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Quietly pungent, sweetly and gently roasty. Baked apple, singed oak, dark chocolate, a hint of orange blossom in aroma and cup. Mild, gentle acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates around apple and singed oak in the short and dark chocolate in the long.
Delicate, deeply floral. Lilac, redwood, candied walnuts, roasted cacao nib, dried apple in aroma and cup. Crisp, lively acidity; buoyant, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Flavors consolidate to roasted cacao nib and redwood in the gently drying, rather short, finish.
Rich, crisply sweet, spice-toned. Honeysuckle, pear, cocoa powder, candied walnut, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; buoyant, velvety mouthfeel. The richly drying finish combines notes of cocoa and and honeysuckle in the short and intimations of myrrh in the long.
Big, floral, quixotic. Lavender, lemon zest, caramel, chocolate fudge, oak in aroma and cup. Bright, sweet acidity; full, richly round mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers around suggestions of chocolate and lemon zest, with a hint of lavender.
Delicately sweet, spicy. Honeysuckle, black peppercorn, pink grapefruit, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Crisp, sweet-tart acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The clean, resonant finish consolidates to almond and grapefruity citrus.
Deeply sweet-savory. Roasted cacao nib, sage, ripe kiwi, magnolia, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweet, juicy acidity; buoyant, syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp, gently drying finish centers around roasted cacao nib and hazelnut.
Sweetly rich, fruit-toned. Ripe blueberry, blood orange zest, jasmine, cedar, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Quiet, bittersweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates around roasted cacao nib and aromatic wood notes in the short; blood orange zest reappears in the long.
Evaluated as espresso. Lean, chocolaty, roast-toned. Dark chocolate, salted caramel, lily-like flowers, fresh-cut fir in aroma and small cup. Light, smooth body. The gently drying, bittersweet finish is chocolate- and fir-toned. Caramel and floral notes resurface in three parts milk.
Delicately rich, subtly intricate. Violet-like flowers, pink peppercorn, almond butter, peach, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, vibrant, balanced acidity; silky, buoyantly levitating mouthfeel. The crisply sweet, flavor-saturated finish is animated by spicy suggestions of myrrh and pink peppercorn.
Deeply sweet, dynamically rich. Lemon curd, almond butter, baker’s chocolate, juniper berry, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, lightly tart acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. The richly drying finish is animated by baker’s chocolate and cinnamon in the short and myrrh in the long.
Delicate, sweetly intricate. Honey, roasted cacao nib, raspberry, sandalwood, cinnamon in aroma and cup. Round, juicy, balanced acidity; buoyant, velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The richly drying, long finish consolidates to pretty cinnamon and cocoa notes.
Big, richly sweet. Apricot, wisteria-like flowers, fresh-cut fir, paprika, cocoa in aroma and cup. Quietly juicy, rounded acidity; plush, satiny mouthfeel. Wisteria and paprika in the flavor-saturated short finish; cocoa in the long.
Deeply sweet, intensely floral. Dark chocolate, lily, clove, plum, cashew in aroma and cup. Spicy, rich acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The richly drying, flavor-saturated finish consolidates to clove in the short, while cashew returns in the long.
Complex, enigmatic, deep. Strawberry, roasted mint, musk, jasmine, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, intricate acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The very long finish consolidates around roasted mint and chocolate tones.
Evaluated as espresso. Floral, sweetly nut-toned. Lilac, orange zest, almond paste, roasted cacao nib in aroma and small cup. Plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisp, chocolaty short finish; orange zest carries the richly drying long. Floral notes, orange zest and nuanced chocolate tones balance in three parts milk.
Deeply sweet, layered complexity. Dried papaya, gardenia, baker’s chocolate, fine musk, almond in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; creamy, nectar-like mouthfeel. The seemingly infinitely long cocoa-toned finish is resonant and deep, with lingering hints of dried papaya, gardenia and almond.
Big, rich, deeply sweet. Raspberry, tamarind, lilac, butterscotch, a hint of rye whisky in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; plump, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich, long, flavor-saturated finish resonates with tamarind, lilac and raspberry notes.
Delicate, nut-toned, sweetly spicy. Pistachio, honeysuckle, clove, molasses, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Subtle, crisply tart acidity; buoyant, satiny mouthfeel. Clove and pistachio animate the quietly flavor-saturated finish.
Delicate, crisply sweet. Sandalwood, cantaloupe, honeysuckle, almond in aroma and cup. Brisk, juicy acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. The sweet, deep finish consolidates around melon and honeysuckle in the long.
Complex, sweetly spice-toned. Vanilla paste, cinnamon, hazelnut, gardenia, fresh-tanned leather in aroma and cup. Round, rich acidity; plush, velvety mouthfeel. The deep, gently drying finish consolidates around cinnamon and leather notes.
