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Top 30 Coffees of 2013

Coffee Review introduced 100-point reviews to the specialty coffee industry in 1997. Since then, we’ve cupped tens of thousands of coffee samples and published reviews of nearly 4,000 coffees and espressos. In 2013 we introduced our first effort to rank the most exciting coffees we have reviewed over the past year. Coffee Review’s Top 30 Coffees of 2013 appear below.

We selected and ranked these 30 outstanding coffees and espressos based on quality (represented by overall rating), value (reflected by most affordable price per pound), and a ranking of other factors that include distinctiveness of style, uniqueness of origin or tree variety, certification, and general rarity.

96

Temple Coffee and Tea

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe ECX

Review Date: Apr 2013
Price: $15.50/12 ounces

Immense and intricate in flavor and aroma, balanced in structure. Crisp, nut-toned chocolate; lush night-blooming flowers; ripe tangerine; pungent sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Quietly but profoundly flavor-saturated finish.

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95

BeanFruit Coffee Co.

Rwanda Nyamasheke

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $14.00/12 ounces
Top 30 of 2013 - #2

Extraordinarily lush, nectar-like fruit; cherry, black currant, nectarine; balanced by a crisp, roasted cocoa nib and roasted malt notes. Balanced, lively acidity; full, plush mouthfeel. Flavor simplifies but remains resonantly present in a long, rich finish.

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96

Barrington Coffee Roasting Co.

Panama Gesha Perci Red

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $72.45/12 ounces
Top 30 of 2103 - #3

Intoxicating, juicy, complete. Dark honey; dark rum; dark chocolate; complex, layered fruit, particularly pineapple and melon; narcissus-like flowers. Intense but juicy acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly rich finish turns slightly drying but still flavor-saturated in the long.

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95

JBC Coffee Roasters

Ulos Batak Sumatra Peaberry

Review Date: May 2013
Price: $14.99/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #4

Richly and tartly sweet, exotic, complex. Orange, honey and butter in aroma and cup, supported by a crisp backgrounded earth note. Round, gently tart acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor carries virtually intact into a long, ringing finish.

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95

Flight Coffee Co.

Kenya Kirinyaga Karimikui Peaberry

Review Date: Sep 2013
Price: $14.50/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #5

Powerfully dry yet opulently sweet; deeply complex. Blackberry, black currant, honey, mint, sage, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Bright but roundly balanced acidity; silky, lively mouthfeel. Flavor rings on far into a deep, sweet finish.

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95

Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Mexico Santa Teresa BCS 02: Cabernet Franc Barrel

Review Date: Jan 2013
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #6

Achieves a fine balance of chocolate-toned coffee notes with deep, resonant wine-associated notes – grapy fruit, oak – that presumably reflect the influence of the wine-barrel conditioning of the green coffee. The sensory depth and complexity achieved by this interaction takes this coffee far beyond novelty to something quite original and authentic. Balanced, rich acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The complex flavor if anything deepens in a finish that balances sweetness with a pleasantly drying hint.

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95

Velton's Coffee

Holiday Blend

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $17.00/16 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #7

Deeply but vivaciously expressed complexity. Raspberry-like fruit, roasted cacao nib, honey, narcissus-like flowers, a hint of pungent sandalwood in aroma and cup. Round, juicy acidity; syrupy yet lively mouthfeel. Long, rich, flavor-saturated finish.

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96

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Colombia Valle del Cauca Cerro Azul Geisha AAA

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $59.75/8 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #8

Erupts with exhilaratingly intense but delicate flowers and tropical fruit notes: pineapple in particular, mango, papaya. A crisp hint of roasted cacao nib grounds the profile. Gently balanced acidity; soft, plush mouthfeel. The finish is flavor-saturated and almost disconcertingly juicy.

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96

George Howell Coffee Company

La Esmeralda Mario Carnaval 2012 Panama

Review Date: Feb 2013
Price: NA
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #9

Delicate but lush; piercingly sweet. Honey, jasmine-like flowers, tangelo-like citrus, hints of chocolate and fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Lyric, flower-saturated acidity; full but lively mouthfeel. The tangelo note in particular resonates inside immense sweetness in the finish.

