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Coffee by Design

Costa Rica Naranjo Danilo Salazar Arias

Review Date: May 2022
Price: $23.00/12 ounces

Bright, richly sweet-tart, fruit-toned. Pomegranate, dark chocolate, lilac, almond, amber in aroma and small cup. Bright structure with juicy, vibrant acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. Sweetly tart finish with leading notes of pomegranate and almond. Crisply chocolaty, floral finish.

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93

Coffee by Design

Kenya Kahunyo AA

Review Date: May 2022
Price: $22.00/16 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Date, magnolia, tamarind, cedar, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure with lively acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Sweetly tart finish leads with tamarind notes, supported by suggestions of rich cedar.

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93

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Honduras COMSA Oscar Omar Alonzo

Review Date: May 2022
Price: $18.50/12 ounces

A balanced honey-processed cup that leads with stone fruit and vanilla-like floral notes — sweet, tart, and especially aromatic.

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92

Coffee by Design

Rwanda Gasharu Natural

Review Date: May 2022
Price: $23.00/12 ounces

Delicately fruit-forward, crisply chocolaty. Date, baking chocolate, hazelnut, tangerine zest, cane sugar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle, round acidity, plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Understated, balance, nut- and chocolate-toned finish.

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91

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Ethiopia Sidama Durato Bombe

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $18.50/16 ounces

Aromatic, wood-framed, berry-toned. Berry melange, fresh-cut cedar, agave syrup, lily, grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with berry and grapefruit undertones.

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90

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Worka Sakaro Anaerobic

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $18.50/12 ounces

Quietly bittersweet, cocoa-toned. Lime zest, cocoa powder, hop flowers, cedar, persimmon in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of cocoa powder and hop flowers.

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92

Coffee by Design

Kenya Nyeri Kiandu AA

Review Date: Sep 2021
Price: $18.50/16 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Dark chocolate, lavender, date, agave syrup, lemon zest in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure with velvety-smooth mouthfeel; chocolaty finish with lavender undertones.

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93

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Kenya Kiambu Kiriga AA

Review Date: Apr 2021
Price: $18.50/16 ounces

Vibrant, sweet-savory, floral-toned. Cocoa nib, red currant, myrrh, honeysuckle, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with juicy acidity; crisp, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers on red currant and hop flowers in the short, cocoa nib and myrrh in the long.

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93

Coffee By Design

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Heyilu Butiya

Review Date: Apr 2021
Price: $18.50/16 ounces

Richly sweet, deeply berry-toned. Dried blueberry, rhododendron, lime zest, dark chocolate, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle, round acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of dried blueberry and dark chocolate with cedar undertones.

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87

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Colombia Jardin Finca El Boton Maragogype Peaberry

Review Date: Feb 2011
Price: $14.45/16 ounces

Intense cedar tone dominates the aroma. Silky mouthfeel and soft flavors that hint at cherry-chocolate, malt and walnut. Wood-toned chocolate in the softly astringent finish.

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88

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Guatemala Antigua La Flor del Cafe

Review Date: Feb 2011
Price: $13.25/16 ounces

A roundly straightforward cup dominated by sweet nut- and fruit-toned chocolate with a hint of aromatic wood. Soft acidity, medium body, mouthfeel that may strike some coffee drinkers as hearty and others as slightly rough. The orangy chocolate carries into the finish.

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92

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe YCFCU Co-Op

Review Date: Feb 2011
Price: $14.00/16 ounces

Lemon, bergamot, lavender and a hint of pungent nut-toned cocoa in the aroma. The cocoa turns more chocolaty and dominates the flowers and citrus in the cup. Gently penetrating acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and a deep, gently rich finish.

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