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Price: $20.00/12 ounces
High-toned, richly sweet-tart-savory. Raspberry jam, dark chocolate, pie cherry, almond, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with tart-savory acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Deeply chocolaty and fruit-toned in the finish.
Price: $28.00/12 ounces
Fruit-forward, chocolaty. Blueberry, baking chocolate, lemon verbena, fresh-cut oak, amber in aroma and cup. Winey acidity; full, satiny-smooth body. The resonant finish leads with notes of blueberry and baking chocolate.
Delicate, sweetly fruit-toned. Red grape, cashew butter, ginger blossom, fresh-cut fir, caramel in aroma and small cup. Gentle, round acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The quiet, fruity finish is supported by notes of caramel and fir.
Sweetly spice-toned. Dried cranberry, narcissus, fennel, hazelnut, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with brisk acidity; silly-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp drying finish leads with notes of cranberry and hazelnut.
Evaluated as espresso. Dark chocolate, caramel, macadamia nut, cedar, marjoram in aroma and small cup. Crisply velvety mouthfeel; gently drying, chocolaty finish. In three parts milk, dark chocolate notes are front and center, with macadamia nut and cedar undertones.
Sweetly nut-toned. Hazelnut, pink grapefruit zest, date, elm, orange zest in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Sweet-toned, nutty finish.
Deeply aromatic, rich-toned. Lemongrass, magrut lime, amber, almond butter, narcissus in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with bright, juicy acidity; crisp, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Harmonious, integrated, flavor-laden finish.
Gently sweet-tart, floral-toned. Pomegranate, lilac, hazelnut, pink grapefruit zest, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-tart structure with delicately bright acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Tart finish leads with notes of pomegranate and pink grapefruit zest, with undertones of oak and hazelnut.
Rich-toned, deeply sweet. Salted caramel, black cherry, almond, narcissus, Meyer lemon zest in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with citrusy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Harmonious finish centered around notes of salted caramel and almond.
Sweetly nut-toned. Pistachio, red apple, lemon verbena, oak, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gently brisk acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The nut-toned finish has undertones of lemon verbena and oak.
Crisply sweet, cocoa-toned. Baking chocolate, date, gardenia, elm, orange zest in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and elm.
Complex, integrated, harmonious. Early girl tomato, chamomile, lemongrass, calamansi, star jasmine in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with sparkling acidity; satiny, buoyant mouthfeel. Deep-toned, multi-layered finish that fulfills the promise of the cup.
Price: NT $1,000/200 grams
Deep-toned, richly sweet. Dark chocolate, salted caramel, dried pear, almond, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with round acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish supported by salted caramel and almond notes.
Price: NT $1,000/200 grams
Richly chocolaty, balanced. Dark chocolate, cherry, hazelnut, cedar, lemon-thyme in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Chocolaty, nut-toned finish with cedar and herb notes.
Price: NT $500/200 grams
Richly sweet, crisply fruity. Plum, magnolia, cashew, agave syrup, dried sage in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp finish highlights notes of cashew and plum.
Chocolaty and berry-toned. Raspberry, baking chocolate, fir, caramel, almond in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and fir with raspberry undertones.
Evaluated as espresso. Crisply sweet, chocolaty. Baking chocolate, date, banana, vanilla, fir in aroma and small cup. Velvety-smooth body; gently drying, wood-framed finish. Crisply chocolaty with fir undertones in three parts milk.
Delicately sweet-tart, fruity. Strawberry, magnolia, almond, cedar, dark chocolate. Briskly sweet structure; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly wood-framed finish supported by strawberry and almond.
Crisp, bittersweet, fruity. Canned peaches, pomegranate, dark chocolate, oak, sassafras. Very brisk acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish that leads with notes of canned peach and sassafras.
Complex, multi-layered. Star jasmine, apricot, Meyer lemon zest, oak, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Delicately juicy-bright acidity; silky smooth mouthfeel. Resonant finish centered around notes of apricot and hazelnut.