Blend Reviews

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply rich and sweet. Chocolate fudge, fig, violet, cinnamon, pistachio in aroma and small cup. Very syrupy, full mouthfeel. Quietly cinnamon-toned chocolate in the short finish, abruptly dropping off in the long. Chocolate, fig and violet notes resurrect nicely in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply and sweetly floral, richly chocolaty. Dark chocolate, gardenia, candied orange zest, almond paste in aroma and small cup. Delicate, silky-smooth mouthfeel. The mild, crisp finish is dominated by candied orange zest in the short, rounding to deep chocolate tones in the long. Maintains its tart sweetness in three parts milk with orange zest complicating and complementing the chocolate notes.

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, sweet, accessible. Baker’s chocolate, narcissus-like flowers, plum, cedar, a hint of warming spice in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The quietly resonant finish centers around cedar-toned chocolate; the spice note recedes in three parts milk while the narcissus, chocolate and aromatic wood move forward.

Evaluated as espresso. Balanced, deeply and richly sweet. Blood orange zest, hazelnut butter, narcissus, sandalwood, caramel in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Sweetly tart in the nut-toned short finish; lightly resonant in the citrusy long. Juicy, balanced in three parts milk; floral notes deepen and nut and caramel notes round to chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Deeply and richly pungent. Cedar, dark chocolate, orange zest, peach, lily in aroma and small cup. Smooth, satiny mouthfeel; chocolate and peach carry into a roundly resonant though drying finish. Retains a strong presence in three-parts milk: orange zest and a cedary chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Brisk, roasty, cocoa-toned. Gently scorched oak, apricot, baker’s chocolate, hazelnut in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; cocoa and apricot carry into a richly drying finish and pleasantly dominate in three-parts milk.

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.

Evaluated as espresso. Lean, chocolaty, roast-toned. Dark chocolate, salted caramel, lily-like flowers, fresh-cut fir in aroma and small cup. Light, smooth body. The gently drying, bittersweet finish is chocolate- and fir-toned. Caramel and floral notes resurface in three parts milk.

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.

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.

Richly bittersweet. Caramel, Brazil nut, cedar, blood orange, honeysuckle in aroma and cup. Round, low-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Brazil nut and blood orange carry into a drying finish.

Mellow, balanced, sweet. Molasses, cinnamon, chocolate fudge, orange zest in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-toned acidity; lively, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is sweet and resonant, saturated by chocolate notes.

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.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly tart, richly spicy. Roasted cacao nib, cedar, apricot, orange zest, hazelnut in aroma and small cup. Light, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich, long finish consolidates around orange zest and cedar. Balanced and chocolaty in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly roast-toned and deep. Dark chocolate, tangerine zest, lightly scorched cedar, vanilla, lily-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Smooth, slightly leanish mouthfeel; dark chocolate and tangerine zest carry into a richly drying finish. Smoothes out in three parts milk with chocolate and lily at the center.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Richly sweet and spicy. Cocoa, molasses, lily, cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, brisk acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The richly drying finish is carried by cocoa notes and hints of lily.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Crisp and sweet. Candied walnut, lantana-like flowers, vanilla paste and fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Crisply bright acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Walnut and lantana sustain in a sweet-toned, richly drying finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Sweet and accessible. Apricot, almond, turbinado sugar and a hint of magnolia in aroma and cup. Brisk, balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is crisply sweet and gentle with a continuing almond suggestion.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Sweetly roast-toned. Dark chocolate, almond, banana, lily, cedar in aroma and cup. Brisk though sweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate notes complicate a richly drying, nut-toned finish.

(As brewed in a Keurig 2.0 K500 Series single-serve brewing device at a 6-ounce serving size). Round and sweet. Molasses, baker’s chocolate, dried raspberry, cedar in aroma and cup. Brisk though sweet acidity; plush mouthfeel. The gently drying finish consolidates around dried fruit notes.