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Darker-Roasted Coffees: Not Just Old-School Anymore

By Kim Westerman
April 13th, 2022

95

Hula Daddy Kona Coffee

Pointu Laurina

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $65.95/8 ounces
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Deeply fruit-toned, balanced and deep. Dark chocolate, goji berry, gardenia, hazelnut butter, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with gentle, balanced acidity; crisp, syrupy mouthfeel Resonantly chocolaty finish with undertones of goji berry and hazelnut.

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95

Simon Hsieh Aroma Roast Coffees

Ecuador Finca Cruz Loma

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: NT $3600/100 grams
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Decadently rich, resonantly chocolaty, floral-toned. Chocolate fudge, salted caramel, gardenia, date, scorched almond in aroma and cup. Vibrantly bittersweet structure with round acidity; lush, creamy mouthfeel. Chocolaty and nut-toned finish with a hint of smokiness.

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94

Rusty's Hawaiian

Ka’u Classic Dark

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $19.95/7 ounces

Crisply chocolaty, floral-toned. Nectarine, brown sugar, wisteria, baking chocolate, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Complex, bittersweet structure with quiet acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Baking chocolate and oak notes characterize the long finish, with pretty hints of wisteria underneath.

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94

Paradise Roasters

Aged Sumatra Semiga

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $30.00/12 ounces

Deeply sweet-savory. Pipe tobacco, scorched clove, dark chocolate, ripe banana, a hint of freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Balanced, bittersweet structure with soft acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Savory-leaning finish with notes of pipe tobacco and scorched clove, lifted by a crisp dark chocolate.

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94

Mostra Coffee

Indonesia Sumatra Kerinci Valley

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $24.50/12 ounces

Richly chocolaty, sweetly earth-toned. Sandalwood, dried black cherry, freesia-like flowers, marjoram, fresh-turned humus in aroma and cup. Balanced, bittersweet structure with resonant, understated acidity; viscous, satiny mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of sandalwood and dried black cherry.

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93

Theory Coffee Roasters

Dark Side of the Bloom

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $15.00/300 grams

Richly sweet-tart, sweetly herbaceous. Baking chocolate, tangerine, sage, peach, pipe tobacco in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The earthy-sweet finish leads with pipe tobacco and sage.

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93

Green Stone Coffee

Jlove99

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: NT $600/275 grams

Balanced, deep, chocolaty. Lavender, red currant, gently scorched cedar, baking chocolate, Meyer lemon zest in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet-tart structure with bright, balanced acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Almond notes surface in the sweetly roast-toned finish.

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93

Chaos Coffee Company

Odin’s Viking Brew

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

 Rich-toned, deeply sweet. Dark chocolate, date, singed cedar, Bing cherry, saltwater taffy. Deepy sweet structure with gentle acidity; viscous, smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to dark chocolate and saltwater taffy.

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92

Red Rock Roasters

Black Magic Blend

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $13.25/12 ounces

Gently roasty, richly chocolaty and nut-toned. Dark chocolate, kumquat, roasted walnut, peach, magnolia in aroma and cup. Roundly sweet structure with pert, lively acidity; syrupy, buoyant mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and kumquat carry the sweet-toned finish.

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92

Peet's Coffee

Kenya Auction Lot

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $17.95/16 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Dark chocolate, charred mesquite, gardenia, dried persimmon, dark caramel in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; gently drying, chocolaty and wood-framed finish.

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91

Desert Sun Coffee Roasters

Dark Canyon

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Sweetly smoky, crisply chocolaty. Scorched cedar, baking chocolate, lemon-thyme, candy apple, lily in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with velvety mouthfeel; the crisp, chocolaty finish is supported by notes of lemon-thyme and lily.

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90

Starbucks Coffee

Sumatra Dark

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $12.99/12 ounces

Earthy, bittersweet. Fresh-cut oak, cocoa powder, fresh leather, sweet pea, lily in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; very full, creamy mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with hints of dark chocolate and fresh leather.

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87

Peet's Coffee

Major Dickason’s Blend

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $18.20/24 ounces

Rather dry, wood-framed, bittersweet. Scorched fir, cocoa powder, condensed milk, lily, raisin in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with rather rough acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Dry, wood-framed finish with notes of cocoa powder and scorched fir.

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84

Starbucks Coffee

Pike’s Place Blend

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $9.98/12 ounces

Brisk, dry, sweetly vegetal. Green bean, carob, charred balsa, faded gardenia, raw almond in aroma and cup. Flatly bittersweet structure with inert acidity; dry, rather thin mouthfeel. Wood-framed, sweetly vegetal finish.

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