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Deep-toned, savory sweet. Nougat-like almond, port wine, leather, cedar in aroma and cup. Tartly rich acidity, smooth mouthfeel, balanced though simple finish.
A deep, rich, intense acidity dominates the profile. Complex lemon-and-orange citrus, fresh-cut fir, ripe tomato in aroma and cup. Impressively rich, syrupy mouthfeel. Clean, dry finish.
Deep-toned, rose-like floral notes dominate aroma, cup and finish, with fresh-cut fir, nectarine-like fruit and ripe lemon complications. Intense, sweetly tart acidity; silky mouthfeel; long, rich finish.
Big, intense dried-in-the-fruit profile. Berries, brandy, port wine, dark chocolate, cedar, cocoaish chocolate. Gently bright acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The aromatics simplify and the mouthfeel tightens very slightly in the finish, but overall an exciting, flamboyant coffee with very little downside to the sweet, fruit-enhancing ferment.
Fine structure and balance throughout. The quietly complex aromatics – orange, nut, fresh-cut fir, lavender-like flowers, caramel – are pleasing and persistent, but the excellence of this coffee resides above all in its fine structure – sweet-toned acidity, silky mouthfeel, long, perfectly clean, flavor-saturated finish.
Full, deep, syrupy. Aromatic wood, dark chocolate, almond, orange in aroma and cup. Rich, roundly expressed acidity, big body. Long, sweet, slightly drying finish saturated with dark chocolate and orange.
Tartly lemony with a rounding cherryish sweetness and hints of nut-toned cocoa in aroma and cup. Bright acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The lemon and cocoa notes carry into a crisp finish.
Beautifully structured coffee: rich, tart, wine-toned acidity and syrupy mouthfeel. Ripe lemon, table grape and vanilla-toned nut are expressed with great depth and resonance in aroma and cup. Balanced finish.
Deep-toned, quietly complex. Sweet flowers, caramel, apple in aroma and cup. Rich, round, but authoritative acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Impressively long, resonant, sweet finish.
Crisp, balanced. Hints of raisiny dark chocolate and fresh-cut fir round and deepen a dominant lemony citrus. Silky mouthfeel. The lemon softens in a long, gently dry finish.
Richly tart, crisp in aroma and cup: grapefruit, black currant, roasted nut, baker’s chocolate, fresh-cut fir. Delicate, cleanly bright acidity; very smooth, silky mouthfeel. Complex fruit centered on grapefruity citrus lingers in a long finish.
Deep, rich, balanced. Pungent fruit – grapefruit, black currant – is enveloped in a nut-toned dark chocolate. Softly rounded acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly resonant finish.
Balanced, softly complex aromatics in aroma and cup: nut, cocoa, orangy citrus, black currant, hints of baker’s chocolate, flowers. The richly tart acidity is softened by a floral suggestion; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Deep, resonant finish with some flavor persisting.
Sweet and delicately complex in aroma and cup: clover, moist pipe tobacco, nut, molasses, plum. Crisp, buoyantly lively acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Long, deep, flavor-saturated finish.
Floral notes in aroma and cup anchored by hints of fresh-cut fir and citrus. Delicately crisp acidity; silky mouthfeel. Aromatically simple but deep, sweet-toned finish.
Complex and distinctive in aroma and cup: fresh-cut fir, sweet flowers, berry, multidimensioned citrus, cocoa. Intense floral-toned acidity; delicately silky mouthfeel. Flavor persists deep into a smoothly balanced finish.
Deep, sweet, pungent. Suggestions of butterscotch, fresh-turned earth, dried plums, dark chocolate and fir in aroma and cup. Round, rich acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Hints of flavor persist in a long, round, resonant finish.
Very sweet, ripe lemon, rich cocoa, backgrounded lush flowers in aroma and cup. Vivacious acidity and a mouthfeel almost effervescent in its buoyancy and liveliness. Sweet, deep, flavor-saturated finish.
Rich, deep, pungently sweet in aroma and cup: orange, dark chocolate, raisin, a luxurious hint of citrus blossom. Quiet, round acidity; full mouthfeel. Flavor fades in the short finish but recovers and extends impressively in the long.
Deep, resonant with dry fruit notes. Baker’s chocolate, ripe citrus, pungently tart berry in aroma and cup. Round, syrupy mouthfeel; rich, impressively flavor-saturated finish.
