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Seattle Reviews

We found 236 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

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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89

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Sumatra Aceh

Review Date: Apr 2016
Price: $14.50/8.8 ounces

Roundly roast-toned but nuanced. Scorched oak, dark chocolate, apricot, soft hints of lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Roast-rounded, gently tart acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate, apricot and flowers carry faintly into a briskly drying finish.

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91

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelba

Review Date: Apr 2016
Price: $17.50/8.8 ounces

Roast-toned but spicy; sweet, intricate. Cocoa powder, lightly scorched sandalwood, peach, narcissus in aroma and cup. Lively, spice-toned acidity; light but buoyantly silky mouthfeel. Sandalwood, peach and chocolate carry into a rich though drying finish.

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89

Grounds for Change

Peru Cafe Femenino

Review Date: Feb 2016
Price: $10.95/12 ounces

Roast-toned and chocolaty. Roasted almond, dark chocolate, narcissus, molasses in aroma and cup. Crisply dry acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Chocolate and nut suggestions consolidate in a gently drying finish.

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95

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Kenya Nyeri Kiama FCS Ichuga Factory Peaberry

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Pungently fruit-forward and crisply floral. Plumeria-like flowers, Graham cracker, mulberry, almond in aroma and cup. Crisp, succulent acidity; full, velvety mouthfeel. Fruit and floral notes consolidate in a long, sweet, balanced finish.

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93

Velton's Coffee

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $17.00/16 ounces

Delicately sweet and spice-toned. Mulling spices, almond, narcissus-like flowers and caramel in aroma and cup. Sweet, gentle acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Long, richly drying, spice-toned finish.

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91

Grounds for Change

Guatemala Huehuetenango

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Deep, rich. Oak, molasses, dark chocolate, orange zest, pecan in aroma and cup. Round, quiet acidity; plush mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and pecan in particular carry into a sweet, balanced finish.

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91

Grounds for Change

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $11.75/12 ounces

Quietly rich, savory-sweet. Blood orange, sandalwood, lily-like flowers, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Sweetly and roundly tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a gently bittersweet finish.

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92

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Honduras Santa Barbara Finca Las Brisas

Review Date: Oct 2015
Price: $18.75/12 ounces

Balanced, sweet-toned, classic. Ripe raspberry and orange, citrus blossom, roasted cacao nib, a hint of sage in aroma and cup. Gently and richly nuanced acidity; round, cushiony mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a resonant finish.

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84

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Decaf Pike Place Roast

Review Date: Aug 2015
Price: $12.95/12 ounces

Woody, complex roast pungency. Mildly scorched cedar, carob, sassafras, musk in aroma and cup. Roast-rounded, gently bittersweet acidity; full but slightly rough mouthfeel. The finish is sweet though heavy, a little cottony.

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91

Tony's Coffees and Teas

Homestead Blend

Review Date: Jul 2015
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Gently bright, delicately sweet. Baker’s chocolate, sweet lemon, plum, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Soft, quietly lively acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a balanced, sweet-toned finish.

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94

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Burundi Kayanza Province Mpanga Washing Station

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $21.00/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 20 Coffee of 2015

Richly sweet; layered complexity. Pomogranate, narcissus, round, caramelly chocolate, a pungent hint of pine in aroma and cup. Balanced, lyrically lively acidity; plump, satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate and a hint of pine in a lightly drying finish.

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95

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Sidama Ardi

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Immensely sweet, lushly aromatic. A complex layering of fruit – strawberry guava, pomegranate, mango – plus plumeria-like flowers, sandalwood, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Plump, juicy acidity; syrupy though lively mouthfeel. Deeply flavor-saturated finish.

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93

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Colombia Caldas Laderas del Tapias

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Rich, deep, yet delicate. Tangerine, rose-like flowers, fresh-cut cedar, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Lively, levitating acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweetly crisp finish.

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92

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Brazil Sitio Baixadao

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $40.00/8 ounces

Impressive balance of roasty pungency and gently brisk acidity. Softly scorched cedar, a distinct, complexly expressed dark chocolate, hints of blackberry and grapefruit in aroma and cup. Roast-nuanced, softly bittersweet acidity; plush mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around dry chocolate and a hint of berry in a crisp finish.

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90

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Kenya Sangana

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $24.00/8.8 ounces

Sweetly pungent, lightly roast-influenced. Black currant, dark chocolate, mildly scorched cedar, an herby hint in aroma and cup. Roast-muted acidity; plump, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Finish consolidates around a dry chocolate and a complicating hint of tart black currant.

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87

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

100% Kona Coffee

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $34.50/8.8 ounces

Quiet, roasty, chocolaty. Scorched oak, buttery dark chocolate, a hint of lemon in aroma and cup. Crisp, roast-toned acidity; lean though silky mouthfeel. A roasty chocolate dominates in the finish.

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85

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Brazil Sertãozinho

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $13.20/8 ounces

Some pleasing chocolate, but generally dominated by a very aggressive dark roast. Heavily scorched oak, dark chocolate, hints of cashew and prune. Full, though rather rough-textured mouthfeel. Sweet dark chocolate carries into an otherwise rather cottony finish.

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93

Seattle Coffee Works

Seattle Space Blend

Review Date: May 2015
Price: $13.95/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Big, complex, tartly pungent. Co-taster Ethan Hill (93) remarked on deeply expressed flowers, a very slightly fermenty berry note, and a musky, slightly savory hint. Both Ethan and Ken (92) found the cup “richly and sweetly tart,” though Ken apparently found the tart character a bit less appealing than did Ethan. Mouthfeel was “plush” (Ethan), the aftertaste deep and tartly complex for both tasters, though again, Ken would probably have appreciated the cup finishing on a slightly rounder note. In three parts milk both found the tart intensity untamed and “bordering on bracing” (Ethan).

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