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We found 19 reviews that match your search for modcup. Coffees are listed in reverse chronological order by review date. Only reviews published in the past five years are displayed. Click here to view older reviews that match your search criteria. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.



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Panama Elida Washed Gesha

Review Date: Jul 2022
Price: $60.00/150 grams
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Richly fruit- and floral-toned. Lychee, strawberry guava, white ginger, cocoa nib, pink grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet structure with juicy acidity; viscous, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The long, resonant, flavor-laden finish carries over all the notes from the cup.

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Fruit Bomb/Ethiopia Shantewene

Review Date: Jun 2022
Price: $25.00/8 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Aromatically intense, sweet-tart-savory. Concord grape, lychee, dark chocolate, aloewood, oregano in aroma and cup. Creamy-smooth mouthfeel; savory, herbaceous, chocolaty finish. In three parts milk, savory notes usurp sweet, with inviting aloewood and oregano notes supported by dark chocolate and lychee undertones.

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Colombia Tres Dragones

Review Date: Jun 2022
Price: $22.50/10 ounces
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Richly sweet-savory, fruit-forward, juicy. Dried pineapple, dark chocolate, wine barrel, magnolia, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Richly sweet-savory structure with high-toned acidity; plush, viscous mouthfeel. The fruit-driven finish is complicated by notes of wine barrel and magnolia.

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Colombia Cumbarco Lot 397

Review Date: Jun 2022
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
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Crisply chocolaty, richly nut-toned. Baking chocolate, almond butter, plum, cedar, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with juicy acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The flavorful finish leads with notes of baking chocolate and almond with hints of plum.

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Hacienda Esmeralda Ethiopian Accessions

Review Date: Jan 2022
Price: $25.00/8 ounces
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Bright, balanced, floral-driven. Ginger blossom, red plum, cocoa nib, tangerine zest, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Juicy-sweet structure with lively acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with undertones of tangerine zest.

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Ethiopia Anaerobic Natural

Review Date: Jan 2022
Price: $25.00/8 ounces
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Deep-toned, sweetly savory. Concord grape, hop flowers, grapefruit extract, dark chocolate, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with vibrant acidity; buttery mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of Concord grape and sandalwood, supported by dark chocolate.

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Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Gesha

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $50.00/6 ounces
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High-toned, balanced, richly sweet-tart. Dried apricot, star jasmine, cocoa nib, caramel, star anise in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with juicy, engaging acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. The cocoa-toned finish is supported by notes of star jasmine and apricot.

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Colombia Cafe Granja La Esperanza Sidra Natural

Review Date: Aug 2021
Price: $45.00/175 grams
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Fruit-centered, chocolaty, balanced. Lychee, cocoa nib, lavender, nutmeg, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory with juicy acidity; round, viscous mouthfeel. Long, lingering, flavor-saturated finish with pretty notes of lychee and cocoa nib supported by lavender.

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Panama Elida Estate Washed

Review Date: May 2021
Price: $60.00/150 grams
Top 30 of 2021 - No. 19

Elegantly floral, brightly fruit-driven, deeply intricate. Red plum, lemon verbena, myrrh, cocoa nib, star jasmine in aroma and cup. Juicy-sweet with high-toned, vibrant acidity; very delicate, silky smooth mouthfeel. The resonant, flavor-saturated finish carries on and on, fulfilling everything in the cup in balanced harmony.

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Colombia Finca Potosi

Review Date: Feb 2021
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
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Caramel- and floral-toned. Salted caramel, lilac, Nutella, orange zest, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; lightly syrupy, vibrant mouthfeel. Rich, caramelly finish with undertones of Nutella and orange zest.

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Finca Potosi Anaerobic

Review Date: Feb 2021
Price: $25.00/150 grams
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Fruit-forward, sweetly fermenty. Plum wine, almond butter, sassafras, oak, baking chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with gentle, fruity acidity; full, viscous mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish, supported by notes of plum wine and sassafras.

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Panama Elida ASD Natural

Review Date: Dec 2020
Price: $60.00/150 grams
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Delicate, richly aromatic, sweetly fermenty. Aged grappa, grape candy, dark chocolate, hibiscus flowers, caramel in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with juicy acidity; very full, satiny mouthfeel. The sweetly fermenty finish centers around notes of aged grappa, grape candy and cedar.

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Ethiopia Bombe Mountains

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $25.00/12 ounces
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Complexly fruit-toned, chocolaty. Dried blueberry, watermelon candy, chocolate fudge, almond, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with winy acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich-toned finish consolidates to blueberry, chocolate fudge, and sandalwood.

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Instant Karma

Review Date: Jul 2020
Price: $3.00/sachet (plus one donated)
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Evaluated as an instant or soluble coffee at proportions of one packet of instant coffee (5 grams) mixed with 8.5 ounces (250 ml) of hot water. Delicately sweet-tart. Caramel, green apple, hazelnut, magnolia, oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with little perceptible acidity; smooth mouthfeel with medium weight. The crisp finish centers around notes of caramel, hazelnut and green apple.

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Sudan Rume

Review Date: Jun 2020
Price: $30.00/6 ounces
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Spice-toned, delicate and deep. Cardamom, black tea, bergamot, honeysuckle, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with juicy acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Flavor-saturated finish leads with cardamom and bergamot, rounding to honeysuckle-toned sandalwood in the long.

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Ethiopia Sidama Keramo Village

Review Date: Jun 2020
Price: $25.00/12 ounces
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Delicate, deep, vibrantly sweet-tart. Lilac, dried apricot, cocoa nib, lemon verbena, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with lively, bright acidity; plush, viscous mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around notes of apricot and cocoa nib.

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Colombia Finca Las Margaritas Natural Sudan Rume

Review Date: May 2020
Price: $30.00/6 ounces
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Sweetly fermenty, wine-toned. Lychee, dried raspberry, grappa, dark chocolate fudge, lily in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with crisp, citrusy acidity; delicate, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of dried raspberry, grappa and dark chocolate.

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Seasonal Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural

Review Date: Apr 2020
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
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Richly sweet-tart, fruit-toned. Blackberry, grappa barrel, magnolia, molasses, Brazil nut in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with winy acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The crisp finish centers around notes of molasses and grappa barrel.

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Colombia Valle del Cauca Cerro Azul Geisha

Review Date: Aug 2019
Price: $25.00/150 grams
No. 12 Coffee of 2019

Vibrant, high-toned, exhilarating. Floral medley (lavender, rose, wisteria), grapefruit zest, ripe passion fruit, cocoa, a hint of ginger in aroma and cup. Sweetly and brilliantly bright in structure; lightly syrupy in mouthfeel. Flavors consolidate but ring on in a long, resonantly layered finish.

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