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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.


92

Bicerin Coffee

Ethiopian Medium Roast

Review Date: Jul 2014
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

Complex; sweetly and intensely tart. Fresh-cut cedar, peach, vanilla, rich lily-like flowers in aroma and cup. Deep, bracing, bittersweet acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor carries into a complex though rather drying finish.

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88

Larry's Beans

Cold Brew Coffee

Review Date: Jul 2014
Price: $3.96/12 fluid ounces

A pure, ready-to-drink bottled coffee tested over ice. Round, gentle, softly crisp. Gentle acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. In the flavor caramel, apple, malty chocolate. Clean, rather dry finish. The addition of a small quantity of cold milk develops the chocolate tendency and sweetens the apple-like note.

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92

Paradise Roasters

Mexico CESMACH FTO

Review Date: Jun 2014
Price: $14.95/12 ounces

A slightly rough, but profoundly sweet and quite chocolaty cup. Brown sugar, dark chocolate, hints of lily, green grape and peach in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; lightly but distinctly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, long, chocolate-toned finish.

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92

Topeca Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Ardi

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $14.99/12 ounces

Crisply pungent, balanced, sweet-toned. Roasted cacao nib, almond, tangerine, a hint of sweetly fermented fruit cider in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidity; lively, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. A hint of savory depth in the cup carries with the cacao nib and tangerine into a resonant finish.

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93

Namusairo Coffee

Rwanda Lake Kivu Kabirizi FTO

Review Date: May 2014
Price: KRW 32,000/500 grams

Rich, syrupy, lush. Honey, gardenia-like flowers, Concord grape, carob in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Grape and carob carry into a simplifying but long, ringing finish.

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91

Parisi Artisan Coffee

Rwanda Kabirizi Washing Station

Review Date: Apr 2014
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Sweet-toned, soft, quietly distinctive. Brown sugar, vanilla, jasmine, a hint of blood orange in aroma and cup. Quietly juicy acidity; plush mouthfeel. Vanilla and brown sugar in particular carry into a rich finish.

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91

Thirty-Thirty Coffee Co.

Rwanda Kabirizi FTO

Review Date: Apr 2014
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Crisply sweet, quietly distinctive. Caramel, orange, vanilla, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Gently bright acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a clean, sweet finish.

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91

JBC Coffee Roasters

Rock the House Blend FTO

Review Date: Apr 2014
Price: $14.25/12 ounces
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Delicately and sweetly pungent. Cane sugar, chocolate, flowers, peach, a hint of fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Crisp, quiet acidity; light, very silky mouthfeel. Rather drying in the short finish, though sweetness and flavor carry into the long.

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91

Cafe Virtuoso

Guatemala Guaya’B Huehuetenango

Review Date: Feb 2014
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Pungent, deep, low-toned. Dark chocolate, grape, fresh-cut oak, a hint of flowers in aroma and cup. Round, backgrounded acidity; full, hefty mouthfeel. Sweet, crisply chocolaty finish.

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95

Topeca Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia FTO Worka

Review Date: Feb 2014
Price: $14.99/12 ounces
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Balanced in structure but extravagant in flavor and aroma. Complex fruit, crisp roasted cacao nib, agave syrup, bourbon whisky, honeysuckle-like flowers in aroma and cup. Round, resonant acidity; silky mouthfeel. Vibrantly deep, flavor-saturated finish, with cacao-nib, bourbon and agave notes particularly prominent.

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94

Kakalove Cafe

Ethiopia Washed Sidama Shilcho Coop G1

Review Date: Jan 2014
Price: NT $650/16 ounces
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Sweet-toned and buoyant; delicately pungent. Moist pipe tobacco, guava-like fruit, honey, rose-like flowers in aroma and cup. Gentle, complexly expressed acidity; silky, very lively mouthfeel. The floral notes in particular carry into a sweet, flavor-saturated finish.

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94

Tony's Coffees & Teas

Ethiopia Kelenso Mokanisa

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $13.99/12 ounces

Suavely bright, fragrant, deep. Flowers, pear- and peach-like fruit, honey, pistachio-like nut in aroma and cup. Rich acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a resonant finish.

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94

Olympia Coffee Roasting

Ethiopia Banko Natural

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $16.30/12 ounces

Richly pungent; deep, complex. Strawberry, cedar, night-blooming flowers, dark chocolate, a hint of brandy. Balanced, vibrant acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor, particularly chocolate, saturates a sweet, very slightly drying, finish.

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93

Yo el Rey Roasting

FTO Ethiopia Worka 3 Special Reserve

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $21.50/16 ounces

Rich, sweet, intense. Brandy, mint, cherry, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Round, balanced acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular persists in a sweet-toned finish.

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92

Wonderstate Coffee

Organic Ethiopian Natural Process

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $15.75/12 ounces

Complex, gently pungent, lively. Floral honey, roasted cacao nib, hints of bourbon whisky and blueberry in aroma and cup. Deep, rounded acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The cacao nib and a hint of honeyish flowers carry into a quietly resonant finish.

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92

Paradise Roasters

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Harfusa FTO

Review Date: Nov 2013
Price: $15.95/12 ounces

Sweet, silky, subtle. Intriguing halvah-like honey and almond notes in aroma and cup, with delicate floral and apple top notes. Gentle, floral-toned acidity; light but buoyantly lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a richly sweet-toned though mildly drying finish.

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92

Cafe Virtuoso

Ethiopia Worka

Review Date: Oct 2013
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Intensely brandy- and chocolate-toned. Dark chocolate, blueberry, pineapple, brandy in aroma and cup. Roundly bright, juicy acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate and brandy notes in particular persist in a surprisingly clean, sweet finish.

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90

Cafe Virtuoso

Guatemala Organic Fair Trade

Review Date: Sep 2013
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Deeply pungent. Apricot, cedar, nut, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Round, richly bittersweet acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Apricot and chocolate in particular carry into a long, resonant finish.

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87

Canterbury Coffee

OneCoffee Sumatran (single-serve cup)

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: CAD $9.99/12 single-serve cups

As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "OneCoffee" Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving: Richly low-toned, pineapple-like fruit and hints of fresh-cut fir and moist earth in aroma and cup. Round, rather muted acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is simple but sweet-toned and rich.

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88

Canterbury Coffee

OneCoffee Colombian (single-serve cup)

Review Date: Aug 2013
Price: CAD $9.99/12 single-serve cups

As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a "OneCoffee" Keurig-compatible capsule to produce a 6-ounce serving: Balanced, quiet, classic. Ripe orange, caramel, pear, a hint of fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Gentle, delicate acidity. Light, lean but silky mouthfeel. Clean, sweet, flavor-saturated finish.

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