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96

Papa Lin's Coffee Roasting

Ethiopia Ninety Plus Kemgin

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #10

Succulent, richly intricate. Wild strawberry, dried blueberry, rich mousse-like chocolate, fresh ginseng, lush flowers in aroma and cup. Complete, exhilarating acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor-saturated finish, crisply drying with a persistent ginseng note.

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94

Paradise Roasters

El Salvador Santa Marta Honey

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $16.95/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #11

Intricately sweet, delicately complex. Ripe strawberry, orange, candied nut, vanilla-toned flowers in aroma and cup. Gently crisp acidity; light but smoothly silky mouthfeel. Very sweet, lightly flavor-saturated finish.

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95

Revel Coffee

Guatemala Acatenango Gesha

Review Date: Sep 2013
Price: $20.00/8 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #12

Exhilaratingly intense and intricate floral notes, candied citrus, crisp roasted cacao nib, a hint of moist pipe tobacco in aroma and cup. Balanced, gently bright acidity; silky, buoyant mouthfeel. Very sweet, long, juicy finish.

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95

Lexington Coffee Roasters

Kikai Kenya

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $14.50/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #13

Intense, rich, pungent. Blood orange, black currant, fresh-cut fir, plum blossom in aroma and in cup, where a slight savory, truffle-like edge deepens and complicates flavor. Powerful but opulently balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant, gently drying, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Olympia Coffee Roasting

El Agulia Pacamara El Salvador

Review Date: Oct 2013
Price: $17.40/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #14

Savory sweet, deep, carnal. Lush night-blooming flowers, baked mint, molasses, pecan, an enlivening hint of green grape in aroma and cup. Soft, vibrantly rounded acidity; delicate but plush mouthfeel. Flavor settles into a minty chocolate in a long, deep finish.

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94

Kickapoo Coffee Roasters

Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Idido

Review Date: Dec 2013
Price: $15.75/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #15

Explosively bright and juicy. Honey, tangerine, black currant, hints of flowers and spice, mace perhaps, in aroma and cup. Opulently sweet, grandly exhilarating acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Gently dry, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Kean Coffee

Kenya Ruira Mchana Estate

Review Date: Sep 2013
Price: $15.50/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #16

Dramatic, intense, distinctive. Aroma and flavor are dominated by the unique and unmistakable Kenya note, a pungently cedary, lemony blackberry, very sweet yet dry in the mouthfeel, a note that is often tagged with the simplifying term black currant. This sample displayed deepening complications of musk and malt as well. Crisp yet juicy acidity; silky mouthfeel. Briefly bittersweet in the short finish, then opens into a spectacular long finish, ringing with sweetness and complex layers of flavor.

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94

Tony's Coffees & Teas

Ganesha Espresso

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $13.99/16 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #17

Crisply sweet, deep. Dark chocolate, hazelnut, cherry, anise, night-blooming flowers in aroma and small cup. Full, velvety mouthfeel; flavor simplifies but carries into a balanced finish. Delicately complex and sweet in three parts milk: chocolate, hints of cherry, nut and flowers.

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94

Rusty's Hawaiian Coffee

Maragogype Honey Process

Review Date: May 2013
Price: $20.00/3.5 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #18

Spectacular and juicy. The aroma starts quietly: orange, flowers, honey, a crisp hint of juniper. Round, sweet, brilliantly lively acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. In the cup lavish honey, orange, lychee, rose-like flowers, and a smoothing hint of chocolate. Rose and lychee in particular carry into a refreshing, resonant finish.

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94

Big Island Coffee Roasters

Honeyed Yellow Caturra

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: $20.00/6 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #19

Elegant flower-bomb. Exhilarating, refreshing meadow flowers, roasted cacao nib, almond in aroma and cup. Delicate, balanced structure. Soft but lively acidity; smooth, plush mouthfeel. Gently but decisively flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Cafe Del Mundo

Kemgin Ethiopia

Review Date: Jun 2013
Price: $19.50/16 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2013 - #20

Extravagantly complex, crisply lush. Night-blooming flowers, vanilla, guava, roasted cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Brisk but juicy acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly the floral notes, lasts far into a deep, sweet finish.

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