Africa Reviews

Crisply sweet/savory; delicate yet resonant. Raspberry, cranberry, fresh-cut redwood, alyssum-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly and lightly tart in structure with a savory edge; light but impressively plump and satiny in mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around raspberry and alyssum in a sweet, gently drying finish.

Sweet-toned and delicately tart. Blood orange, fresh-cut cedar, almond, honeysuckle, marjoram in aroma and cup. Tart and lightly zesty in structure; lightly plush in mouthfeel. Crisp and sweet in the finish with a richly drying edge; flavor notes consolidate but linger.

Sweetly tart, fruit-toned. Dried strawberry, sandalwood, grappa, roasted cacao nib, spearmint in aroma and cup. Crisp, round and sweet-tart in structure with deep fruit tones at the center; lively, silky mouthfeel. The richly drying short finish is flavor-saturated, carrying over all the notes from the cup, with suggestions of grappa and sandalwood lingering into the long.

Zesty but deeply and resonantly nut-toned. Roasted cashew, oak, apricot, orange zest, magnolia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Zesty yet sweet, almost sugary, in structure, with a savory hint. Plush, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Fruit notes in particular persist in a round, resonant, quietly flavor-saturated finish.

Crisply sweet, gently spicy. Honey, bergamot, white sage, musk, fragrant lavender in aroma and cup. In structure richly tart with a rounding, enveloping sweetness. Full, buoyantly syrupy mouthfeel. A lemony sweetness dominates in a resonant finish.

Delicate, richly spice- and fruit-toned. Ripe mango, fine musk, fruit-toned chocolate, lemon blossom in aroma and cup. A sweet fruit ferment expresses itself as a clean, cocoa-toned Cognac. Vibrant, expressive acidity; delicate, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The finish moves from lush floral notes to a continuing suggestion of crisp Cognac.

Sweetly delicate yet deeply pungent: fragrant, intricate. Red clover honey, black currant, dark chocolate, fresh-cut pine, violet-like flowers in aroma and cup. Richly and roundly sweet-tart in structure; velvety yet lively and light-footed in mouthfeel. Flowers in particular carry into a long, deeply flavor-saturated finish.

Crisply sweet; resonant, distinctive. Baker’s chocolate, raspberry, tea rose, almond, musk in aroma and cup. Sweet, almost sugary in structure, with a dry, tart/savory counterpoint. Full, plump mouthfeel. A musky chocolate and raspberry edge carries into a sweetly and roundly drying finish.

Sweetly bright, intensely aromatic, smoothly high-toned. In aroma and cup, crisp cocoa notes are enveloped in flowers and fruit: ripe pineapple, jasmine, floral-toned vanilla. Very sweetly and brightly tart in structure, with a deepening bitter/savory edge. Light, lively, juicy mouthfeel. Stays on the sweetly tart side of dry in a long, resonant finish.

High-toned, zesty, lushly floral. Deep, honeyish floral notes (lavender, tea-rose), brightly juicy guava, candied lemon, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Richly and sweetly tart in structure; plushly syrupy in mouthfeel. The finish backs off just a bit from the spectacular cup but the flowers and tart fruit in particular ring on.

Absorbingly intricate yet quietly complete. Honey, strawberry guava, lavender, roasted almond, a hint of light, floral-toned spirits in aroma and cup. Very sweet in structure but delicately crisp and savory-edged. Light but silky and buoyant in mouthfeel. Lavender in particular carries into a balanced, deeply layered finish.

Crisply lush, intricately layered. Ripe passion fruit, roasted cacao nib, myrrh, candied walnut, a hint of grappa in aroma and cup. In structure, a vivacious tartness is enveloped in sweetness. Mouthfeel is full and syrupy. Flowers and the grappa-like hint in particular carry into a deep, balanced finish.

Deep, layered, intricate, very sweet. Raspberry, roasted cacao nib, mango, complex flowers (jasmine, lavender, rose), myrrh, a hint of spirits—Brazilian cachaça perhaps. Richly sweet/tart in structure; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a long, bittersweet finish.

Delicately vibrant, crisply sweet-tart. Peach, roasted cacao nib, maple syrup, rhododendron, orange zest in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweetly tart in structure; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The richly drying, zesty finish consolidates to notes of cocoa-toned stone fruit.

Evaluated as espresso. High-toned, floral-savory. Wisteria, nut-toned chocolate, maraschino cherry, fresh-cut cedar, grapefruit zest in aroma and small cup. Lush, syrupy body. The sweetly crisp, tart finish is assertive and maintains all of the notes from the cup. In three parts milk, wisteria notes are elevated, supported by nut-toned chocolate suggestions.

Evaluated as espresso. Delicate, richly layered. Jasmine, passionfruit, roasted cacao nib, sandalwood, lemon zest in aroma and small cup. Crisp, very silky mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to citrus notes grounded in rich aromatic wood. In three parts milk, all of the sweet notes bloom further, with spice-toned florals leading the way.

Elegant, sweetly pungent. Lilac, toffee, cedar, black cherry, grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet acidity; viscous, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish is flavor-saturated in the short, consolidating to notes of cedar and toffee in the long.

Subtly complex, delicately sweet-savory. Honey, baker’s chocolate, black currant, sandalwood, wisteria in aroma and cup. Juicy, buoyant acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The sweetly tart finish is vibrant with notes of chocolate and black currant in the short; suggestions of wisteria resurface in the long.

Delicately intricate; deeply sweet and pungent. Lavender, black currant, gently scorched cedar, grapefruit zest, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. The structure is dominated by a richly round tartness, with a backgrounded roasty, bittersweet edge. Full, plush mouthfeel. A floral vanilla note surfaces in a resonant roast-toned finish.

Richly pungent, resonantly roast-toned. Musk, orange zest, baker’s chocolate, scorched mesquite, floral top notes in aroma carry into the cup, where the chocolate moves forward. In structure sweetly and vibrantly roast-toned, balanced, resonant. Light, satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate and flowers dominate in the short finish; the long turns slightly scorch and dry, though flavor persists.