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California Reviews

We found 7 reviews for California. The reviews below appear in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.


94

Sundays on Toro

Geisha

Review Date: Feb 2025
Harvested: October 2024

Evaluated as a green coffee sample-roasted to light-medium. Delicate, richly aromatic, floral-toned. Lilac, apricot, almond butter, bergamot, wild honey in aroma and cup. Gently bright, juicy, balanced acidity; vibrant, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Floral-toned finish supported by notes of apricot and wild honey.

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92

JBC Coffee Roasters

Kibingo Burundi

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $22.00/12 ounces
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Sweet-savory, richly aromatic. Dried apricot, young goat cheese, dark chocolate, lemon-thyme, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Savory-leaning structure with sweet-tart acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Fruit-toned, chocolaty, tangy finish.

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92

Jaunt Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Bedessa

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $25.00/12 ounces

Delicately sweet-tart. Cocoa nib, green plum, hazelnut, lavender, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet structure with bright, citrusy acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Gently drying finish with notes of hazelnut and fresh-cut fir.

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92

Mr. Espresso

Organic Ethiopia Shantawene Natural

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Crisp, lively, citrus-toned. Meyer lemon zest, plum, cocoa nib, freesia-like flowers, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The finish leads with Meyer lemon and cocoa notes supported by a hint of agave syrup.

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92

Temple Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Gora Kone Sidamo

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
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Brightly sweet-tart. Pomegranate, cedar, baking chocolate, freesia-like flowers, brown sugar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with pert acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The gently drying finish leads with notes of baking chocolate and freesia, rounding to cedar and brown sugar in the long.

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92

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

California Grown

Review Date: Mar 2019
Price: $100/200 grams

Delicate yet deep, crisply floral- and fruit-toned. Orange zest, black currant, cacao nib, fresh-cut fir, honeysuckle in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk in structure; buoyant and satiny in mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but sustains in a sweet, richly drying finish.

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91

Good Land Organics

California Grown Coffee: Caturra 2014 Crop

Review Date: Dec 2014
Price: $27.00/5 ounces
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Pungent, deep, sweetly nut-toned. Brown sugar, cashew, orange, cherry, a hint of lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Quiet, rich acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around the cherry-like fruit note in a sweet, resonant finish.

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