Blind Assessment: Evaluated as espresso. Sweet-toned, chocolaty and floral. Dark chocolate, pomegranate, freesia-like flowers, cedar, caramel in aroma and cup. Satiny-smooth mouthfeel; chocolaty, caramel-toned finish. In three parts milk, dessert-like in its chocolaty sweetness and floral undertones.

Notes: A blend of washed- and natural-processed coffees from Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica. Magnolia Coffee is a Charlotte-based specialty roaster whose mission is to use sustainably sourced coffees to make a difference in the lives of coffee workers and to foster a socially conscious community with cause-supporting coffees. Visit www.magnoliacoffeeco.com for more information.

The Bottom Line: A blend of coffees from Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica, roasted for espresso, rich-toned and chocolaty, particularly in cappuccino-scaled milk.