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June 13th, 2021

94

Volcanica Coffee

Tanzania Peaberry

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $17.99/16 ounces

Sweetly pungent, floral and crisply fruit-toned. Black currant, pink grapefruit zest, honeysuckle, baking chocolate, oak in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory in structure with light-footed acidity; very creamy, ebullient mouthfeel. The sweet finish leads with notes of pink grapefruit zest and baking chocolate with hints of honeysuckle.

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94

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.

Rwanda Kinini Village Natural

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $21.50/12 ounces

Juicy-sweet, fruit-forward. Blueberry pie, pink grapefruit zest, lilac, sandalwood, cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Richly sweet with bright, floral acidity; lush, satiny mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around blueberry and sandalwood notes with pink grapefruit undertones.

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94

Roadmap CoffeeWorks

Tanzania Sambewe

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $16.95/12 ounces

High-toned, richly sweet, layered and complex. Mulberry, cocoa nib, myrrh, star jasmine, almond brittle in aroma and cup. Juicy-bright structure with citrusy acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Resonant, floral, cocoa-toned finish.

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94

Big Creek Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Rulindo Tumba

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Richly floral, cocoa-toned. Narcissus, cocoa nib, tangerine, fresh-cut oak, date in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-savory with gentle but vibrant acidity; supple, syrupy mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to cocoa nib and tangerine with hints of narcissus.

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94

Three Keys Coffee

Congo Square

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Top 30 of 2021 - No. 21

High-toned, resinously nutty, intensely sweet. Wild honey, plum, magnolia, mesquite, pistachio in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with savory-leaning acidity; viscous, nectar-like mouthfeel. Gentle, sweetly rich finish with notes of wild honey, pistachio and mesquite into the long.

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93

Kakalove Cafe

Rwanda Akagera CWS Fully Washed Lot 9

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: NT $220/8 ounces
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Resonant, rich, multi-layered. Dark chocolate, hazelnut butter, tea rose, caramel, kumquat in aroma and cup. Balanced, bittersweet structure with round acidity; very full, creamy mouthfeel. Layered, flavor-saturated finish.

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93

Mamechamame Coffee

Rwanda Simbi

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: ¥1,050/100 grams

Balanced, elegant, gently stated. Cocoa nib, pomegranate, fresh-tanned leather, wisteria, cashew in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with tart underpinnings and brisk acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to pomegranate and leather suggestions.

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93

Olympia Coffee

Burundi Mikuba Honey Microlot 1

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $22.50/12 ounces

Deeply sweet, round, balanced. Apricot, baking chocolate, freesia-like flowers, cedar, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet structure with quietly lively acidity; buoyant, silky mouthfeel. Suggestions of baking chocolate and maple syrup support the cedar-toned finish.

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93

Black Oak Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Dukunde Kawa

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $17.50/12 ounces

Chocolaty, richly wood-framed. Strawberry, dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, lily, molasses in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory with round, vibrant acidity; plush, buoyant mouthfeel. The richly bittersweet finish leads with dark chocolate notes in the short, settling into molasses and fresh-cut cedar in the long.

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92

Valverde Coffee Roasters

Burundi Kinyovu

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $15.99/10 ounces

Sweetly roast-toned, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, lily, vanilla, dried fig, scorched cedar in aroma and cup. Bittersweet-savory structure; crisp yet velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate notes lead in the finish, rounding to dried fruit and vanilla notes in the long.

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