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Congo Reviews

We found 30 reviews for Congo. The reviews below appear in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.


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Buon Caffe

Ethiopia Guji Bule Hora Blue Nile Natural

Review Date: Mar 2023
Price: NT $369/8 ounces

Balanced, delicate, fruit-toned. Lily, baking chocolate, dried blueberry, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Fruit-toned finish with cedar undertones.

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JBC Coffee Roasters

Katana DR Congo Natural

Review Date: Feb 2023
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
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Baking chocolate, mulberry, squash blossom, hazelnut, fresh-cut oak in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and roasted squash. In cappuccino format, savory notes predominate, with undertones of mulberry and baking chocolate.

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JBC Coffee Roasters

Birambo Village DR Congo

Review Date: May 2022
Price: $19.00/12 ounces
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Crisp, balanced, very sweet. Aromatic orchid, apricot, almond, cocoa nib, lemon verbena in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with brisk acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. Nut- and cocoa-toned finish with undertones of apricot and lemon verbena.

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Old Soul Co.

Democratic Republic of Congo Mighty Peace Mapendo

Review Date: Mar 2022
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Deep, balanced, richly sweet. Pear, almond butter, marjoram, orange zest, cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with citric acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Notes of orange zest and marjoram complicate a sweetly nut-toned finish.

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Fresh Roasted Coffee

Congo Umoja

Review Date: Sep 2021
Price: $15.95/12 ounces

Richly cocoa-toned. Cocoa nib, cashew butter, lily, lemon verbena, date in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with mild acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Cocoa- and nut-driven finish.

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Three Keys Coffee

Congo Square

Review Date: Jun 2021
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Top 30 of 2021 - No. 21

High-toned, resinously nutty, intensely sweet. Wild honey, plum, magnolia, mesquite, pistachio in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with savory-leaning acidity; viscous, nectar-like mouthfeel. Gentle, sweetly rich finish with notes of wild honey, pistachio and mesquite into the long.

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Roadmap CoffeeWorks

Nayamasasa Democratic Republic of the Congo

Review Date: Apr 2021
Price: $18.95/12 ounces

Balanced, richly sweet. Apricot, agave syrup, baking chocolate, cashew butter, tangerine zest in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The long, gentle finish centers around notes of chocolate and cashew butter with hints of tangerine zest.

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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Congo Muungano

Review Date: Mar 2021
Price: $21.00/12 ounces
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Crisply sweet, balanced. Plum, orange zest, almond butter, freesia-like flowers, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; very smooth, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of rich almond butter and orange zest, with cedar undertones.

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Wonderstate Coffee

Project Congo Muungano

Review Date: Mar 2021
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, deeply rich. Date, baking chocolate, magnolia, maple syrup, hazelnut butter in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolaty, sweetly nut-toned finish.

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Equiano Coffee

Umoja Organic Red Bourbon

Review Date: Nov 2020
Price: $24.00/16 ounces
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Balanced, deeply sweet with savory undertones. Caramel, red apple, baking chocolate, grapefruit zest, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with crisp, lively acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of caramel and freesia with a lasting hint of grapefruit zest.

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Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters

DR Congo, Gera Village, SOPACDI

Review Date: Jul 2020
Price: $21.00/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2020 - No. 25

Very sweet, high-toned, with savory underpinnings. Tangerine zest, cocoa nib, Bing cherry, amber, almond butter in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning but integrated structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; full, viscous mouthfeel. The finish is animated by notes of Bing cherry and amber.

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Cafe Grumpy

DR Congo Muungano

Review Date: May 2020
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Richly sweet-tart, earth-toned. Blood orange, pipe tobacco, roasted almond, rhododendron, baking chocolate in aroma and cup. Tart-leaning structure with crisp, green-apple-like (malic) acidity; deep, velvety mouthfeel. The richly drying finish consolidates to blood orange and pipe tobacco.

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Temple Coffee Roasters

DR Congo Muungano Co-op South Kivu

Review Date: Apr 2020
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
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Sweetly-spiced toned, deeply rich. Caramel, bergamot flower, fig newton, candied apple, cedar in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure with vibrant acidity; crisp yet velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of bergamot and caramel.

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Ghost Town Coffee Roasters

Congo Boza

Review Date: Apr 2020
Price: $15.25/12 ounces

Sweet-savory, richly layered. Persimmon, dogwood flowers, mesquite, brown sugar, a hint of pipe tobacco in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; smooth, velvety mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated short finish consolidates to persimmon and pipe tobacco.

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JBC Coffee Roasters

Birambo Village DR Congo

Review Date: Mar 2020
Price: $17.90/12 ounces
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Rich-toned, sweetly savory. Dried apricot, baking chocolate, lily, cedar, toasted barley in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with bright, balanced acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. A quiet finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and lily with undertones of cedar.

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JBC Coffee Roasters

Birambo Village DR Congo Espresso

Review Date: Mar 2020
Price: $17.90/12 ounces
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Evaluated as espresso. Richly sweet, floral-toned. Tea rose, almond, dark chocolate, date, cedar in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel; the resonant finish centers around notes of tea rose and cedar. In three parts milk, both chocolaty and floral, with undertones of aromatic cedar and almond.

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Temple Coffee Roasters

D.R. Congo Muungano Co-Op

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $18.50/12 ounces
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Deeply sweet, richly drying, complexly sweet-savory. Nutella, sumac, oak, clove, loquat, hop blossom in aroma and cup. Rounded and rich though drying in structure; brisk, juicy acidity. Very full, syrupy mouthfeel. The short finish consolidates around prominent oak and sumac with hints of cocoa and fruit. The long turns rather dry, though remains resonant.

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JBC Coffee Roasters

Kivu DR Congo

Review Date: Jan 2019
Price: $16.90/12 ounces
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High-toned, balanced, crisply sweet. Apricot, tangerine zest, dark chocolate, honey, rhododendron in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with juicy, bright acidity; buoyant, syrupy mouthfeel. The rich finish is centered around notes of dark chocolate and tangerine zest, with vanilla-toned florals.

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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

DR Congo FTO Bourbon SOPACDI

Review Date: Jun 2018
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2018 - No. 11

Richly savory, deeply sweet. Ginger blossom, almond brittle, pear, fresh, moist forest notes, wildflower honey in aroma and cup. Structured balance among sweet, tart and savory tastes; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The honey-toned finish leads with ginger blossom in the short and notes of pear and almond in the long.

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Grounds for Change

Congo Kivu

Review Date: Mar 2018
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Deeply rich, sweetly tart. Baker’s chocolate, grapefruit zest, molasses, tea rose, marjoram in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-savory in structure; plump, velvety mouthfeel. The finish is crisp and dry, but also richly sweet, with notes of chocolate and spice-toned florals.

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