Los Angeles Reviews

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Delicate yet deep; sweetly spice-toned. Baker’s chocolate, cinnamon, black cherry, narcissus-like flowers, caraway seed in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet in structure; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around spice-framed wood and rich black cherry suggestions.

Delicate, sweetly musk-toned. Singed sandalwood, dried lemon zest, malty chocolate, almond, gardenia in aroma and cup. Spice-toned in structure, crisply perfumy; buoyant, lean mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers on citrus and chocolate in the short modulating to bittersweet aromatic wood in the long.

Deeply rich, sweetly smoky. Ripe banana, black peppercorn, singed clove, pipe tobacco, gardenia-like flowers in aroma and cup. The structure is dominated by a smoke-toned sweetness with spice undertones. Velvety smooth mouthfeel. Fruit tones carry the short finish, while gently drying pipe tobacco and clove re-emerge in the long.

Delicately earth-toned, floral. Toffee, violet, fresh-cut cedar, lime zest, a hint of apricot in aroma and cup. Round, sweetly savory structure; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The short finish is resonant with notes of bittersweet aromatic wood and florals.

Richly aromatic, wood-framed, bittersweet. Rhododendron, fresh mulch, dried apricot, saltwater taffy, molasses in aroma and cup. Bitter-leaning in structure; lean, silky mouthfeel. The finish is gently drying, with sweet mulch notes and vanilla-like florals.

Richly sweet, fruit-toned. Dried blueberry, lemongrass, brandy reduction, scorched elm, lantana-like flowers in aroma and cup. Gentle, round acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is carried by notes of dried blueberry in the short and lemongrass and smoky aromatic wood notes in the long.

Sweetly roast-toned. Dark chocolate, cinnamon, gently scorched cedar, roasted cashew, dried apricot in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; impressively plump, velvety mouthfeel. The cocoa-toned finish is gently drying, with a spice-driven aromatic wood throughline.

Crisply sweet, balanced. Maple syrup, rhododendron-like flowers, pear, hazelnut, cedar in aroma and cup. Briskly sweet acidity; silky mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated finish is resonant, if short.

Delicate; crisply sweet-savory. Lemon blossom, roasted cacao nib, pink peppercorn, fresh fennel, plum in aroma and cup. Brisk, sweet-tart acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The quiet finish consolidates to cocoa-toned citrus notes in the short with suggestions of fresh fennel in the long.

Sweetly spice-toned. Gardenia, baker’s chocolate, green grape, pecan, black peppercorn in aroma and cup. Brisk, sweet-tart acidity; delicate, silky mouthfeel. The gently drying finish consolidates to notes of pecan and baker’s chocolate with hints of gardenia.

Deeply sweet, invitingly structured. Baker’s chocolate, cedar, brown sugar, pungent berry, bittersweet, bergamot-like citrus in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The finish rounds and consolidates around baker’s chocolate and brown sugar.

Sweetly pungent, fruit-forward. Dried raspberry, baker’s chocolate, fruit brandy, candied violet, fragrant sandalwood in aroma and cup. Round, fruit-toned acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around rich-toned cocoa and sweet violet notes.