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Reviews for Paradise Roasters

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Harfusa FTO

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $15.95/12 ounces

Sweet, silky, subtle. Intriguing halvah-like honey and almond notes in aroma and cup, with delicate floral and apple top notes. Gentle, floral-toned acidity; light but buoyantly lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a richly sweet-toned though mildly drying finish.

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Panama Los Lajones Bambu Geisha Natural

Review Date: Oct 2013
Price: $59.95/8 ounces

High-toned, intense, deliriously complex. Floral notes, roasted cacao nib, almond, strawberry, a pungently sweet hint of sandalwood in aroma and cup. Richly crisp acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but carries deep into a sweet though rather drying finish.

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Guatemala Huehuetenango Fair Trade Organic

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $12.95/12 ounces

Pungent cedar, delicate flowers, ripe grapefruit, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Roundly tart, deeply expressed acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a rich though simple finish.

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Ethiopia Awassa

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $16.95/12 ounces

Lush, heavy, lily-like flowers, ripe grapefruit, blueberry and musk in a richly enveloping aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Some flavor lingers in a sweet, deep, simple finish.

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Hawaii Ka’u Blend

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $18.95/12 ounces

Richly and gently bright, balanced. Cedary dark chocolate, honey, ripe orange in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart, juicy acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet-toned finish.

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Hawaii Ka’u Isla

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $32.95/12 ounces

Sweet, pungent, triumphantly juicy. Honey, very sweet-toned, fresh-cut fir, night-blooming flowers and a zesty orange note in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet, lush acidity; big, syrupy mouthfeel. Deep, quietly flavor-saturated finish.

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Iron Range Espresso

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, sweetly pungent. Dark chocolate, banana-like fruit, lavender, malt in aroma and small cup. Heavy, almost fudgy mouthfeel; flavor consolidates in a rich though drying finish. Strong presence in three parts milk: crisp, richly malty chocolate.

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S.O. Espresso Rwanda Rulindo

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Dark chocolate, sweet yam, vanilla, roasted chestnut, ripe orange in quiet aroma and vivid, flamboyant flavor. Rich, syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate and orange resonate in a rich finish and carry rather quietly into three parts milk.

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Ethiopia Ardi

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $16.95/12 ounces

Complex, exotic, gently whisky-toned. Honey, lavender, hazelnut, milk chocolate in aroma and cup, complicated by a very restrained fermented character. Delicately brisk acidity; silky mouthfeel. Rich, juicy, flavor-saturated finish.

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S.O. Espresso Organic Sumatra Aceh

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Complex, savory-sweet. Sweet herb (lavender and sage), dark chocolate, rich molasses, allspice and cinnamon in aroma and more pronounced in the small cup. Creamy mouthfeel. Crisp chocolate and lavender persist in a rich finish. Complexly expressed dry chocolate in three parts milk, nuanced by malt and floral herb suggestions.

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Organic Ethiopia Sidamo

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Gently exotic, roundly bright. Butter, pungent cedar, dark chocolate, ripe tangerine, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, juicy acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a rich though drying finish.

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Costa Rica Rio Jorco El Llano Honey

Review Date: Jul 2013
Price: $15.95/12 ounces

Briskly sweet, floral-toned. Cinnamon, orange blossom, orange zest, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Crisp acidity; silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a drying though rich finish.

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Sumatra Volkopi Peaberry

Review Date: Jun 2013
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Crisply pungent yet sweet, balanced. Salt taffy, walnut, fresh-cut fir, chocolate, with slight hints of flowers and citrus in aroma and cup. Juicy, gently acidity; richly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, crisply drying finish.

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Fair Trade Organic Mexico Chiapas

Review Date: May 2013
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Complex nut notes (walnut, pecan), cedar, butter, and a floral top note in aroma and cup. Quiet, brisk acidity; lightish but very silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but maintains in a sweet, gently drying finish.

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Hawaii Kona Isla Prime Select

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $36.95/12 ounces

Gentle, sweetly tart, delicately complex. Honey, sweet citrus, nut butter, night-blooming flowers in aroma and cup. Soft acidity; leanish but quite silky mouthfeel. Pleasingly rich though rather short finish.

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El Salvador Santa Marta Honey

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $16.95/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #11

Intricately sweet, delicately complex. Ripe strawberry, orange, candied nut, vanilla-toned flowers in aroma and cup. Gently crisp acidity; light but smoothly silky mouthfeel. Very sweet, lightly flavor-saturated finish.

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Guatemala El Injerto Pandora Del Carmen Pacamara

Review Date: Feb 2013
Price: $24.95/10 ounces

Complex, with a savory-sweet depth. Roasted cocoa-nib, jasmine, cedar, honey, orange zest in aroma and cup. Bright, bittersweet acidity; light but very silky mouthfeel. Citrus and floral notes in particular persist in a crisp but resonant finish.

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Colombia Huila Los Naranjos

Review Date: Feb 2013
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Gently bright, sweetly crisp. Fresh-cut fir, almond, honeysuckle-like flowers, lemon curd in aroma and cup. Delicate, soft acidity; silky mouthfeel. Surprisingly rich, resonant finish.

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Brazil Pocos de Caldas S.O. Espresso

Review Date: Feb 2013
Price: $12.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. In the small cup complex aroma and flavor: dark chocolate, honey, night-florals, grape-like fruit, pungent cedar. Impressively syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet though drying finish. Balanced and rather brisk in two parts milk: chocolate, cedar, flowers.

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere

Review Date: Jan 2013
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Delicately but giddily complex. Honey, narcissus, sweet chocolate, softly tart tangerine in aroma and cup. Gentle but vibrant acidity; light but syrupy mouthfeel. Remarkably sweet and flavor-saturated though slightly drying in a long, complexly developing finish.

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