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95

Simon Hsieh Aroma Roast Coffees

Ecuador Finca Cruz Loma

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: NT $3600/100 grams
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Decadently rich, resonantly chocolaty, floral-toned. Chocolate fudge, salted caramel, gardenia, date, scorched almond in aroma and cup. Vibrantly bittersweet structure with round acidity; lush, creamy mouthfeel. Chocolaty and nut-toned finish with a hint of smokiness.

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94

Paradise Roasters

Aged Sumatra Semiga

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $30.00/12 ounces

Deeply sweet-savory. Pipe tobacco, scorched clove, dark chocolate, ripe banana, a hint of freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, bittersweet structure with soft acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Savory-leaning finish with notes of pipe tobacco and scorched clove, lifted by a crisp dark chocolate.

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93

Chaos Coffee Company

Odin’s Viking Brew

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

 Rich-toned, deeply sweet. Dark chocolate, date, singed cedar, Bing cherry, saltwater taffy. Deepy sweet structure with gentle acidity; viscous, smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to dark chocolate and saltwater taffy.

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93

Green Stone Coffee

Jlove99

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: NT $600/275 grams

Balanced, deep, chocolaty. Lavender, red currant, gently scorched cedar, baking chocolate, Meyer lemon zest in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet-tart structure with bright, balanced acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Almond notes surface in the sweetly roast-toned finish.

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Peet's Coffee

Kenya Auction Lot

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $17.95/16 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Dark chocolate, charred mesquite, gardenia, dried persimmon, dark caramel in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; gently drying, chocolaty and wood-framed finish.

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Desert Sun Coffee Roasters

Dark Canyon

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Sweetly smoky, crisply chocolaty. Scorched cedar, baking chocolate, lemon-thyme, candy apple, lily in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with velvety mouthfeel; the crisp, chocolaty finish is supported by notes of lemon-thyme and lily.

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90

Starbucks Coffee

Sumatra Dark

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $12.99/12 ounces

Earthy, bittersweet. Fresh-cut oak, cocoa powder, fresh leather, sweet pea, lily in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; very full, creamy mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with hints of dark chocolate and fresh leather.

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94

MK Coffee Roasters

Classic MK Blend

Review Date: Aug 2021
Price: NT $450/225 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Integrated, cocoa-and floral-toned. Cocoa powder, star jasmine, toffee, dried plum, clove in aroma and small cup. Juicy, lightly satiny mouthfeel; cocoa-driven finish with undertones of sweet clove. In three parts milk, spice-dominant (think clove and fresh-cut thyme) with understated but ever-present cocoa.

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94

Coffee Please

Chocolate Lover’s Espresso

Review Date: Aug 2021
Price: NT $300/225 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Richly chocolaty, nut-toned. Chocolate fudge, pistachio, gardenia, scorched mesquite, molasses in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; chocolaty, pleasingly smoky-sweet finish. In three parts milk, think Snicker’s bar with extra caffeine.

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96

Simon Hsieh Aroma Roast Coffees

Bull Demon King

Review Date: Aug 2021
Price: NT $550/8 ounces
Top 30 of 2021 - No. 7

Evaluated as espresso. Dark chocolate, Concord grape, scorched sugarcane, sandalwood, wisteria in aroma and small cup. Viscous, syrupy mouthfeel; richly chocolaty, sweetly smoky finish with floral depth. In three parts milk, decadent perfection: layers of undulating chocolate, wisteria and scorched sugarcane carry far into the long finish.

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Simon Hsieh Aroma Roast Coffees

Rwanda “Silverback Returns”

Review Date: Jul 2021
Price: NT $800/8 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly roast-toned, richly chocolaty and deep. Dark chocolate, black cherry, almond extract, marjoram, cedar in aroma and small cup. Creamy, viscous mouthfeel; chocolaty and fruit-driven finish. Chocolate explodes in three parts milk, supported by notes of black cherry and cedar with a hint of sweet marjoram.

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93

Simon Hsieh Aroma Roast Coffees

Peru “El Dorado”

Review Date: Jul 2021
Price: NT $600/8 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Bold, roasty-sweet, floral-toned. Magnolia, hazelnut butter, dark chocolate, date, fresh-cut oak in aroma and small cup. Syrupy-smooth mouthfeel; crisp, floral-toned, chocolaty finish.

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91

Japanese Coffee Co.

Quattoro Mountain Blend

Review Date: Jul 2021
Price: $48.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Bold, sweetly roast-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, rhododendron, raisin, scorched oak, molasses in aroma and small cup. Velvety mouthfeel; gently drying, roasty-sweet finish with dark chocolate and scorched oak undertones. The milk shot is both floral and chocolaty, supported by notes of raisin and molasses.

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91

Lina Premium Coffee

Espresso

Review Date: Mar 2021
Price: $15.75/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Deep-toned, chocolaty and rich. Dark chocolate, hazelnut, gently scorched cedar, raisin, gardenia-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; chocolaty, wood-framed finish. Milk amplifies both dark chocolate and hazelnut notes in a richly sweet presentation.

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92

Choosy Gourmet

Honeymoon Espresso

Review Date: Mar 2020
Price: NT $350/227 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply sweet, pungent. Maraschino cherry, dark chocolate, narcissus, aromatic cedar, cashew in aroma and small cup. Satiny mouthfeel; cherry, chocolate and cashew all carry into a cleanly rich finish. The cherry notes turn gently tart and the chocolate crisp in three parts milk.

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Zuco Coffee Roasters

Zenith Blend

Review Date: Mar 2020
Price: HK $150/250 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Roast-rounded, chocolaty, fruit-resonant. Scorched oak, nut-toned chocolate, molasses, dried pineapple, hints of lily in aroma and small cup. Lightish though velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around cocoa and molasses with a hint of smoke. Sweetness and complexity carry through nicely in three parts milk.

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90

Java D'oro Gourmet Coffee

Espresso Supremo

Review Date: Mar 2020
Price: $12.95/16 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Crisp, chocolaty, sweetly nut-toned. Baking chocolate, hazelnut, rhododendron, date, gently scorched oak in aroma and cup. Full velvety mouthfeel. Smoky, nut-toned finish with chocolate undertones. Baking chocolate, hazelnut and scorched oak carry pleasingly into three parts milk.

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90

Cafe Femenino

Guatemala Dark Roast FTO

Review Date: Feb 2020
Price: $13.99/12 ounces

Sweetly roast-framed, cocoa-toned. Cocoa powder, dried date, gently scorched oak, lily, cashew in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with little perceptible acidity; full, velvety mouthfeel. Cocoa-driven finish with undertones of date and scorched oak.

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90

Wheelys Cafe Taiwan

Organic Unicorn Espresso Blend

Review Date: Dec 2019
Price: NT $450/250 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Richly chocolaty, floral-toned. Chocolate fudge, gardenia, lightly singed fir, cashew, date in aroma and small cup. Velvety-smooth mouthfeel; gently drying, chocolaty, wood-framed finish. Gardenia and chocolate fudge are amplified in three parts milk, while wood notes recede.

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Simon Hsieh’s Aroma Roast Coffees

Costa Rica SL-28 Yellow Honey Espresso

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $1,300/8 ounces
No. 4 Coffee of 2019

Evaluated as espresso. Attractively roast-prominent, deeply sweet and complex. Scorched cedar, baking chocolate, blackberry jam, blood orange zest, marjoram, violet-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly creamy, almost fluffy mouthfeel. Finish consolidates around an herb-toned chocolate enveloped in a smoky resonance. In three parts milk, intensely sweet and aromatically vibrant, supported by a rich, smoky depth.

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