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SL-28/SL-34 Reviews

We found 163 reviews for SL-28/SL-34. 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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Victrola Coffee Roasters

Kenya Nyeri Thageini Peaberry

Review Date: Dec 2016
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Delicately rich, gently and sweetly bright. Dark chocolate, peach, blood orange zest, lilac-like flowers, a pungent hint of juniper berry in aroma and cup. Crisp, light-footed acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Peach, chocolate and flowers carry into a deeply flavor-saturated finish.

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93

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Kenya Windrush AB

Review Date: Nov 2016
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Delicate, crisp, sweet-savory. Black currant, maple syrup, candied orange zest, jasmine, sage in aroma and cup. Balanced, lightly juicy acidity; leanish but satiny mouthfeel. The resonant finish leans toward savory suggestions in the short (sage); fruit notes (black currant, candied orange zest) revive in the long.

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95

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Kenya Karindundu

Review Date: Nov 2016
Price: $17.99/12 ounces
No. 23 Coffee of 2016: Red Rooster Kenya Karindundu

Complex, deeply pungent, sweetly savory. Lavender, pink peppercorn, gooseberry, lemongrass, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Juicy, sweet-tart acidity; lightly creamy mouthfeel. Cocoa and lavender tones lead in a resonant, flavor-saturated finish.

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96

Hula Daddy

Laura’s Reserve SL-28

Review Date: Oct 2016
Price: $44.95/8 ounces
No. 3 Coffee of 2016: Hula Daddy Laura's Reserve

Lush, sweetly savory, deeply floral. Black currant, hops, coriander, kola syrup, violet in aroma and cup. Juicy, round acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated finish consolidates around fruit and floral tones in the short, modulating to crisp, resonant notes of hops and kola in the long.

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94

Greater Goods Coffee Roasters

Kenya Karatu

Review Date: Sep 2016
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Complex, engaging, sweetly tart. Toffee, tamarind, violet, black truffle, dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Brisk, floral acidity; fudgy mouthfeel. Toffee notes, this coffee’s throughline, are accompanied by tamarind in the resonant short and dark chocolate in the sweet, crisp long.

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96

Kakalove Cafe

Kenya Muranga Gondo AA

Review Date: Aug 2016
Price: $22.00/16 ounces
No. 11 coffee of 2016: Kakalove Kenya Muranga

Sweetly tart, spicy, mesmerizing. Red currant, roasted cacao nib, lantana-like flowers, thyme, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Balanced, juicy, sweet-tart acidity; plush mouthfeel. The resonant cocoa-toned finish begins with herb-toned red currant and ends with pink peppercorn.

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94

Oceana Coffee

Passport Collection Kenya Ichamara

Review Date: Jul 2016
Price: $16.00/12 ounces
No. 17 Coffee of 2017: Oceana Kenya Ichamara

Richly sweet-savory, intricate. Sweet chocolate, juniper, red currant, a violet-like floral top note in aroma and cup. Resonant, low-toned acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The juniper note is crisply bright and almost gin-like in the finish, though cushioned by sweet chocolate and a continued shimmer of violet.

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94

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Kenya AA Nyeri Tambaya

Review Date: Jan 2016
Price: $15.49/12 ounces
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Delicately sweet and savory. Meyer lemon, blackcurrant, geranium, cedar and black tea in aroma and cup. Sweetly crisp, resonant acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and raisin consolidate in a deep, long finish.

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93

Wonderstate Coffee

Kenya Mbeguka AA

Review Date: Sep 2015
Price: $18.50/12 ounces

Sweet, lush but brisk, floral-toned. Narcissus-like flowers, peach, blood orange, roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Quietly vibrant acidity; buoyant, velvety mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates, but sustains in gently rich finish.

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94

Red Rooster Coffee Roaster

Milepost Kenya Nyeri Ruarai

Review Date: Mar 2015
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
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Very sweet, very tart, intense. Red currant, honey, blood orange, cumin, narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Richly bright acidity; syrupy but lively mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates and acidity rounds in a resonant finish.

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94

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Kenya Nyeri Tambaya Peaberry

Review Date: Feb 2015
Price: $19.50/12 ounces

Juicy but savory, deep, subtle. Mulberry, dark chocolate, black sage, narcissus in aroma and cup. Roundly and richly tart acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor thins out a bit but rings on in a resonant finish.

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94

Hula Daddy

Laura’s Reserve SL-28

Review Date: Dec 2014
Price: $35.95/8 ounces
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Big, juicy, resonantly bright. Blood orange, black currant, lilac, vanilla, dark chocolate. Rich, round, lively acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but retains depth and sweetness in a long finish.

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93

Wonderstate Coffee

Kenya Mbeguka AA

Review Date: Dec 2014
Price: $18.50/12 ounces

Deeply and sweetly tart; intricate; refined. Distinct sweet lemon, pungent black currant, roasted cacao nib, narcissus-like flowers in aroma and cup. Pronounced, richly resonant acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but sustains in a crisp, gently tart finish.

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93

Revel Coffee

Kenya Gondo

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

Crisply sweet, deeply complex. Honey, blood orange, Concord grape, vanilla-toned flowers, walnut in aroma and cup. Big, rich acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Grape and honey carry into a long, resonant finish.

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94

Wonderstate Coffee

Kenya Mathew Mugo

Review Date: Oct 2014
Price: $17.95/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2014 - #23

Sweetly and lyrically bright. Peach, tangerine, vanilla, rose-like flowers, hints of musk and fir in aroma and cup. Sweetly and richly tart acidity; syrupy, lively mouthfeel. The peach, tangerine and rose notes carry into a pleasingly tart finish.

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95

Flight Coffee Co.

Kenya Kabare AB

Review Date: Feb 2014
Price: $14.50/12 ounces
Top 30 Coffees of 2014 - #17

Sweet, pungent, with a deep, shifting complexity. Agave syrup, roasted cacao nib, lavender-like flowers, lemon drop and more in aroma and very sweet-toned cup. Richly tart, floral-toned acidity; light but buoyantly lively mouthfeel. Long, deep, flavor-saturated finish.

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95

Flight Coffee Co.

Kenya Riakiberu Peaberry

Review Date: Mar 2013
Price: $13.00/12 ounces

Intense, crisp, juicy. Tartly sweet berry notes -- black berry, black currant; lush flowers, honey, roasted cocoa nib in aroma and cup. Rich, balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor carries deep into a long, resonant finish.

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93

Revel Coffee

Kenya Microlot AA Kamuchuni

Review Date: Jan 2013
Price: $13.75/12 ounces

Pungent dry berry and sweet, fragrant flowers in aroma and cup. Rich, deep acidity; silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but retains richness in a gently drying finish.

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92

Caffe Ladro

Kenya Kiawamururu

Review Date: Jan 2013
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Bright, sweet, richly floral-toned. Honey, rose-like flowers, fresh-cut fir, zesty tangerine in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart acidity; lightly syrupy, very lively mouthfeel. Long, honey-toned finish.

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95

Water Avenue Coffee Company

Kenya Karinga

Review Date: Oct 2011
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Balanced, sweet-toned, pungent. Tart berry – strawberry, cranberry – cedar and multidimensional sweet and tart citrus in both aroma and cup. Smoothly rounded acidity; slightly syrupy, almost creamy mouthfeel. Bittersweet chocolate and citrus zest in the finish.

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