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Reviews for El Gran Cafe

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El Gran Cafe

Espresso No. 2

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Richly sweet, fruit-toned. Dark chocolate, date, sassafras, molasses, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and small cup. Velvety mouthfeel; the crisp finish centers around dark chocolate and cedar notes. Dark chocolate and molasses amplify in milk while date and cedar recede.

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90

El Gran Cafe

Finca Huixoc Maracaturra

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Richly bittersweet, complex. Dark chocolate, sassafras, honey, pear, cashew in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with pert acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The quiet, balanced finish centers around suggestions of dark chocolate and cashew.

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90

El Gran Cafe

Finca Santa Isabel

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Sweet-toned, floral. Magnolia, yellow plum, almond, cane sugar, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with gently bright acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Floral- and aromatic wood-toned finish.

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92

El Gran Cafe

Proyecto Aurora

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $10.00/12 ounces

Richly floral, deep-toned. Narcissus, cocoa nib, peach, fir, almond in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The finish shows a pretty floral throughline supported by notes of stone fruit and cocoa nib.

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87

El Gran Cafe

Las Moritas Yellow Caturra

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Gently fruit-toned, wood-framed. Prune, balsa wood, hazelnut, orange zest, a hint of freesia in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with gently bittersweet acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Notes of balsa and hazelnut drive the finish.

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87

El Gran Cafe

El Pintado Classico

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Delicate, crisply sweet. Pistachio, fir, lime zest, freesia, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of fir and lime zest.

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88

El Gran Cafe

5a Poniente

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $5.00/12 ounces

Richly bittersweet. Dark chocolate, hop flowers, fir, almond, raisin in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with gentle acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp, chocolaty finish is supported by smoky aromatic wood notes.

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90

El Gran Cafe

Esperanza Villa Sarchi

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Balanced, richly bittersweet. Cocoa powder, prairie flowers, date, lily, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with bittersweet acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers around notes of cocoa powder and fir.

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92

El Gran Cafe

Esperanza Bourbon

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Bright, deeply chocolaty. Dark chocolate, grapefruit zest, plum, hazelnut, thyme in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with juicy acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. Chocolaty, nut-toned finish with undertones of fresh-cut thyme.

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88

El Gran Cafe

Finca San Carlos

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Pecan, pie cherry, brown sugar, oak, a hint of gardenia in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with brisk acidity; chewy mouthfeel. Pecan tones prevail in the crisply sweet finish.

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89

El Gran Cafe

5a Sur

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $5.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, nut-toned. Cashew butter, baking chocolate, magnolia, pear, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk structure; satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of cashew and cedar.

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94

El Gran Café

Finca Santa Isabel

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Beautifully balanced, fruit-forward. Cherry, orange zest, cocoa nib, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart, with juicy acidity; plush, buoyant mouthfeel. Long, layered finish with pretty cherry and cocoa nib notes.

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94

El Gran Café

Finca San Carlos

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Richly sweet, nuanced, multi-layered. Apricot, star jasmine, cocoa nib, cashew, oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with delicate acidity; full, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, long, cocoa-toned finish.

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93

El Gran Café

Finca El Pintado

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, quietly resonant. Wisteria, apricot, pistachio, molasses, oak in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart, savory-edged structure with round acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The persistent finish consolidates to notes of molasses and pistachio.

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92

El Gran Café

La Esperanza Villa Sarchi

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, high-toned, straightforward. Cocoa powder, lime zest, fresh-cut fir, freesia-like flowers, walnut in aroma and cup. Quietly tart structure with round, gently brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The rich-toned finish consolidates to notes of cocoa powder and walnut with hints of flowers.

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90

El Gran Café

La Esperanza Borbón

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Crisply sweet-tart, balanced. Plum, cocoa nib, almond, violet, elm in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Gently drying, cocoa- and nut-toned finish with elm undertones.

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89

El Gran Café

The Aurora Project

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $10.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, balanced. Cocoa nib, almond, red grape, cedar, a hint of magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers around sweet nut and red grape notes with cedar undertones.

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86

El Gran Café

5a Sur

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $5.00/12 ounces

Sweetly nut- and cocoa-toned. Hazelnut, cocoa powder, magnolia, cedar, golden raisin in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The nut-toned finish is supported by hints of cocoa powder and cedar.

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86

El Gran Café

5a Poniente

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: $5.00/12 ounces

Chocolaty, sweetly smoky. Dark chocolate, scorched mesquite, lily, raisin, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with gentle acidity; crisp, light mouthfeel. Bittersweet finish with notes of chocolate and scorched mesquite.

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