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Best Value Coffees Reviews

The coffees and espressos that appear below demonstrate exceptional value relative to other coffees of similar quality and distinctiveness as reflected in their overall score. These best value coffees often sell out quickly and may no longer be available. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.


94

Barrington Coffee Roasting Co.

Cachajinas Guatemala Huehuetenango

Review Date: Jun 2016
Price: $17.95/12 ounces

Deeply sweet, intricately rich. Jasmine, date, pistachio, blood orange zest, coconut in aroma and cup. Delicate, sweetly tart acidity; liltingly satiny mouthfeel. The resonant, long finish is saturated with deep, continued notes of date, pistachio and coconut.

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94

Campos Coffee

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Goro

Review Date: Jun 2016
Price: AUD $16.00/250 grams

Delicate, herby, brightly floral. Sweet, spicy flowers (lemon blossom, lavender) spearmint, fresh-cut fir, black currant, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, sweet acidity; light but silky mouthfeel. The finish, both delicate and resonant, is saturated with bright floral tones in the short and dark chocolate with a hint of spearmint in the long.

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95

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

El Obraje Geisha

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $32.00/12 ounces

Deeply rich, sweetly tart, complex. Orange marmalade, lilac, roasted cacao nib, myrrh, ripe passionfruit in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-tart acidity; delicate but full, satiny mouthfeel. Notes of orange marmalade and lilac characterize the sweetly dry finish in the short, while the long settles into pretty hints of myrrh.

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96

Temple Coffee and Tea

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Reko

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $19.50/12 ounces
No. 4 Coffee of 2016: Temple Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Reku

Delicate, intricate, refined. Lychee, pink peppercorn, candied ginseng, jasmine, honey in aroma and cup. Lyrical, complex, balanced acidity; juicy, silky mouthfeel. The finish, saturated with sweet and spicy tones (lychee, pink peppercorn), is resonant in the short and elegant in the long, where candied ginseng reappears and an intriguing coconut note surfaces.

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95

Temple Coffee and Tea

Costa Rica Alberto Guardia Bourbon Natural

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $20.50/12 ounces
Temple Coffee Roasters

Fruit-forward, spicily herbaceous, intricate. Complex wild berry notes, cocoa powder, lavender, aged Cognac, blood orange. Juicy, floral acidity; delicate though syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The round, rich finish is saturated with cocoa, citrus and lavender.

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90

Grounds for Change

Uganda Kayurumba

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Quietly pungent, sweetly and gently roasty. Baked apple, singed oak, dark chocolate, a hint of orange blossom in aroma and cup. Mild, gentle acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates around apple and singed oak in the short and dark chocolate in the long.

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93

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Tony’s Trek

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $15.49/12 ounces

Rich, crisply sweet, spice-toned. Honeysuckle, pear, cocoa powder, candied walnut, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; buoyant, velvety mouthfeel. The richly drying finish combines notes of cocoa and and honeysuckle in the short and intimations of myrrh in the long.

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93

Atomic Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Gisuma

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $15.50/12 ounces

Big, floral, quixotic. Lavender, lemon zest, caramel, chocolate fudge, oak in aroma and cup. Bright, sweet acidity; full, richly round mouthfeel. The gently drying finish centers around suggestions of chocolate and lemon zest, with a hint of lavender.

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94

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Colombia San Adolfo

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Delicately rich, subtly intricate. Violet-like flowers, pink peppercorn, almond butter, peach, myrrh in aroma and cup. Juicy, vibrant, balanced acidity; silky, buoyantly levitating mouthfeel. The crisply sweet, flavor-saturated finish is animated by spicy suggestions of myrrh and pink peppercorn.

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93

Luck Bros' Coffee

Validation Espresso Blend

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $12.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Floral, sweetly nut-toned. Lilac, orange zest, almond paste, roasted cacao nib in aroma and small cup. Plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisp, chocolaty short finish; orange zest carries the richly drying long. Floral notes, orange zest and nuanced chocolate tones balance in three parts milk.

