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Honduras Reserve Luis Nolasco Nanolot

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $21.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, bright and balanced. Cocoa nib, cherry, brown sugar, lemon thyme, magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with brisk acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with notes of brown sugar and magnolia.

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Democratic Republic of Congo Mighty Peace Mapendo

Review Date: Mar 2022
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Deep, balanced, richly sweet. Pear, almond butter, marjoram, orange zest, cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with citric acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Notes of orange zest and marjoram complicate a sweetly nut-toned finish.

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Whiskey Dreams Moka Java

Review Date: Feb 2022
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Sweetly spice-toned, gently fermenty. Dark chocolate, fennel, raspberry jam, whiskey barrel, lemon balm in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with juicy acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around notes of whiskey-toned raspberry and oak.

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Ethiopia Lecho Torka

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Flavor-saturated, sweetly tart. Candy apple, lime zest, cocoa nib, freesia-like flowers, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Gently tart structure with crisp acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with undertones of cocoa nib and lime zest.

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Colombia Monteblanco Gesha Cold Fermentation

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $40.00/8 ounces

Richly sweet-savory. Black tea, dried lavender, baking chocolate, fresh peach, fresh sugarcane in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart-savory structure with rich, vibrant acidity; plump, syrupy mouthfeel. The gentle finish centers around savory notes of black tea with sugarcane and a hint of lavender.

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Colombia Monteblanco Purple Caturra Natural

Review Date: Mar 2019
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Sweet, nut-toned. Pistachio, lilac, dried lemon zest, very ripe papaya, cedar in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet-tart in structure; delicately plump in mouthfeel. Nut and floral notes carry a quietly satisfying finish.

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El Salvador Loma La Gloria Natural (Espresso)

Review Date: Aug 2018
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, lively, sweet-toned. Bergamot, cherry, magnolia, roasted cacao nib, almond in aroma and small cup. Velvety mouthfeel; sweetly tart, richly drying finish. Cherry tones come forward in three parts milk, supported by deep chocolate.

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El Salvador Loma La GLoria Natural

Review Date: Aug 2018
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Deeply sweet and bright; rich-toned. Dried mango, honey, apple blossom, pink peppercorn, oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart in structure with juicy acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The fruit-driven finish is resonant, consolidating to notes of dried mango, honey and oak.

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Brazil Fazenda São Bento

Review Date: May 2018
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Deeply and sweetly pungent, juicy. Black currant, orange zest, cocoa, lavender, oak in aroma and cup. Sweetly and gently tart in structure, gently savory-edged. Light but silky, lively mouthfeel. Quietly rich finish: orange zest and lavender.

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Decaf Ethiopia Sidamo

Review Date: Nov 2017
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Surprising and melodic, delicate yet vivid. Lilac and lemon blossom, fresh sweet grass, honey, moist pipe tobacco, fresh-cut elm in aroma and cup. In structure subtly and sweetly tart. Very light, silky mouthfeel. Unexpectedly rich and flavor-saturated in the finish: pipe tobacco, honey, lemon blossom.

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El Salvador La Loma Gloria Washed

Review Date: Jun 2017
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Delicate, crisply sweet. Violet candy, hazelnut butter, lemon verbena, molasses, cedar in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. The quiet finish settles to notes of lemon verbena and molasses.

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Nicaragua Reserve Los Congos Pacamara Washed Process

Review Date: Jan 2017
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Delicate yet lush, gently bright. Dried peach, ripe orange, candied walnut, hints of fresh-cut cedar and cinnamon in aroma and cup. Roundly balanced acidity; satiny, light-footed mouthfeel. Walnut, cedar and orange in particular carry into a crisp but sweet finish.

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Nicaragua Reserve Los Congos Pacamara Natural Process

Review Date: Jan 2017
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Deep, sweetly and richly pungent. Rum, oak, dark chocolate, ripe blueberry, lavender in aroma and cup. Backgrounded but resonant acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Rum and lavender in particular show up in a quietly flavor-saturated finish.

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Ethiopia Washed Shatawene Gr. 1

Review Date: Nov 2016
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Delicate, sweetly tart. Lemon zest, nougat, cedar, mango, narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Crisp, gentle acidity; lean, silky mouthfeel. The richly drying finish consolidates around aromatic wood tones, with intimations of sweet-tart mango.

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Panama Elida Natural Lot #26

Review Date: Nov 2016
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Fruit-toned, deeply pungent. Blueberry, rum cordial, fresh-cut fir, baker’s chocolate, gardenia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Fruit-forward acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The quiet finish is characterized by cocoa-toned blueberry in the short and hints of aromatic wood in the long.

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Costa Rica Finca La Pastora Carlos Montero Lot #1

Review Date: Oct 2016
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Deeply sweet, delicately rich. Maple syrup, freesia-like flowers, green grape, hazelnut, cedar in aroma and cup. Delicate, sweetly tart acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The balanced, sweet-toned finish consolidates to maple syrup, cedar and hazelnut.

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Alma Vieja 10-Year Anniversary Blend

Review Date: Aug 2016
Price: $18.00/250 grams

Sweetly pungent, delicately rich. Candied pecan, cocoa, tangerine, sweet flowers in aroma and cup. Softly bright, balanced acidity; light but very plush mouthfeel. The finish is sweet, deep, and saturated with floral and cocoa suggestions.

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Sumatra Gayo “Adsenia” Triple Pick

Review Date: Jul 2016
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Deeply and richly floral. Rhododendron, fresh-cut redwood, butterscotch, ripe tangerine, chocolate fudge, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Gently crisp acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around a citrus-toned chocolate in the short; butterscotch resurfaces in the long.

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Brazil Fazenda Alta Vista

Review Date: Jun 2016
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Sweetly nutty, deeply floral. Butterscotch, hazelnut, lilac, tamarind, dried papaya in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet acidity; satiny mouthfeel. All flavor notes harmoniously carry into a resonant short finish; hazelnut and tamarind linger well into the sweet-tart long.

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Panama Elida Natural Lot #13

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $20.00/250 grams

Deeply sweet and richly savory. Black cherry, tamarind, liquorice bark and lavender in aroma and cup. Gentle, balanced acidity; levitatingly velvety mouthfeel. Cocoa and black cherry notes predominate in the crisp, resonant finish.

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