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Holiday Blends and Gift Coffees

By Kenneth Davids
December 9th, 2013

96

Barrington Coffee Roasting Co.

Panama Gesha Perci Red

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $72.45/12 ounces
Top 30 of 2103 - #3

Intoxicating, juicy, complete. Dark honey; dark rum; dark chocolate; complex, layered fruit, particularly pineapple and melon; narcissus-like flowers. Intense but juicy acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly rich finish turns slightly drying but still flavor-saturated in the long.

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95

Lexington Coffee Roasters

Kikai Kenya

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $14.50/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #13

Intense, rich, pungent. Blood orange, black currant, fresh-cut fir, plum blossom in aroma and in cup, where a slight savory, truffle-like edge deepens and complicates flavor. Powerful but opulently balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant, gently drying, flavor-saturated finish.

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95

Velton's Coffee

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $17.00/16 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #7

Deeply but vivaciously expressed complexity. Raspberry-like fruit, roasted cacao nib, honey, narcissus-like flowers, a hint of pungent sandalwood in aroma and cup. Round, juicy acidity; syrupy yet lively mouthfeel. Long, rich, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Wonderstate Coffee

Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Idido

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $15.75/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #15

Explosively bright and juicy. Honey, tangerine, black currant, hints of flowers and spice, mace perhaps, in aroma and cup. Opulently sweet, grandly exhilarating acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Gently dry, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Equator Coffees & Teas

Panama Finca La Mula Geisha Natural

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $49.95/8 ounces

Softly lush, complex flowers, crisp roasted cacao nib, tangerine-like citrus, apple cider in aroma and cup. Gently bright, juicy acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The apple cider suggestion is particularly distinct in a slightly drying though resonant, flavor-saturated finish.

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93

Olympia Coffee Roasting

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $17.25/12 ounces

Rich, fruit and brandy. Cherry, blueberry, milk chocolate, brandy, lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Lively, effervescent acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich and sweet in the short finish, slightly drying in the long.

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93

Klatch Coffee

Original Christmas, Nicks Holiday Favorite, Organic

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $14.95/12 ounces
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Big, sweet and fruity with a savory, spicy edge. Guava- and pineapple-like fruit, brandy, dark chocolate, a hint of flowers and bay leaf or eucalyptus in aroma and cup. Round, vibrant acidity; heavy, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate, brandy and bay leaf in particular carry into a rich though drying finish.

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93

Compelling & Rich Coffee

Sumatra Aceh Takengon

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $13.00/8 ounces

Crisply and sweetly pungent. Papaya, mango, orange zest, candied walnut, a hint of moist leaf tobacco in aroma and cup. Round, juicy acidity; plush mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a resonant finish.

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92

Flight Coffee Co.

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

Delicately pungent and honey-toned. Roasted cacao nib, honey, sandalwood, a hint of lush, night-blooming flowers in aroma and cup. Richly bright, bittersweet acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Cacao nib and flowers in particular carry into a resonant, slightly drying finish.

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92

Namusairo Coffee

Love Letter for Winter Holiday

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: KRW 10,000/100 grams

Delicate and brisk. Honey, fresh-cut pine, peach, hints of flowers and oolong tea in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidity; buoyant, silky mouthfeel. A savory hint in the cup carries into a crisply tart finish.

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92

The Bantuan Coffee Foundation

Arabica Wild Kopi Luwak

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: E 50.00/250 grams

Richly pungent. Sandalwood, apricot, dark chocolate, plum blossom, musk and chanterelle-like mushroom in aroma and savory-edged cup. Rich and plump though simple acidity; lightly smooth mouthfeel. Finish rounds in crisp sandalwood and chocolate.

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