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Fair trade Reviews

We found 385 reviews for Fair trade. The reviews below appear in reverse chronological order by review date. Older reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffee.


93

JBC Coffee Roasters

Rock the House Blend

Review Date: Feb 2016
Price: $14.25/12 ounces
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Delicate and sweetly spicy. Hibiscus, hazelnut, peach, grapefruit zest, sweet lavender in aroma and cup. Juicy, plump acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Grapefruit zest and hazelnut predominate in the crisp, richly sweet finish.

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89

Grounds for Change

Peru Cafe Femenino

Review Date: Feb 2016
Price: $10.95/12 ounces

Roast-toned and chocolaty. Roasted almond, dark chocolate, narcissus, molasses in aroma and cup. Crisply dry acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Chocolate and nut suggestions consolidate in a gently drying finish.

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95

JBC Coffee Roasters

Harfusa Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Fair Trade Organic

Review Date: Dec 2015
Price: $17.80/12 ounces
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Exhilaratingly intricate yet classically complete and balanced. Mango, honey, lilac, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Lyric, sweet acidity; light, levitating, silky mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a very sweet-toned, resonant finish.

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91

Grounds for Change

Guatemala Huehuetenango

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $11.35/12 ounces

Deep, rich. Oak, molasses, dark chocolate, orange zest, pecan in aroma and cup. Round, quiet acidity; plush mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and pecan in particular carry into a sweet, balanced finish.

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93

Wonderstate Coffee

Organic Colombia Fondo Paez

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $15.75/12 ounces

Big, vibrant, deep. Tangerine zest, peach, walnut, freesia-like flowers rounded by a caramelly dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Lyrically bright, exhilarating acidity; lightly syrupy, buoyant mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates around peach and walnut in a resonant, straightforward finish.

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93

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Adado Coop

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $16.85/12 ounces

Delicate, sweet; subtly but engagingly intricate. Lavender, almond blossom, lemon zest, apple are rounded by dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Floral-toned, buoyantly lyric acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Flavor (lavender, chocolate) fades in the short finish but recovers in the long.

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92

Thanksgiving Coffee

Light Roast Washed Ethiopia

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Delicately bright, exhilarating. Candied lemon, vanilla, pear, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Gentle, lively acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. Lemon and crisp chocolate carry into a sweet, lightly flavor-saturated finish.

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91

Grounds for Change

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $11.75/12 ounces

Quietly rich, savory-sweet. Blood orange, sandalwood, lily-like flowers, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Sweetly and roundly tart acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Flavor saturates a gently bittersweet finish.

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91

Thanksgiving Coffee

Light Roast Natural Ethiopia

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Richly fruity and cidery. Baker’s chocolate, apple cider, wisteria-like flowers, a brightening hint of grapefruit in aroma and cup. Resonant, roundly tart acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel.

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91

Greater Goods Coffee Roasters

FTO Ethiopia Gedeb

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Sweet, delicately bright. Orange blossom, apple, turbinado sugar, walnut, a hint of tangerine in aroma and cup. Lively, gently bright acidity; smooth, velvety mouthfeel. Flavor-saturated, but richly drying, and bittersweet in the finish.

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90

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters

Guatemala CODECH Women Producers

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $14.15/12 ounces

Spicy and nutty with floral undertones. Cedar, turbinado sugar, hazelnut, myrrh, gardenia in aroma and cup. Round, low-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Gently drying, cedar-toned finish.

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90

Giv COFFEE

Peru Ciriaco Quispe

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $16.50/12 ounces

Savory-sweet, softly pungent, subtle. Hazelnut, lime zest, fir, a hint of narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Brisk yet juicy acidity; silky mouthfeel. Lime zest and fir in particular carry into a quiet though rich finish.

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90

Paradise Roasters

FTO Guatemala Huehuetenango

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $12.95/12 ounces

Deeply rich, subtly sweet. Baker’s chocolate, lily-like flowers, almond, stone fruit, a hint of orange zest in aroma and cup. Richly tart acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a drying finish.

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88

Magnolia Coffee

Honduras Finca Gaby

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $12.99/12 ounces
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Deeply sweet, savory-edged, perfumy. Cocoa powder, rose-like flowers, almond, a hint of brie cheese in aroma and cup. Roast-rounded acidity; plush though very slightly roughish mouthfeel. The cocoa note in particular persists in a savory-sweet finish.

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88

Roast House

423 Blend

Review Date: Nov 2015
Price: $16.00/16 ounces

Crisply and deeply pungent. Black cherry, cedar, licorice, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Dry, crisply roasty acidity; plump though slightly roughish mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates though persists in a dry finish.

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90

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Ethiopia Sidama Nura Korate Fair-Trade/Organic

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $12.99/12 ounces

Deeply floral, savory-sweet. Dark chocolate, molasses, lily-like flowers, musk, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Round, muted acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate and fir dominate in a rich though drying finish.

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92

Level Ground Trading

Direct Fair Trade Organic Espresso Blend

Review Date: Jul 2015
Price: CAD $11.00/10.5 ounces

Balanced, quietly complex. Roasted cacoa nib, lavender, fresh-cut cedar, blood orange in aroma and small cup. Plump, velvety mouthfeel. Hints of cacao-nib, lavender and cedar surface in a resonant finish. Crisply cocoa-and fruit-toned in three-parts milk.

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91

Roast House

Ride the Edge

Review Date: Jul 2015
Price: $14.00/16 ounces

Crisply floral, delicately lively. Complex flowers – lavender, lilac – roasted cacoa nib, tangerine, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flowers in particular carry into a gentle, resonant finish.

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Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

FTO Congo Sopacdi Cooperative

Review Date: Jun 2015
Price: $13.49/12 ounces
No. 30 Coffee of 2015

Very sweet, delicately pungent. Red currant, spicy rose, fresh-cut cedar, vanilla in aroma and cup. Lightly bright, gently lively acidity; satiny mouthfeel. The spicy rose and red currant carry into a crisply sweet-toned finish.

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Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters

Organic Popayan Colombia

Review Date: Apr 2015
Price: $14.99/12 ounces

Sweet-toned, deep, gentle. Apricot and plum, hazelnut, sweet chocolate, rhododendron-like flowers in aroma and cup. Lightly crisp, lively acidity; silky mouthfeel. Hints of apricot, chocolate and flowers carry into a soft, rich finish.

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