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Denver Reviews

We found 108 reviews of coffees and espressos roasted in greater Denver. These coffee reviews and espresso reviews are listed in reverse chronological order by review date. Older coffee reviews and espresso reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffees.


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Allegro Coffee Roasters

Kenya Zuri

Review Date: Feb 2020
Price: $14.99/12 ounces

Deep, sweet, chocolaty. Chocolate fudge, black cherry, fresh-cut fir, hibiscus blossom, brown sugar in aroma and small cup. Sweet-tart structure with crisp, apple-like acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Gently drying finish with a chocolate throughline and fir undertones.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Washed Geisha Hacienda La Esmeralda Jaramillo Special

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $125.00/4 ounces; limited availability

Delicate, intricately sweet, vibrant and impeccably balanced. Rose, crisp fruit (green apple, Bing cherry, wild strawberry), honey, tangerine zest, dragonwell green tea, fresh juniper in aroma and cup. The structure is incredibly sweet and juicy, yet zesty and richly tart. Light, but very silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in the finish with a delicately crisp, sweet resonance.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Elida Estate Geisha Green-Tip Natural

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: $100.00/21 grams
No. 1 Coffee of 2019

Vast yet intimate in its layered intricacy: complete and perfectly balanced. Complex flowers (citrus blossom, ginger blossom, aromatic orchid), bright, fresh fruit (pear, peach, tangerine), sweet cocoa, sandalwood, a hint of candycap mushroom in aroma and cup. In structure, juicy and lyrically bright with a subtly pungent umami base; light-footed, satiny mouthfeel. Pear leads into long, vibrantly flavor-saturated finish.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Super Mario 6 Geisha

Review Date: Sep 2019
Price: $60.00/8 ounces

Impeccably floral and cocoa-toned with a savory throughline. Chocolate fudge, wisteria, Asian pear, hazelnut butter, white peppercorn in aroma and cup. Richly sweet-savory structure with floral acidity; velvety-smooth, viscous mouthfeel. The finish centers around spice-toned chocolate (think dark chocolate with peppercorns) and wisteria.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu Natural

Review Date: Aug 2019
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Deeply sweet, elegantly rich. Mulberry, sandalwood, tangerine zest, jasmine, baking spices in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart in structure with high-toned, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The seemingly infinite finish fulfills the promise of the cup, leading with deep berry and citrus zest, rounding to floral-toned spice.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Crema de Dolce Espresso

Review Date: Jun 2019
Price: $14.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, richly bittersweet. Baker’s chocolate, dried apricot, hop flowers, sandalwood, hazelnut butter in aroma and cup. Plush, creamy mouthfeel; bright, fruit-forward finish. In milk, crisp chocolate notes envelope notes of stone fruit and bittersweet florals in the short, with rich aromatic wood tones resurfacing in the long.

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92

Corvus Coffee Roasters

Tumba Rwanda

Review Date: Mar 2019
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory, spice-toned. Cocoa powder, black cherry, sweet kabocha squash, freesia-like flowers, lemongrass in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with gentle acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates to notes of cocoa and lemongrass with a throughline of kabocha squash.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Kenya Karindundu AA Small Lot Reserve

Review Date: Feb 2019
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
No. 6 Coffee of 2019

Lush, deeply floral, resonantly tropical. Plumeria, coconut, dark chocolate, tamarind, frankincense in aroma and cup. The structure is superbly balanced among sweet, savory and tart, with juicy-bright acidity. Plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The seemingly eternal finish sustains all of the flavor notes from the cup in ringing harmony.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Kanzu

Review Date: Feb 2019
Price: $24.00/12 ounces

Spiced-toned, richly floral. Wisteria, sweet lime zest, date, white peppercorn, cocoa powder in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with punchy acidity; crisp, lively, satiny mouthfeel. The short finish suggests a cannabis-like pungency, while cocoa and wisteria notes carry into the long.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Kochere Natural

