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Top 30 Coffees of 2015

Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2015 appears below.

We selected and ranked these 30 notable coffees and espressos from the thousands we cupped throughout the year.  The rankings are based on quality (represented by overall rating), value (reflected by most affordable price per pound), and  other factors that include distinctiveness of style, uniqueness of origin or tree variety, certification, and general rarity.

 

97

JBC Coffee Roasters

Finca La Mula Panama Geisha

Review Date: Jul 2015
Price: $59.95/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 1 Coffee of 2015

Immense, sweet, juicy, intricate. Lilac and jasmine, peach, apricot, rosehip, much more in aroma and cup. A vibrant but unobtrusive acidity shimmers in the heart of the sweetness; mouthfeel is satiny, full, almost nectar-like. Flavor, particularly the crisper notes, carries deep into a sweet, peachy finish.

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96

AHRIRE Roasting

Nekisse Red N2 Level 39

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: RMB $235/125 grams
Coffee Review's No. 2 coffee of 2015

Invitingly complex, vividly expressive. Starfruit, musk, butterscotch, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Lyric, gracefully coherent acidity; ultra-silky mouthfeel. A full complement of flavor notes carry deep into a long, resonant finish.

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95

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Nicaragua Cafe Vidita Los Congos Pacamara Natural

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 3 Coffee of 2015

Complex, pungently juicy. Rose-like flowers, roasted cacao nib, candied lemon, mulberry in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned, softly lively acidity; plush, satiny mouthfeel. Deep and flavor-saturated in the finish.

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96

Klatch Coffee

Kenya Gachatha AA

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $24.95/12 ounces
No. 4 Coffee of 2015

Extraordinary authority and complexity. Honey, complexly-expressed flowers – lavender, lilac – candied grapefruit, underlying suggestions of sweet herb. Sweetly and richly bright acidity; buoyantly syrupy mouthfeel. Finishes with immense sweetness enveloping a crisp, drying edge.

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95

Paradise Roasters

Ethiopia Suke Quto Organic

Review Date: Jan 2015
Price: $14.95/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 5 Coffee of 2015

Intricate, exhilarating; crisp yet juicy. Honey, roasted cacao nib, tangerine, sandalwood and very complex flowers, particularly rose and jasmine, in aroma and cup. Juicy, gently tart acidity; plush mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a long, sweet, resonant finish.

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96

Temple Coffee and Tea

Panama Don Pepe Estate Geisha Single-Origin Espresso

Review Date: Oct 2015
Price: $19.50/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 6 coffee of 2015

Evaluated as espresso. Delicately yet vastly intricate; crisp yet lush. Buttery chocolate, deeply sweet, lilac-like flowers, pungent sandalwood in aroma and small cup. Light, silky mouthfeel; flavor consolidates but rings on in a richly drying finish. Complex and complete in three parts milk: buttery, fruit-toned chocolate, a continuing shimmer of flowers.

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94

OQ Coffee Co.

Rum-Barrel Conditioned Ethiopia Gelena Abaya

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $12.00/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 7 Coffee of 2015

The intoxicating spirits-rich aromas of the cask dominate in the nose, but a fine coffee character emerges in the cup to balance and support the casky rum notes with suggestions of dark chocolate, vanilla, raspberry, almond, passion flower. Smooth, rounded acidity; plush, buoyant mouthfeel. Very long, resonantly flavor-saturated finish.

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95

Simon Hsieh's Aroma Roast Coffees

Rwanda Silverback Espresso

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: NT $1,200/16 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 8 Coffee of 2015

Evaluated as espresso. Distinctive but extraordinarily complete and balanced in structure. Dark chocolate, black cherry, violet, oak in aroma and small cup. Full, nectar-like mouthfeel; sweet, violet-toned finish. Big, rich presence in three parts milk: floral chocolate and a buttery nut note.

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95

Olympia Coffee Roasting

Ethiopia Biloya Organic

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $16.75/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 9 Coffee of 2015

Delicate but extraordinarily intricate. Passion flower, orange, loquat, sandalwood, frankincense in aroma and cup. Sweetly bright, juicy acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flavor resonates far into a long finish with very little loss of complexity.

