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November 14th, 2012

94

Simon Hsieh's Aroma Roast Coffees

Ethiopia Washed Yirgacheffe Aroma Roast

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $950/16 ounces
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Sweet, complex, briskly floral. Honey, lavender-like flowers, cocoaish chocolate, hints of fir and mint in aroma and cup. Softly bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. Very sweet, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

CofFeeling

Bourbon Duets

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $1,000/16 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, richly complex, distinctive. Vanilla, hazelnut, candied ginger, dark chocolate and ripe, orangy raspberry in aroma and small cup. Full, round mouthfeel; raspberry, ginger and dark chocolate particularly saturate the finish. Preserves richness and complexity two parts milk.

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93

True Beans Coffee Roasters

Limited Edition True Espresso

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: $15.99/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, rich, balanced. Sugary vanilla, crisp baking chocolate, dried orange peel and berry-toned fruit in aroma and small cup. Full, smooth, creamy mouthfeel; candyish vanilla in particular carries into a flavor-saturated finish. Flavor persists well in two parts milk, balanced and composed.

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92

Cafe Virtuoso

Ethiopia Konga

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Exhilaratingly bittersweet and complex. Floral notes ranging from sweet and vanilla to crisp lavender, roasted cocoa nib, orange zest in aroma and cup. Crisp, floral-toned acidity; light but lively, silky mouthfeel. Floral notes in particular carry into a drying but sweet-toned finish.

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92

Beansmith Coffee

Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca La Bolsa

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

Lushly bright and complex. Almond, orange, fresh-cut cedar; hints of chocolate, honey and night-blooming flowers in aroma and cup. Big, sweet-toned acidity; lively, syrupy mouthfeel. Resonantly flavor saturated, gently drying finish.

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92

CofFeeling

Kenya Echo

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $1,600/16 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Intense, sweetly tart, complex. Passion fruit, melon, hazelnut, vanilla in aroma and small cup. Full, buttery mouthfeel; hazelnut and vanilla in particular carry into a rich finish. Delicate, crisp and chocolaty in two parts milk.

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91

Simon Hsieh's Aroma Roast Coffees

Mexico Chiapas Phoenix Special S.O. Espresso

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $700/16 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Rich, deep, nutty. Molasses, roasted pecan, dark chocolate and pungent, pineapple-like fruit in aroma and small cup. Fullish, creamy mouthfeel; richly dry, fruit-toned finish. Fruit and chocolate survive, though quietly, in two parts milk.

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90

GreenAlives

Kenya AA

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $1000/16 ounces

Crisp, complex. Almond, caramel, spicy flowers, tart berry, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Brisk, bittersweet acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. Hints of chocolate and flowers carry into a gently drying finish.

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90

CofFeeling

House Blend

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NT $700/16ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, earthy, savory. Dark chocolate, caramel, nut, rich earth and faint orange- and apricot-toned fruit in aroma and small cup. Round, lightly syrupy mouthfeel; a crisply dry chocolate dominates in a flavor-saturated finish and carries persuasively into two-parts milk with a complicating hint of orangy fruit.

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88

GreenAlives

Mocha-Java Blend

Review Date: Nov 2012
Price: NTD $800/16 ounces

Rich, low-toned, savory. Walnut, salty dark chocolate, caramel and a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Round, muted acidity; full, slightly rough mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular lingers in a long finish.

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