notes. Flavors soften and persist gently in the finish. | |
Very sweet but tartly balanced profile, dominated by a distinctive, deeply floral-saturated cocoa and fragrant sandalwood. Rich, sweet acidity, light but lively mouthfeel. The short finish is rich and complex; flavor fades very slightly in the long. | |
Rich aroma and flavor highlighted by sweet-toned lemon with suggestions of flowers, berries and baking chocolate. Bright acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and a finish that fades perhaps a bit too quickly, especially as the cup cools. | |
Aromatically intense and complex, combining elements of sweet nut, earth-toned chocolate and rich fruit. Soft, silky mouthfeel. Flavors simplify in the finish, with the fruit turning tart and, perhaps for some palates, slightly sharp. | |
Complex and pungently bold notes of toast, aromatic wood and sweet pipe tobacco in the aroma. All carry into the cup, with an added enveloping soft fruit. Silky mouthfeel. Flavor lasts well into the simple but rich finish. | |
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "K-Cup" capsule to produce 10- and 12-ounce servings): Caramel, toast and a suggestion of orange in the aroma. Simplifies somewhat in the cup, with intensified caramel and fleeting hints of orange, chocolate and cedar, all more noticeable in the 10-ounce serving size. Sweet finish. | |
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "K-Cup" capsule to produce 6- and 8-ounce servings): Round, roast-toned aroma with a suggestion of aromatic wood. In the cup light body, especially in the eight-ounce serving size, good sweetness and a soft smoky chocolate. The roasty aromatic wood carries into the finish. Displays most intensity when brewed at the six ounce serving size. | |
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "K-Cup" capsule to produce 10- and 12-ounce servings): Roast-toned aromatic wood in the aroma. In the cup light body, especially in the twelve-ounce serving size, good sweetness and a soft smoky chocolate. The roasty aromatic wood carries into the finish. | |
In the aroma lemon, berry, and above all, delicate flowers - jasmine and lavender. In the cup crisp, floral-toned acidity, silky mouthfeel. The flowers and lemon deepen and turn richly pungent, sustaining into a long, deep finish. | |
In the aroma rich dark chocolate and toast with hints of wood smoke, cinnamon and fruit. In the cup smooth acidity, full body and gentle flavors that balance lemon with sweeter-toned fruit and cocoa. Flavor fades rather quickly in the finish. | |
Pungent night flowers, lemon and a molasses-like dark chocolate dominate in aroma and cup. All simplifies slightly in the finish. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel, gentle, almost muted acidity. | |
Extraordinary dried-in-the-fruit profile. Lushly fruit-toned and brandyish, yet crisp with savory wood notes. Blueberry, cherry, brandy-nuanced dark chocolate, aromatic wood, night flowers in aroma and cup, carrying into the finish. A slight hint of salt in the finish as well, but the fruit-and-brandy sweetness rings on. | |
Soft, smooth aroma combining night flowers, orange and molasses. Elegantly penetrating, fruit toned acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and a lush, juicy complex of flavors: citrus, apricot, black currant and flowers. The flavors linger long into the crisp, clean finish. | |
Soft and round-toned but with good intensity. Flavor and aroma fuse notes of chocolate and nut with a soft, sweet-toned fruit. Balanced acidity and silky mouthfeel. Flavors simplify and fade a bit in the finish, although the chocolate character persists pleasantly. | |
Rich aroma: sweet nut and cocoaish chocolate, lemon, stone fruit, aromatic wood. All carry into a deceptively complex cup, softly layered rather than intense. Balanced acidity and lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Very sweet finish; flavors outlast a very slight astringency. | |
Evaluated as espresso. Intense floral-toned aroma with fruit complications. In the small cup lightly syrupy mouthfeel and complex, rather savory, layers of chocolate, flowers and fruit: blueberry, stone fruit, lemon. The chocolate note sweetens and the fruit complex persists in the long, sustained finish. In two parts milk the flavors simplify slightly but maintain character. | |
A dynamic and engaging coffee. Lushly floral, tartly fruit-toned, with an underlying crisp baker's chocolate. Rich acidity, light-to-medium body. The complex flavor carries into the finish, though it loses some sweetness in the long. |
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Resonant, big-bodied, aromatically complex espresso. Dark chocolate, aromatic wood, and a lush, brandy-toned fruit in both aroma and small cup. The flavor softens in two parts milk, with the chocolate taking on a minty sweetness, but still maintains grown-up power and complexity. | |
Sweet-toned aroma: toast, fruit and caramel. In the cup classically big, bright acidity, silky mouthfeel and juicy, complex fruit: apricot, peach, black currant, tart citrus with hints of flowers and honey. The fruit in particular lingers in a flavor-saturated finish. | |
Flowers, butter and nut in the aroma with a fleeting hint of a buttery coconut-like fruit. In the cup penetrating orange-toned acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and complex layers of flavors: flowers, orange, lemon, nut and fir-like aromatic wood. Dry in the finish with citrus and fir tones lingering distinctly in the long. | |
Soft and balanced in the aroma with toasty notes of caramel, milk chocolate and nut. Rich acidity, silky mouthfeel and flavors that balance the sweet milk chocolate and nut complex with a softly tart, citrus-infused cocoa. Not a long finish, but a sweet one. | |
Light lemon- and floral-toned aroma with hints of aromatic wood and sweet tea. In the cup smooth acidity, syrupy mouthfeel and a broad range of fruit notes: stone fruit, berries, black currant, flowers. Flavors fade slowly in the almost sugary sweet finish. |
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Crisply but pungently sweet: molasses, fir and flowers in aroma and cup. Gentle acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The flavor fades in the finish but the sweetness remains. | |
