Coffees from Taiwan Reviews

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, juicy, tropical. Pineapple, passion fruit, rose-like flowers, musk, a backgrounded dark chocolate in aroma and small cup. Satiny mouthfeel. Chocolate and tart fruit carry into a richly drying finish. Crisp, still juicy, and deeply and subtly nuanced in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly crisp, but round. Vanilla, spicy-rich cedar, lily-like flowers, brisk cranberry in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; sweet-toned cedar and chocolate notes carry into a rich finish. Crisply savory-sweet and redolent of cedar and sage in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Rich and deep with floral top notes. Caramel, carob, cedar, lily in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy, though rather dry mouthfeel; lily and cedar, in particular, carry into a crisp, balanced finish. Carob, cedar and a hint of flowers in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, cedary and chocolaty. Dark chocolate, fresh-cut cedar, moist tobacco, a hint of lily-like flowers in aroma and small cup. Lean but smooth mouthfeel. Cedar dominates in a dry finish. Crisply dry chocolate nuanced by lily and fresh tobacco in three parts milk.

Musky, rich, fruity. Red currant, lily, cocoa nib, oak in aroma and cup. Rich, crisp acidity; lively silky-smooth mouthfeel. Nuts and cocoa nib carry into the deeply resonant finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Massively rich, savory sweet, deeply complex. Dark chocolate, black currant, wisteria and lavender, tangerine-like citrus in aroma and small cup. Full, velvety mouthfeel; smooth, flavor-saturated finish. Chocolate turns fudgy and the flowers deepen in three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Lush, sweet, musky. Lily, peach, guava, chocolate in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel. Very sweet finish with a slight drying edge. Fat and nicely nuanced in three parts milk: continued peach, guava, chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Floral-toned, sweetly brisk. Dark chocolate, raspberry, lilac-like flowers, incense-like cedar in aroma and small cup. Light, silky mouthfeel; richly drying, flavor-saturated finish. Briskly complex in three-parts milk: lilac, cedar, chocolate.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, intricate, pungently floral. Baker’s chocolate, grapefruit, lavender, stone fruit in aroma and small cup. Lightly satiny, lively mouthfeel. A crisp, floral-toned chocolate dominates in the finish and carries with brisk elegance into three parts milk.

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, resonant, savory-sweet. Black currant, dark chocolate, black sage, dusk-blooming flowers in aroma and small cup. Lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel; black currant and sage carry into a drying but rich finish. The sweet-savory fruit and chocolate character blooms pleasingly in three parts milk.

Vivaciously sweet and spicy. Dried fig, lemon zest, rose-like flowers and roasted cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. Spice-toned sweetness carries deep into a resonant finish.

Delicate; lightly pungent. Fir, lemon blossom, maple syrup, gingko fruit in aroma and cup. Vibrant, juicy acidity; velvety, buoyant mouthfeel. Crisp, long finish with notes of gingko throughout.

Soft, round, subtly complex. Lavender, walnut, oak, apple in aroma and cup. Round, quietly resonant acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Very sweet, lightly flavor-saturated finish.

Crisply sweet, balanced, complete. Caramel, fresh-cut cedar, pear, hints of honeysuckle and soft citrus in aroma and cup. Delicately brisk acidity; light, buoyant mouthfeel. Hints of cedar and pear carry into a sweet though drying finish.

Sweetly and deeply floral. Flowers (lilac, lavender), tangerine zest, honeydew melon, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Round, juicy acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. Flowers and cacao carry into a sweet, crisp finish.

Evaluated as espresso. Distinctive but extraordinarily complete and balanced in structure. Dark chocolate, black cherry, violet, oak in aroma and small cup. Full, nectar-like mouthfeel; sweet, violet-toned finish. Big, rich presence in three parts milk: floral chocolate and a buttery nut note.

Evaluated as espresso. Profoundly floral-toned, delicately bright. Complex flowers (lilac, lily, honeysuckle), tangerine-like citrus, cedar, nut-toned chocolate in aroma and small cup. Lightish but velvety mouthfeel; chocolate and cedar in particular carry into a clean finish. In three parts milk delicate but authoritative: very sweet citrus, chocolate, flowers.

Evaluated as espresso. Sweet, roundly and gently pungent. Dark chocolate, ripe orange, black cherry, walnut, a hint of narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel; walnut and chocolate carry into a deep though drying finish. An orangy chocolate with hints of walnut and flowers dominates in three parts milk.

Balanced, quietly but vibrantly pungent. Mulberry, tangerine, honey, musk, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; plump, lively mouthfeel. Mulberry and tangerine, in particular, carry into a sweet finish.

Sweet-toned, bright, quietly pungent. Blood orange, roasted cacao nib, blackberry, caramel in aroma and cup. Crisply and delicately tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Orange and crisp cacao carry into a richly drying finish.