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Los Angeles, CA Reviews

We found 182 reviews of coffees and espressos roasted in greater Los Angeles, CA. 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.


88

Waka Coffee

100% Arabica Freeze-Dried Colombian (Instant Coffee)

Review Date: Nov 2018
Price: $10.99/8 single-serve packets

Evaluated at proportions of 5 grams of instant coffee powder mixed with 8.5 ounces (250 ml) of hot water. Caramel-toned, richly sweet. Dark caramel, magnolia-like flowers, cedar, baker’s chocolate, a hint of apricot in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned in structure with brisk acidity; smooth mouthfeel. The finish is crisply sweet and resonant, with lingering notes of caramel and apricot.

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93

Augie's Coffee Roasters

Finca Insul Guatemala Pacamara

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

Delicate, sweetly spice-toned. Salted caramel, black cherry, cinnamon, roasted cashew, clover flower in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure; high-toned, juicy acidity. Fruit-toned finish with hints of cinnamon and clover flower.

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94

Klatch Coffee

Kenya Kabingara

Review Date: Nov 2018
Price: $19.95/12 ounces
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High-toned, crisply sweet. Mango, halvah, fine musk, freesia, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; plump, velvety mouthfeel. The lingering, resonant finish carries through on the vivacious, complex promise of the cup.

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92

Espresso Republic

Static Peru Valle de Chingama Peru

Review Date: Aug 2018
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Deeply pungent and richly sweet. Lavender, baker’s chocolate, oak, ripe fig, a hint of ginger in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet-tart and juicy in structure; full and satiny in mouthfeel. Baker’s chocolate carries distinctly and pleasingly into an otherwise short finish.

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90

Espresso Republic

Static Chirinos Peru

Review Date: Aug 2018
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Richly low-toned, gently zesty. Cedar, baker’s chocolate, grapefruit zest, apple, a hint of magnolia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly and quietly tart in structure, with a brisk edge. Plump mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet, though rather drying, finish.

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89

Espresso Republic

Static Peru Cajamarca

Review Date: Apr 2018
Price: $12.00/12 ounces

Quietly and delicately crisp. Candied walnut, peach, honeysuckle, cedar, ripe banana in aroma and cup. Gently and sweetly brisk in structure; light, very silky in mouthfeel. Walnut, peach and cedar in particular carry into a sweet though drying finish.

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93

Peri Coffee

Guji Allona Ethiopia Natural

Review Date: Apr 2018
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, fruit-toned. Blackberry, baker’s chocolate, freesia, hazelnut, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with bright acidity; velvety-textured, crisp mouthfeel. The cocoa-toned finish has a berry throughline, enveloped by spicy floral notes.

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94

Moore Coffee

Kenya Nyeri Gatugi Peaberry

Review Date: Apr 2018
Price: $17.95/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2018 - No. 10

Richly sweet-savory, roast-cradled. Toasted coconut, black currant, tamari-roasted almond, myrrh, lavender in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory in structure with balanced, juicy acidity; buoyant, syrupy mouthfeel. The richly drying finish consolidates to notes of lavender and tamari-roasted almond.

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91

Caffe Luxxe

Costa Rica Tarrazu

Review Date: Mar 2018
Price: $25.00/12 ounces

Deeply sweet, richly wood-framed. Watermelon candy, sandalwood, narcissus-like flowers, toasted pecan, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Aromatic wood leads in the short finish, while notes of watermelon candy (think Jolly Rancher) and sweet florals resurface in the long.

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94

Klatch Coffee

Sumatra Mutu Batak

Review Date: Mar 2018
Price: $14.95/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2018 - No. 9

Deeply, refreshingly pungent and earthy. Grapefruit zest, dark chocolate, candied ginger, graham cracker, moist fresh-fallen leaves in aroma and cup. Structured around complexly layered tart, sweet and savory tastes; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, deeply flavor-saturated finish.

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92

Espresso Republic

Static Kenya Kavutiri

Review Date: Dec 2017
Price: $25.00/12 ounces

Delicate, sweetly spice-toned. Red currant, lemon verbena, baker’s chocolate, rose hips, a hint of cannabis in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-savory structure; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The finish is sweetly herb-toned, leading with notes of lemon verbena and red currant in the short and a sweet muskiness akin to cannabis in the long, with a throughline of baker’s chocolate.

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95

Klatch Coffee

Kenya AB Muchoki

Review Date: Nov 2017
Price: $19.95/12 ounces
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Crisply and sweetly tart, delicate yet confident. Peach, vanilla bean, grapefruit zest, almond, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Poised in structure: sweet, tart, savory. Mouthfeel is cushiony, plush. Flavor saturates a savory-edged, drying finish.

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92

Caffe Luxxe

Kenya Peaberry Kericho County

Review Date: Nov 2017
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Sweetly pungent, lightly savory. Unusual aromatics: floral-toned honey, plum, musk, a hint of coriander in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet, savory-edged structure; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Dry and gently flavor-saturated in the finish.

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89

Espresso Republic

Static El Salvador Finca Maria Luisa

Review Date: Nov 2017
Price: $11.90/12 ounces

Brisk and subtly layered. Almond butter, dried apricot, fresh-cut fir, hints of dark chocolate and clover in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk and dry in structure; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The drying structure sweetens and smoothes a bit in the finish, and chocolate and clover-like flowers move forward.

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93

Espresso Republic

Static Kenya Kirimahiga

Review Date: Oct 2017
Price: $23.00/12 ounces

Richly sweet-savory. Brown sugar, baker’s chocolate, black currant, rye grain or flour, fine musk in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-savory structure; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates to notes of chocolate and black currant.

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95

Espresso Republic

Static Amaro Gayo Natural Ethiopia

Review Date: Sep 2017
Price: $17.00/12 ounces
Top 30: No. 24 Coffee of 2017

Crisply sweet, fruit-forward. Ripe strawberry, aromatic orchid, honey, toasted pine nut, a hint of sumac spice in aroma and cup. Lavish, elegant structure, with sweet-tart-savory in harmonious balance. Syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is resonant, long and flavor-saturated, maintaining the promise of the complex flavor notes from the cup.

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94

Espresso Republic

Static Cali Classic Espresso

Review Date: Sep 2017
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply and richly sweet-tart, spice-toned. Dark chocolate, blood orange zest, licorice root, dried mango, caraway seed in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; the finish moves from crisp, sweet cocoa tones in the short to caraway and licorice root in the long. In cappuccino-scaled milk, floral, fruit and savory spice tones richly converge.

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93

Espresso Republic

Static Dark Star Mexico Espresso

Review Date: Sep 2017
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Baker’s chocolate, plum blossom, molasses, grapefruit zest, cedar in aroma and small cup. Crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel; the finish consolidates around grapefruit zest and baker’s chocolate in the short, with notes of cedar returning in the long. In three parts milk, baker’s chocolate envelopes citrus zest and stone fruit notes in pleasing balance.

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93

Espresso Republic

Static Hacienda Sonora Costa Rica

Review Date: Sep 2017
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Subtle, engaging, deeply sweet-savory. Orange blossom, baker’s chocolate, cantaloupe, fresh pine, a hint of cinnamon in aroma and cup. Round, sweetly savory structure; taut, velvety body. The finish consolidates around quiet chocolate and almond notes.

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93

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Static Don Eli La Pastora Tarrazu Costa Rica

Review Date: Sep 2017
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Deeply rich, bittersweet, herbaceous. Almond brittle, date, mace, honeysuckle, eucalyptus leaf in aroma and cup. Crisply bittersweet structure; satiny, full mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to gently drying notes of date and almond.

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