Intense aroma: caramel, nut, molasses. In the cup bright-toned acidity and lightly syrupy mouthfeel, with a lemon note that enlivens continued complications of caramel, nut, and molasses that hints at dark chocolate. The molasses and nut in particular carry into a rich, dry finish. |
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Evaluated as espresso. Suggestions of flowers, aromatic wood and a vanilla-infused dark chocolate in the aroma. In the small cup medium body and deeper flavors leaning toward black cherry and molasses. Sustains character in two parts milk: aromatic wood, dark chocolate, even a hint of flowers and vanilla. | 
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Sampled as an ESE pod on a FrancisFrancis! pod brewer. In both aroma and flavor roasted nut, aromatic wood and milk chocolate with hints of flowers, fruit and honey. Full body with a lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is rich and sweet in the short but heavy in the long. In two parts milk deeply bittersweet with continued chocolate and aromatic wood notes. | |
Distinct rose-like floral notes, nut-toned chocolate and molasses in aroma and cup. Balanced acidity, silky mouthfeel. The short finish is rich and deep, thinning slightly in the long. | |
Lush, berry-sweet aroma with notes of honey, aromatic wood, and night flowers. In the cup, lightly syrupy mouthfeel, bright acidity, with an orangy sweet citrus character complicated by continued suggestions of berry and aromatic wood. A very mild astringency distracts from an otherwise sweet, fruit-toned finish. | |
Big round floral aroma with notes of sweet berry, stone fruit and dark chocolate. In the cup, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and rich acidity; suggestions of peach and apricot intensify as does the berry-toned dark chocolate. Although some fruit complexity is lost in the finish, a cocoaish sweetness lingers far into the long. | |
Crisp and refined aroma: butter, nut, and delicate hints of aromatic wood and baking spices. Penetrating, fruit-toned acidity, silky mouthfeel and delicate flavors that suggest orange, flowers, peas and nut. Aromatic wood remerges in the finish, along with a dry, orange-toned chocolate in the long. | |
In the aroma orangy citrus, molasses, nut, black currant. In the cup richly tart acidity, lightly syrupy body, and shifting, complex flavor: pungent aromatic wood, black currant, blackberry, ripe citrus, molasses. All saturate the long, resonant finish with an exquisite dematerialized essence of flavor. | |
Rich and balanced in the aroma, with ripe fruit-like sweetness that hints at berry. In the cup penetrating acidity, delicate mouthfeel, and tangerine, honey and floral notes with hints of cocoa and aromatic wood. The sweet fruit saturates the finish. | |
Sweet nut and milk chocolate in the aroma with background fruit and floral hints. In the cup, full, syrupy mouthfeel, penetrating acidity and good balance. Fruit tones become more pronounced (citrus, cherry) and the chocolate turns bittersweet, carrying into a long finish.
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Sweet and delicate in aroma and cup. Fruit-toned cocoa, flowers, nut in both aroma and cup. Gently balanced acidity, light but silky mouthfeel, very sweet finish with a continued clear cocoa note. | |
In the aroma smoky dark chocolate with soft, backgrounded aromatic wood. In the cup, leanish mouthfeel and gentle hints of earth, more dark chocolate, lightly charred wood and distant cherry-like fruit. The dark chocolate is sustained in the long finish. | |
Evaluated as espresso. Aromatically rich: molasses, nut and caramel with delicate notes of orange and apricot. In the small cup, smooth body and rounded flavors of sweet nut, dark chocolate and prune with a continued orangy hint. The nut character dominates in the finish, turning slightly astringent and walnut-like. Flavors deepen but maintain character in two parts milk: orange-toned milk chocolate dominates with continued complications of nut, caramel and prune-like fruit. |
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Light-roasted blend with striking aromatics. Intense aroma: fresh-cut wood, perfume-like flowers, molasses, ripe lemon, pine nut, all saturate the intense aroma and carry into a delicately bright cup. Silky to lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The flavors soften and consolidate in a sweet-toned, rich finish. |
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Reviewed as espresso. Overall sweet-toned, deep, almost flawlessly balanced. Apricot, flowers, dark chocolate in the aroma. In the small cup medium-bodied, very smooth in mouthfeel, delicate but complex: flowers, orange, chocolate, a hint of tart coffee fruit. Very smooth finish. In two parts hot milk the orange-toned chocolate blooms richly. | |
Rich and aromatically intense, with pungent intermingled notes of fresh-cut fir and black currant. In the cup, full body, smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and delicately sweet flavors of honey, night flowers and a softer version of the fir and black currant complex. The fruit and floral notes soften and linger in a sweet finish. | |
An elegantly balanced cup, with sustained, floral-toned acidity and syrupy mouthfeel. Roundly layered notes of tartly ripe coffee fruit, citrus, cherry and dark chocolate in aroma and flavor. All carry into the finish, where the chocolate turns bracingly bittersweet. | |
Crisp, delicate, with molasses, moist pipe tobacco and nut notes in aroma deepening toward a molasses-inclined chocolate in the cup. Brisk acidity, light body, silky mouthfeel. Sweet, gently rich finish with continuing hints of molasses and chocolate. | |
Rich, juicy and tartly sweet. Complex floral and fruit notes in aroma and cup: dusk flowers, black currant, dried berries, stone fruit. Sustained fruit-laced and bright-toned acidity that does not overwhelm or distract. Flavors soften and simplify in the finish. | |
Aromas of cocoa, aromatic wood and butter complicated by hints of nut and baking spices. In the cup gentle yet sustained acidity, round balance and cherry-like fruit and chocolate notes, with the cherry becoming particularly explicit as the cup cools. In the finish the chocolate turns bittersweet under the influence of a mild astringency. | |
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