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94

Revel Coffee

Brazil Estancia Telese

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $13.25/12 ounces
Revel Coffee: No. 26 Coffee of 2016

Big, rich, deeply sweet. Raspberry, tamarind, lilac, butterscotch, a hint of rye whisky in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; plump, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich, long, flavor-saturated finish resonates with tamarind, lilac and raspberry notes.

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94

Willoughby's Coffee & Tea

Brazil Fazenda Passeio Natural

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $13.99/16 ounces
No. 7 Coffee of 2016: Willoughby's Brazil Fazenda Passelo

Deeply sweet, layered complexity. Dried papaya, gardenia, baker’s chocolate, fine musk, almond in aroma and cup. Juicy, balanced acidity; creamy, nectar-like mouthfeel. The seemingly infinitely long cocoa-toned finish is resonant and deep, with lingering hints of dried papaya, gardenia and almond.

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91

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Ethiopia Harfusa

Review Date: May 2016
Price: $12.99/12 ounces

Delicate, rich, savory. Honey, almond butter, green apple, lemon zest, marjoram in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Lemon zest and almond in the resonant, richly drying short finish give way to faint marjoram notes in the long.

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91

Nossa Familia Coffee

Full Cycle Espresso

Review Date: Apr 2016
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Softly but richly pungent. Cashew nut, roasted cacao-nib, papaya, honey-mustard in aroma and small cup. Syrupy mouthfeel. Rich but drying in the short finish; a chocolaty sweetness emerges in the long. Quietly nuanced and nut-toned in three parts milk.

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93

Allegro Coffee

Kenya Grand Cru

Review Date: Apr 2016
Price: $13.99/12 ounces

Delicate, sweetly pungent, lightly floral. Black currant, dried mulberry, lavender, roasted cacao nib, cedar in aroma and cup. Vibrant, balanced acidity; lightly velvety mouthfeel. Black currant, cacao nib, a hint of lavender in the crisply sweet, berry-toned finish.

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94

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Competition Blend

Review Date: Mar 2016
Price: $16.99/12 ounces

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly tart, richly floral. Wisteria, saffron, pink grapefruit, dark chocolate, almond in aroma and small cup. Rich, lightly syrupy body. Resonant, flavor-saturated finish with chocolate suggestions in the short and saffron in the long. Remains chocolaty and floral-toned in three parts milk.

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96

Barrington Coffee Roasting Co.

Hambela Ethiopia

Review Date: Mar 2016
Price: $17.45/12 ounces
No. 13 Coffee of 2016: Barrington Hambela Ethiopia

Delicately sweet and intricately composed. Black currant, dried jasmine, frankincense, cocoa butter, candied ginseng in aroma and cup. Buoyant, juicy acidity; luxuriously silky mouthfeel. Black currant and cocoa butter in the rich, elegant short finish, candied ginseng in the sweet, resonant long.

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92

Lexington Coffee Roasters

Kopakaki Rwanda

Review Date: Mar 2016
Price: $14.95/12 ounces
Lexington Coffee Roasters

Richly sweet, subtly floral. Butterscotch, hops, dark chocolate, honeydew melon in aroma and cup. Round, mellow acidity; full, buttery mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates to a savory hops note in the clean, lightly resonant finish.

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91

Big Shoulders Coffee

Colombia Supremo

Review Date: Mar 2016
Price: $10.75/12 ounces

Richly and deeply sweet. Baker’s chocolate, raisin, Brazil nut, magnolia, oak in aroma and cup. Roundly tart acidity; plump, syrupy mouthfeel. Richly drying, quietly nut-toned finish.

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93

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Ethiopia Halo Bariti

Review Date: Feb 2016
Price: $14.99/12 ounces

Deeply sweet and fruit-toned. Dried blueberry, sandalwood, cocoa powder, sweet-toned bourbon whisky in aroma and cup. Juicy, round acidity; silky, buoyant mouthfeel. The whisky suggestion on the nose and in the cup carries through the crisp, flavor-saturated finish.

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