Reviews for Temple Coffee and Tea

Complex, bracing, bittersweet in structure. Crisp lavender-like flowers, dark chocolate, tart berry, softened by a sweet caramel in aroma and cup. Brisk, floral-toned acidity; silky to lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Lavender and dark chocolate carry into a rich but drying finish.

Brisk, cedary berry notes dominate in aroma and cup, with hints of cocoa and a rounder, juicier fruit, cherry perhaps. Softly balanced acidity; impressively plush, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, straightforward finish.

Crisp lavender-like flowers dominate, with hints of lemon, blackberry and honey in aroma and cup. A spicy, savory suggestion deepens the cup. Gently and sweetly tart acidity; silky mouthfeel. Rich, bittersweet finish.

Delicately bright, gently balanced: flowers, orange, fresh-cut fir, apple in aroma and cup, with a rounding hint of caramel. Light body but silky smooth mouthfeel. Flowers linger in a clean, sweet-toned, slightly drying finish.

Unusual profile: intense night flowers and a banana-like fruit dominate, with complicating hints of brandy and cedar. Round, functional acidity; buttery mouthfeel. Flowers in particular carry into a long, deep, slightly drying finish.

Deep, round, sweet-toned, yet gently crisp. Distinct almond notes, milk chocolate, date-like fruit in aroma and cup. Rich, well-contexted acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The fruit turns banana-like in a resonant finish.

Delicately bright, honeyish, refreshing. Honey, violet-like flowers, sweetly tart berry in aroma and in cup, where a hint of cocoa complicates. Gently bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. Bittersweet, cocoa-toned finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet-toned and balanced in the small cup; heady floral notes anchored by pungent cedar and anise and a hint of nut-nuanced chocolate. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; excellent flavor persistence in a slightly drying finish. In two parts milk pronounced presence with a complex, bittersweet chocolate dominating.

Deep, complex, pungent. Sweetly tart grapefruit and enveloping fresh-turned, moist earth in aroma and cup, with grace notes ranging from flowers to cedar. Rich acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The grapefruit and earth notes carry deep into the finish.

Unusual profile; gentle, round, with a soft, almost creamy mouthfeel and quiet, complex aromatics: orangy citrus, cocoa, flowers, pine, rosemary. Sweet, with a slight salty/savory edge particularly prominent in the long finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Crisp, bright, complex. Vanilla, butter, caramelly milk chocolate, citrus, stone fruit all carry from aroma to small cup. Medium body, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, rich finish with fine flavor saturation. In two parts milk delicate but continued complex, with the vanilla and caramelly milk chocolate notes particularly prominent.

Rich, round, deep. Roasted nut, dusk flowers, cocoaish dark chocolate, melon-like fruit with a hint of citrus in aroma and cup. Wine-toned acidity; silky mouthfeel. The dry chocolate and melon suggestions carry into a long, resonant finish.

Refined earth tones turn berry- and orange-toned fruit deep and pungent. Richly tart, well-integrated acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The pungent fruit carries into a long, resonant finish.

Soft, sweet-toned aroma: fir, milk chocolate. In the cup gentle but impressively deep acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel, continued balance of pungent fir with roundly sweet milk chocolate and apricot notes. Gently rich finish.

Sweet, intense, cherry-toned, with a clear nut note that turns rather woody in the cup. Nevertheless, a rich sweetness resonates from aroma through finish. Round, deep acidity.

Very deep, sweet, cherry-toned. Additional hints of brandy, minty dark chocolate, anise, cedar, flowers in aroma and small cup. Syrupy mouthfeel; chocolate in particular lingers in a richly long finish. The complexity mutes in two parts milk, though the minty chocolate persists.

Bright, balanced, delicate. Tart cherry, peach, black currant, rose-like flowers in aroma and cup. Giddily and sweetly bright acidity; light, silky-textured mouthfeel. Sweet, gently rich finish deeply saturated with flavor.

Spicy tea rose, gentle citrus and sweet berries in aroma and cup. A juicy and bright coffee that simplifies slightly in the rather clean and sweet-toned finish.

Sweet-toned, crisp, low in acidity, balanced. Distinct nut tones, fresh-cut fir, caramel, orangy fruit in aroma and cup. Lean but smooth mouthfeel. Rich, quietly flavor-saturated finish.

Flowers balanced by crisp cocoa and fresh-cut fir. Brisk acidity. Smooth mouthfeel just a little fatter than silky. Deep, flavor-saturated finish.