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Delicate, crisp, slightly roasty. Balanced aroma and cup: dark chocolate, fir, raisin, zesty tangerine, with a slight hint of savory baking spice. Bright acidity with a drying edge; silky mouthfeel. Flavor carries into a dry finish.
Delicately rich, crisply sweet-toned. Orange-like citrus, fresh-cut fir, dark chocolate, a hint of baking spice in aroma and cup. Balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate persists in a rich, mildly dry finish.
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Delicate but subtly complex aroma and flavor: dark chocolate, fresh-cut fir, prune, fresh earth. Brisk, bittersweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, sweet though drying finish with some flavor persistence.
Round, sweet, simple. Fresh-cut fir, tangerine, moist fresh-fallen leaves, a hint of roasted nut in aroma and cup. Soft acidity; lively though slightly leanish mouthfeel. Some sweetness and richness in a straightforward finish.
Richly and sharply pungent. Dark chocolate, overripe fruit, roasted nut, oak in aroma and cup. Muted acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Some flavor carries into a sweet but drying finish.
Bittersweet, sharply pungent, earthy. Pungent fir, overripe plum, sweet earth that collectively leans toward chocolate in aroma and cup. Heavy, bitter-toned acidity; heavy mouthfeel. The overripe fruit and earth notes hint at chocolate in the short finish, but turn astringent and composty in the long.
Sharply and richly pungent. Scorched cedar, rosemary-like herb, hidey leather, with hints of floral top notes. Bittersweet, backgrounded acidity; very lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor almost resolves into chocolate in a sweet but heavily astringent finish.
Very atypical aroma and flavor. Richly charred oak, overripe tomato, musk and faint floral and pear notes point toward a sort of minty, vegetal dark chocolate. Muted acidity; rather lean mouthfeel. A drying astringency dominates in the finish, drowning out sweetness and flavor.
Deep, sweet, complex. Crisp dark chocolate, brandy, lily-like flowers, apricot in aroma and cup. Round, fruit-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, resonant short finish, chocolaty and drying in the long.
Sweet and honeyish. Honey, tangerine, peach, prairie flowers, hints of fir and nut in aroma and cup. Very sweet, rich acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a rich finish.
Crisp, balanced, roasty. Dark chocolate, raisin, peppery aromatic wood, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Acidity is round and roast-muted; mouthfeel is medium in weight but slightly lean in texture. Chocolate prevails in a sweet-toned, balanced finish.
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "K-Cup" capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving): Sweet and caramelly in the aroma with faint hints of flowers and chocolate; in the cup the chocolate, caramel and floral notes are more distinct. Brisk acidity; silky but very light mouthfeel. A slight woody astringency mars an otherwise sweet, chocolate-toned finish.
Evaluated as espresso. Rich, deep, complex. In the small cup aromatic wood, apricot-like fruit, dark chocolate, night-blooming flowers and a hint of lemony citrus in aroma and flavor. Big, velvety mouthfeel. Flavor persists deep in a richly drying finish. Presents a crisply dry, forceful dark chocolate in two parts milk.
A remarkably sweet, spicy aromatic wood note – think sandalwood – leads the usual intense array of Gesha aromatic excitement: complex floral notes, honey, crisp baker’s chocolate, tartly ripe raspberry. Round, rich acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular surfaces in a long, balanced, flavor-saturated finish.
Rich, deep, sweet. Night flowers, honey, almost marmalade-like orange and berry. Round, balanced acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant, quietly flavor-saturated finish.
Dark chocolate, flowers (lily, lavender), blueberry, brandy, cedar in aroma and cup. Slight savory hint in the cup. Rich, round acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Dry but flavor-saturated finish.
Crisp yet lush. Honey, roasted cocoa nib, ripe blueberry, a hint of savory herb in aroma and cup. Balanced, richly bright acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Flavor quiets and consolidates in a roundly sweet finish.
Crisp, meadowy, floral. Particularly sweet, complex floral notes plus molasses, hazelnut and a hint of chocolate in aroma and cup. Delicately brisk acidity; light but lively, silky mouthfeel. Sweetness and considerable flavor carry into a gently drying finish.
Evaluated as espresso. In the small cup richly complex aroma and flavor: mixed fruit (currant, grape, banana), moist forest wood, caramelly chocolate, vanilla. Full, buoyantly creamy mouthfeel; chocolate dominates in a richly drying finish. Flavor carries with authority into two parts milk: pungent fruit and chocolate with a long, resonant finish.
Evaluated as espresso. Impressive aroma: rich, buttery dark chocolate, backgrounded orange and plum with a hint of flowers. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. The sweetness recedes in flavor and finish, however, and a bitterish, zesty orange and pungent cedar move forward. Powerful, richly chocolaty presence in two to four parts milk, with a continued underlying zesty dryness.
