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Seattle Reviews

We found 234 reviews of coffees and espressos roasted in greater Seattle. 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.


90

Starbucks Coffee

Sumatra Dark

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $12.99/12 ounces

Earthy, bittersweet. Fresh-cut oak, cocoa powder, fresh leather, sweet pea, lily in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; very full, creamy mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with hints of dark chocolate and fresh leather.

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84

Starbucks Coffee

Pike’s Place Blend

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $9.98/12 ounces

Brisk, dry, sweetly vegetal. Green bean, carob, charred balsa, faded gardenia, raw almond in aroma and cup. Flatly bittersweet structure with inert acidity; dry, rather thin mouthfeel. Wood-framed, sweetly vegetal finish.

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93

Street Bean

Ethiopia Suke Quto

Review Date: Mar 2021
Price: $14.00/225 grams

Crisply sweet, citrusy-bright. Tangerine zest, apricot, almond, cocoa nib, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweet-leaning structure with high-toned acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Notes of tangerine zest and almond characterize the crisp, long finish.

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92

Lamppost Coffee Roasters

Papua New Guinea “Papa Kinne”

Review Date: Sep 2020
Price: $20.00/16 ounces

Richly nut- and floral-toned. Magnolia, hazelnut butter, baking chocolate, apricot, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of hazelnut butter and maple syrup with baking chocolate undertones.

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95

Boon Boona Coffee

Burundi Karehe

Review Date: Aug 2020
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2020 - No. 12

Deeply sweet, richly tart, harmoniously balanced. Dried mango, dark chocolate, brown sugar, oolong tea, tangerine zest in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with citrusy-bright acidity; full, round, syrupy mouthfeel. Lingeringly sweet, tropical fruit-driven finish.

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93

Cloud City Coffee

Sumatra Lintong Triple-Picked Reserve

Review Date: May 2020
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Sweetly and richly earth-toned. Black currant, cocoa powder, fresh humus, malt, magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with gentle, round acidity; very smooth, satiny mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers on cocoa and sweet earth notes.

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93

Tony's Coffee

Rwanda Bumbogo

Review Date: Apr 2020
Price: $14.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, deep-toned. Cocoa nib, tangerine zest, magnolia, date, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to date and cocoa nib with a hint of tangerine zest.

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92

Cloud City Coffee

Ethiopia Guji Darii Kojowa Grade 1

Review Date: Feb 2020
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Richly fruit-centered, deeply sweet. Dried blueberry, magnolia, cashew, cedar, baking chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with gentle, round acidity; full, velvety mouthfeel. A fruit-toned finish that leads with blueberry and magnolia in the short, cedar in the long, and baking chocolate throughout.

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87

Starbucks Coffee

Sumatra Dark

Review Date: Feb 2020
Price: $10.49/12 ounces

Roast-dominant, smoky-sweet. Dark chocolate, burned mesquite, lily, prune, fresh earth in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; heavy, smooth mouthfeel. Persistent dark chocolate notes lift a rather bitter, earthy finish.

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93

Looking Homeward Coffee

Hernan Zuniga Ecuador

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: $15.00/250 grams

Rich-toned, deeply sweet. Honey, lilac, date, cocoa nib, baking spices in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated finish consolidates around honey and baking spices.

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87

Kirkland Signature (Costco)

Rwandan

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $37.99/6 pounds

Crisp, chocolaty, roast-framed. Baker’s chocolate, scorched oak, gardenia, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with a touch of acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Smoky-sweet finish with chocolate notes throughout and a rich floral suggestion.

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92

Grounds for Change

Guatemala Huehuetenango

Review Date: Nov 2018
Price: $12.25/12 ounces

Roasty-sweet, richly chocolaty. Dark chocolate, gently scorched cedar, gardenia, grapefruit zest, roasted almond in aroma and cup. Briskly bittersweet in structure; satiny-smooth in mouthfeel. Notes of dark chocolate and smoky cedar carry the resonant finish.

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83

Starbucks Coffee

Via Instant Veranda Blend Blonde

Review Date: Sep 2018
Price: $6.99/eight 3.3 gram packets

Evaluated at proportions of 5 grams of instant coffee powder mixed with 8.5 ounces (250 ml) of hot water. Caramelly, cocoa-toned. Fresh fir, cocoa, salted caramel, roasted hazelnut, a hint of lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Structure is sweet yet brisk, with a salty edge. Lean but smooth in mouthfeel. Flowers and cocoa in the short finish, fading to salty wood in the long.

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67

Starbucks Coffee

Via Instant Colombia Medium Roast (Instant Coffee)

Review Date: Sep 2018
Price: $6.99/eight 3.3 gram packets

Evaluated at proportions of 5 grams of instant coffee powder mixed with 8.5 ounces (250 ml) of hot water. Cloyingly sweet and definitively burned. Salted caramel, burned building, some cinnamon and floral top notes in aroma and cup. The structure is salty and bitter; the mouthfeel lean and watery. Hints of flavor fade in a finish that simply tastes burned.

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92

Grounds for Change

Congo Kivu

Review Date: Mar 2018
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Deeply rich, sweetly tart. Baker’s chocolate, grapefruit zest, molasses, tea rose, marjoram in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-savory in structure; plump, velvety mouthfeel. The finish is crisp and dry, but also richly sweet, with notes of chocolate and spice-toned florals.

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93

Seattle Coffee Works

Kenya Nyeri Kiamaina PB

Review Date: Jun 2017
Price: $18.95/12 ounces

Elegant, richly sweet, deeply savory. Butterscotch, roasted cacao nib, dried jasmine, caraway seed, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The richly drying cocoa-toned finish is saturated with notes of butterscotch and dried jasmine.

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92

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Yemen Asrar Haraz

Review Date: Feb 2017
Price: $30.00/12 ounces

Crisp yet jammy; exotic. Strawberry preserves, lilac-like flowers, roasted cacao nib, oak, a hint of black currant in aroma and cup. Gently bright acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. Hints of flowers and sweet strawberry carry into a quiet but resonant finish.

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94

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Kenya Nyeri Thageini Peaberry

Review Date: Dec 2016
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Delicately rich, gently and sweetly bright. Dark chocolate, peach, blood orange zest, lilac-like flowers, a pungent hint of juniper berry in aroma and cup. Crisp, light-footed acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Peach, chocolate and flowers carry into a deeply flavor-saturated finish.

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90

Grounds for Change

Uganda Kayurumba

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Quietly pungent, sweetly and gently roasty. Baked apple, singed oak, dark chocolate, a hint of orange blossom in aroma and cup. Mild, gentle acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates around apple and singed oak in the short and dark chocolate in the long.

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92

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Carmo de Minas Canaan Estate Natural Pedreira Microlot

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Sweetly rich, deeply pungent. Honey, tea rose, fir, black currant, thyme in aroma and cup. Quiet, crisp acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. All flavor notes carry into a nuanced, resonant, gently drying finish.

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