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95

Willoughby's Coffee & Tea

Kenya AA Kigwandi Estate

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $17.99/16 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 10 coffee of 2015

Sweetly and deeply pungent. Black currant, tangerine, roasted cacao nib, lily-like flowers, a hint of savory black sage in aroma and cup. Lyric, balanced acidity; full, cushiony mouthfeel. Resonant, flavor-saturated finish.

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96

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.

Panama Auromar Geisha Natural Peaberry

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $40.00/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 11 coffee of 2015

Delicately sweet and exotically spicy. Tea rose, cocoa nib, cedar, frankincense, much more in aroma and cup. Dynamic and expansive acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Rich, resonant finish infused with musky floral notes far into the long.

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95

JBC Coffee Roasters

Las Flores Espresso

Review Date: Oct 2015
Price: $15.80/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 12 coffee of 2015

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply and roundly bright, balanced, complete. Cedar, blood orange, apricot, baker’s chocolate, a hint of lily in aroma and small cup. Syrupy though buoyantly lively mouthfeel; orangy chocolate and a hint of lily carry into a richly sweet finish. Fills out three parts milk with authority: orange- and cedar-toned chocolate, hints of lily and stone fruit.

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96

Big Shoulders Coffee

Panama Esmeralda Geisha

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $46.00/10 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 13 Coffee of 2015

Very sweet, exhilaratingly floral, lavishly complex. Lavender honey; floral notes ranging from violet to lily; candied lemon and blood orange; roasted cacao nib; black cherry in aroma and cup. Delicate, gently crisp, very sweet acidity; syrupy, buoyant mouthfeel. Deep, long, resonantly flavor-saturated finish.

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95

Topeca Coffee Roasters

Kenya Nyeri Peaberry

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $14.40/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 14 coffee of 2015

Pungent, layered, deeply complex. Blackcurrant, dark chocolate, lavender, orange zest, fresh-cut maple in aroma and cup. Vivid, brightly sweet acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. Round, ringingly rich finish, saturated with flavor.

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94

Cafe Virtuoso

Organic Espresso

Review Date: Oct 2015
Price: $15.00/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 15 coffee of 2015

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet-toned, round, deep. Dark chocolate, roasted almond, ripe fig, lily, oak. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate and fig in particular carry into a resonant, balanced finish. Fills out three parts milk with authority: more rounded fig, chocolate and lily.

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96

Klatch Coffee

Panama Altieri Natural Geisha

Review Date: Oct 2015
Price: $49.95/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 16 coffee of 2015

Intricate; lushly fruit-forward and round. Lilac, tangerine, almond butter, Cognac and ultra-fine musk in aroma and cup. Juicy, richly floral acidity; silky, levitating mouthfeel. Crisp, sweet, long-lasting finish redolent of musk.

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94

Temple Coffee and Tea

Costa Rica Alberto Guardia Venecia Honey

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $18.50/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 17 Coffee of 2015

Deeply sweet, lyrically balanced. Honey, honeysuckle, hazelnut, cacao nib, crisp pear in aroma and cup. Gracefully and gently brisk acidity; silky, buoyant mouthfeel. The sweet honey/honeysuckle and the crisp cacao nib and hazelnut notes carry into a quietly flavor-saturated finish.

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96

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Panama Lino Esmeralda Geisha Natural

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $51.00/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 18 coffee of 2015

Crisply sweet, deeply and exhilaratingly intricate. Orange blossom, ripe raspberry, roasted cacao nib, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Brisk but juicy, complexly nuanced acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but resonates in a long, echoing finish.

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95

Old Soul Co.

Nicaragua Pacamara Los Congos Lot #8

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $20.00/250 grams
Coffee Review's No. 19 Coffee of 2015

Delicate, sweetly pungent, spicy. Crisp peach, black tea, magnolia-like flowers and lemon zest in aroma and cup. Juicy, bright acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. Peach, black tea and floral notes carry deep into a crisply sweet finish.