Review Date: Feb 2019
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Richly bittersweet, complexly fruit-toned. Chocolate fudge, dried mulberry, candied pink grapefruit zest, pistachio brittle, wisteria-like flowers in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with high-toned, lively acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of chocolate fudge and dried mulberry, with a pleasingly bittersweet pink grapefruit throughline.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Elida Estate Geisha Natural Dragonfly Reserve

Review Date: Nov 2018
Price: $70.00/8 ounces

Delicate, vibrant, richly tart. Passionfruit, roasted cacao nib, sandalwood, star jasmine, bergamot zest in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart in structure with juicy, bright acidity; buoyant, silky mouthfeel. The long, flavor-saturated finish is redolent with notes of passionfruit, star jasmine and cacoa nib.

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94

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Geisha Honey COE 2018 2nd Place

Review Date: Nov 2018
Price: $45.00/8 ounces

Rich, high-toned, sweetly herbaceous. Lemon verbena, roasted almond, black cherry, narcissus, black peppercorn in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with high-toned, lively acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish leads with black cherry and narcissus in the short, with notes of almond and peppercorn in the long, and an undercurrent of lemon verbena throughout.

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Hacienda La Esmeralda Cabana Geisha Natural

Review Date: Oct 2018
Price: $75.00/8 ounces

Rich, resonant, high-toned. Lychee, lilac, chocolate fudge, frankinense, tamarind in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with juicy, bright acidity; plush, syrupy-smoooth mouthfeel. The lingering finish is flavor-saturated, making good on the promise of the cup’s deep sweetness.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Finca La Aurora Camilina Geisha

Review Date: Oct 2018
Price: $45.00/8 ounces

Crisp, elegantly sweet, rich-toned. Dried mango, hazelnut butter, hibiscus, fresh-cut cedar, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet-tart structure with vibrant acidity; viscous, satiny mouthfeel. The finish leads with dried mango and hazelnut in the short, hibiscus and cedar returning in the long.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Esmeralda Estate Porton Geisha Natural

Review Date: Oct 2018
Price: $75.00/8 ounces

Rich-toned, cleanly fruit-forward, intricately balanced. Concord grape, pungent myrrh, roasted cacao nib, honeysuckle, candy cap mushroom in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet-tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant, flavor-saturated finish rings on with all of the notes from the cup.

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Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kainamui

Review Date: Oct 2018
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Vibrant, high-toned, deeply sweet. Candied violet, pomegranate, sandalwood, honey, almond in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with bright, citrusy acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Sweetly tart in the short finish and redolent of honey and pomegranate in the long.

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Corvus Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kariru PB

Review Date: Oct 2018
Price: $21.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet-tart, engagingly bright. Tangerine zest, baker’s chocolate, tamarind, orange blossom, molasses in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Floral in the short finish, followed by notes of baker’s chocolate and citrus zest in the long.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural Espresso

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

Evaluated as espresso. Elegantly fruit-toned and floral. Dried apricot, lychee, sandalwood, cashew butter, honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Plush, creamy mouthfeel; rich, resonant finish driven predominantly by notes of dried apricot and sandalwood. In three parts milk, an intriguing marjoram-like note surfaces, along with notes of deep fruit, aromatic wood, and a distinct sweet floral.

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural

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

Sweet, deeply and complexly fruit-toned. Very ripe strawberry, pineapple guava, dark chocolate, distinct lavender-like flowers, aromatic cedar in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet in structure, with a gentle and pleasing bitter edge. Full, plush mouthfeel. Lavender and chocolate dominate in a faintly and pleasantly spirits-tinged finish.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Yemen Haraaz

Review Date: Aug 2018
Price: $35.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Apricot, lychee, sandalwood, cashew butter, honeysuckle in aroma and small cup. Creamy-smooth mouthfeel; rich finish that surfaces herb notes suggesting marjoram, along with lychee and apricot. In three parts milk, this coffee is fruit-driven, its tartness tempered by honeysuckle and sandalwood notes.

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