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Top-Rated Coffees (94+ points)

We found 2296 coffees and espressos that earned an outstanding score of 94 points or higher. The reviews below appear in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.


94

Kakalove Cafe

Kenya Kiambu AB Uklili 1903 Lot

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT$300/8 ounces
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Rich-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, narcissus-like flowers, date, cedar, blood orange zest in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with balanced acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. The rich, long finish centers on dark chocolate bordering on fudge and exceptionally sweet florals.

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94

Kakalove Cafe

Ethiopia Natural Yirgacheffe Blue Donkey Lot #2

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $300/8 ounces
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Delicate, berry-toned, deeply sweet. Wild strawberry, honey, freesia-like flowers, oak, almond paste in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with juicy, high-toned acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. Resonant, flavor-saturated finish sustains all of the notes from the cup, wild strawberry and almond in particular.

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95

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Ethiopia Nansebo Worka

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $20.99/12 ounces

Delicate, floral-toned. Narcissus-like flowers, honey, cocoa nib, apricot, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with juicy, vibrant acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich, floral-laden finish is rife with supporting notes of apricot and cocoa nib.

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97

Klatch Coffee

Panama Elida Geisha Natural 1029

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $100/18 grams
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Delicately and complexly aromatic, levitatingly high-toned. Dried passionfruit, aromatic orchid, frankincense, cocoa nib, tangerine zest in aroma and cup. Elegantly sweet structure with rich, vibrant acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. The very long finish centers around frankincense-toned passionfruit and aromatic orchid with a cocoa throughline.

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97

Plat Coffee Roastery

Port of Mokha Yemen JSP

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $60.00/100 grams
No. 8 Coffee of 2019

Deeply sweet, complex, vibrantly rich. Dark chocolate, deep fruit notes (guava, raspberry jam, pineapple), aromatic orchid, frankincense, cedar-toned tobacco in aroma and cup. The acidity, while not bright, is enveloped in an elaborate and balanced structure with deep composure; mouthfeel is full and very syrupy. The short finish is chocolaty and sweet, with floral hints and a fine tobacco note resonating through to the long.

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95

Klatch Coffee

Panama Elida Natural Catuai

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $21.95/12 ounces
No. 24 Coffee of 2019

Richly and cleanly fruit-toned, chocolaty. Dried fig, chocolate fudge, molasses, oak, narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet-tart in structure with high-toned, crisp acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel. The resonant flavor-saturated finish centers around fig and chocolate suggestions.

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95

Small Eyes Cafe

Cate Natural G5

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $200/200 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, sweetly tart, cleanly fruit-forward. Raspberry, chocolate fudge, sandalwood, narcissus, almond butter in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel, resonant, flavor-saturated finish. In cappuccino scaled milk, this attractive natural-processed coffee reads like trifle dessert: raspberry with dark chocolate.

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96

JBC Coffee Roasters

Harimau Tiger Sumatra

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $17.20/12 ounces
No. 7 Coffee of 2019

Deeply sweet, resonantly savory, exceptionally vibrant. Apricot, honeysuckle, cannabis, wild honey, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-umami in structure with crisp, bright acidity; lively malic acidity. The balanced finish leads with notes of honeysuckle and cannabis with undertones of wild honey.

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94

JBC Coffee Roasters

Gachami Kenya

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $19.20/12 ounces
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Rich-toned, crisply sweet. Passionfruit, agave syrup, narcissus, dark chocolate, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The long, flavor-saturated finish centers around notes of passionfruit, dark chocolate and sandalwood.

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95

Simon Hsieh’s Aroma Roast Coffees

Ethiopia Natural “Phoenix”

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $1,400/8 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly tart, fruit-toned and floral. Pomegranate, narcissus, sandalwood, molasses, an intriguing hint of cayenne in aroma and small cup. Plush, syrupy mouthfeel; resonant, flavor-saturated finish. Three parts milk tempers and rounds the tart fruit notes, while florals remain deep and pungent.

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95

Simon Hsieh’s Aroma Roast Coffees

Costa Rica SL-28 Yellow Honey Espresso

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $1,300/8 ounces
No. 4 Coffee of 2019

Evaluated as espresso. Attractively roast-prominent, deeply sweet and complex. Scorched cedar, baking chocolate, blackberry jam, blood orange zest, marjoram, violet-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly creamy, almost fluffy mouthfeel. Finish consolidates around an herb-toned chocolate enveloped in a smoky resonance. In three parts milk, intensely sweet and aromatically vibrant, supported by a rich, smoky depth.

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97

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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96

Willoughby's Coffee & Tea

Panama Perci Geisha Natural

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: $60.00/8 ounces
No. 10 Coffee of 2019

Bizarre, beautiful, shocking, intricate. Tropical fruit (lychee, passionfruit), sweet herb (clove, cilantro, dill, spearmint), dark chocolate, musk, yogurt. In structure quite sweet, roundly tart (think unsweetened yogurt), deeply savory. Lightly syrupy in mouthfeel. Passionfruit, chocolate, dill all make distinct appearances in the drying but sweetly and richly complex finish.

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98

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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95

Green Stone Coffee

Washed Kenya

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: NT $550/225 grams

Sweet and savory, with intriguingly deep wood-framed pungency. Scorched sandalwood, black peppercorn, toffee, red currant, dried marjoram, wisteria-like flowers in aroma and cup. Roast-framed, deeply rich, sweet and savory yet crisply juicy in structure. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to sweet toffee, rich sandalwood, and marjoram in the long.

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96

Campos Coffee

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Super Mario Geisha

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: AUD $18.00/18 grams
No. 13 Coffee of 2019

Brightly fruit-toned, tropical, and aromatically vibrant. Lychee, passionfruit, dark chocolate, frankincense, star jasmine in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet-tart structure with high-toned, juicy acidity; lush, syrupy mouthfeel. Resounding flavor-saturated finish with layer after layer of fruit far into the long.

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94

Stereo Coffee Roasters

Kenya Gakundu FCS Kamviu Wet Mill

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: CAD $21.00/12 ounces

Savory-sweet, richly aromatic. Red currant, hop flowers, lime zest, dark chocolate, cedar in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with high-toned, juicy acidity; full, buttery mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with notes of red currant and lime zest in the short, rounding to hop flowers in the long.

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94

Coava Coffee Roasters

Rukira Kenya

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

Rich-toned, crisply sweet-savory. Red currant, hop flowers, pink grapefruit zest, cocoa nib, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Structure is equal parts sweet and savory, with vibrant, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is centered around notes of red currant and hop flowers supported by cocoa throughout.

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95

JBC Coffee Roasters

Gesha Village Lot #85 Natural

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: $39.95/8 ounces*
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High-toned, multi-layered, intriguingly complex. Wisteria, pineapple, myrrh, cocoa nib, pink grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Richly sweet-tart structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; crisp yet syrupy mouthfeel. The resounding, flavor-laden finish is both deeply floral and richly sweet-tart.

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94

Kakalove Cafe

Ethiopia Natural Yirgacheffe Banko Gotiti

Review Date: Oct 2019
Price: NT $325/8 ounces
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Richly sweet, cleanly fruit-driven, floral-toned. Raspberry jam, dark chocolate, gardenia, cedar, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; crisp though syrupy mouthfeel. A resonant finish centers around raspberry and chocolate with hints of cedar.

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