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94

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Burundi Kayanza Province Mpanga Washing Station

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $21.00/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 20 Coffee of 2015

Richly sweet; layered complexity. Pomogranate, narcissus, round, caramelly chocolate, a pungent hint of pine in aroma and cup. Balanced, lyrically lively acidity; plump, satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate and a hint of pine in a lightly drying finish.

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94

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.

Colombia Granja La Esperanza Grand Cru Mokka

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $27.50/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 21 Coffee of 2015

Sweetly bright; exhilaratingly floral. Honeysuckle, lavender, apple, walnut in aroma and cup. Crisp, very sweet acidity; lively, syrupy mouthfeel. The distinct apple and floral notes carry into a long, resonant finish.

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94

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Yemen Haraaz Red A+

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $19.00/8 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 22 coffee of 2015

Vivid with complex, shifting fruit and floral notes. Vanilla, raspberry, roasted cacao nib, sandalwood, hints of spearmint and violet in aroma and cup. Balanced but vibrant acidity; syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Deeply sweet, flavor-saturated finish, very slightly though richly drying in the long.

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93

Old Soul Co.

Decaf Ethiopia Sidamo

Review Date: Aug 2015
Price: $19.50/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 23 coffee of 2015

Sweet, crisp, gently exuberant. Spicy flowers, roasted cacao nib, almond, sandalwood, tangelo in aroma and cup. Lively, gently crisp acidity; buoyant, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a very sweet finish.

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95

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $15.25/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 24 Coffee of 2015

Intricately sweet, delicately composed. Lilac-like flowers, blueberry, pink grapefruit zest, cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Vibrant, lyrical acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Richly drying fruit- and floral-toned finish.

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94

Papa Lin's Coffee Roasting

Sumatra Lake Toba Peaberry

Review Date: Apr 2015
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Soft, enveloping, resonantly complex. Rose and violet floral notes, apricot, dark chocolate, clove and marjoram in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; satiny, buoyant mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a brisk short finish; floral and chocolate return sweetly in the long.

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95

Flight Coffee Co.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeo

Review Date: Apr 2015
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

Lush, intricate, with a deep, cushiony sweetness. Lavishly complex floral notes – cherry blossom, lavender, saffron, more – complicated by mulberry, tangerine and a crisp roasted cacao nib. Round, floral-toned acidity; plush, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly the floral notes, sustain in a long, balanced, lightly drying finish.

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95

Giv COFFEE

Kenya Embu Gakui Peaberry

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $17.50/12 ounces

Intense, pungent, juicy. Berry (raspberry, black currant), complex flowers (lavender, lilac), dark chocolate, a hint of cooked squash or beet in aroma and cup. Richly balanced, wine-toned acidity; full, nectar-like mouthfeel. Chocolate and flowers, in particular, carry into a resonant, balanced finish.

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94

Equator Coffees & Teas

Sumatra Ulos Batak

Review Date: Apr 2015
Price: $17.25/12 ounces
Coffee Review's No. 28 Coffee of 2015

Big, pungent, zesty. Pink peppercorn, grapefruit, narcissus, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Lilting, very sweetly and gently bright acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flowers and citrus in particular saturate a crisply drying finish.

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93

Reunion Island Coffee

Colombia Las Hermosas

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $11.95/12 ounces
No. 29 Coffee of 2015

Sweetly bright, balanced, classic. Ripe tangerine, apricot, honeysuckle-like flowers, hazelnut, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Delicate, lively acidity; lightly plush mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a gently tart, richly balanced finish.

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92

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

FTO Congo Sopacdi Cooperative

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $13.49/12 ounces
No. 30 Coffee of 2015

Very sweet, delicately pungent. Red currant, spicy rose, fresh-cut cedar, vanilla in aroma and cup. Lightly bright, gently lively acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The spicy rose and red currant carry into a crisply sweet-toned finish.

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