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Reviews for Small Eyes Cafe

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Ethiopia Gediyo Yirgacheffe Burtukan Wako Natural G1

Review Date: Aug 2023
Price: NT $500/200 grams

Richly sweet, crisply floral. Magnolia, cashew, maple syrup, dried nectarine, myrrh in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp finish highlights notes of almond and myrrh.

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Ethiopia Gesha Rebecca Natural

Review Date: Jul 2023
Price: NT $500/200 grams

Complex, richly fruit-toned. Lychee, dark chocolate, sandalwood, honey, wisteria in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with juicy, balanced acidity; full, very silky mouthfeel. Long, lingering finish resonant with honey and wisteria.

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92

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Indonesia Java Sunda Supreme SC18

Review Date: May 2023
Price: NT $370/200 grams

Deep, savory-sweet, balanced. Sweet pipe tobacco, nut melange, oak, hints of lily and tamarind in aroma and cup. Brisk and tart-savory in structure, with a cushion of sweetness. Light but silky in mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around hints of tobacco and tamarind.

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93

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Honduras Paraiso El Aguacate Edis Sanchez Parainema Washed 1300M Lot 296

Review Date: Dec 2022
Price: NT $380/200 grams

Crisply sweet-savory. Toffee, Bing cherry, cedar, cashew butter, candied violet in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure with juicy acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates to notes of Bing cherry and cashew.

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95

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Ethiopia COE #8 Sidama Arbegona Muluneh Tute Galcho 74158 Natural

Review Date: Dec 2022
Price: NT $1700/200 grams

Delicately fruit-toned, richly sweet. Dried peach, narcissus, almond butter, marjoram, honey in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with juicy acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The harmonious finish carries forward all the notes from the aroma and cup.

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93

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Co Co Bra Bra

Review Date: Dec 2022
Price: NT $280/200 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Richly nut-toned. Cashew butter, magnolia, pear, baking chocolate, orange zest in aroma and small cup. Creamy mouthfeel; crisp, nutty finish. In three parts milk, both baking chocolate and cashew notes are amplified, while pear and magnolia remain undertones.

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92

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Panama Mama Cata Typica

Review Date: Nov 2022
Price: NT $380/200 grams

Crisply sweet, deeply nut-toned. Dried apricot, saltwater taffy, cocoa powder, cashew, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with brisk acidity; delicate, silky mouthfeel. Cocoa powder and cashew lead in the quiet finish.

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92

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Valkyrie Blend

Review Date: Feb 2022
Price: NT $480/400 grams

Cocoa-driven, floral. Cocoa powder, gardenia, roasted almond, cedar, date in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with gentle, rounded acidity; plush, satiny mouthfeel. Crisp, cocoa-toned finish with a throughline of spicy florals.

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93

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Phu-Long-Kong

Review Date: Aug 2021
Price: NT $250/200 grams

High-toned, spice-driven, deeply sweet. Almond nougat, freesia-like flowers, dried apricot, cedar, thyme in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-savory structure with gentle acidity; plush, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of almond nougat and undertones of rich aromatic wood.

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93

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Rwanda Nyamagabe Kigeme Lot #4

Review Date: May 2021
Price: NT $320/200 grams

Crisply sweet, deeply rich. Baking chocolate, hazelnut nougat, narcissus, red grape, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet, balanced structure with brisk acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of baking chocolate and hazelnut supported by red grape and fresh-cut oak.

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94

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Guatemala Cobán Chicoj Cooperative Red Honey Fair Trade

Review Date: Mar 2021
Price: NT $320/200 grams

Vibrant, juicy, cocoa-toned. Apricot, cocoa nib, honeysuckle, hazelnut butter, cedar in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with lively acidity; plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates around cocoa nib and a hint of apricot.

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94

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Kenya AA FAQ

Review Date: Nov 2020
Price: NT $330/200 grams

Richly floral, deeply chocolaty. Wisteria, dark chocolate, red currant, cedar, molasses in aroma and cup. Crisp, sweetly tart structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; plush, viscous mouthfeel. The quiet finish centers on notes of chocolate, wisteria and cedar.

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94

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Kenya Kirinyaga Kii

Review Date: Oct 2020
Price: NT $500/200 grams

Sweetly herb-suffused, fruit-driven, hints of fresh earth. Lemon-thyme, mulberry, grapefruit zest, petrichor (a post-rain earthy note), myrrh in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with bright acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Savory-leaning, rich-toned finish.

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93

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Honduras

Review Date: Sep 2020
Price: NT $330/200 grams

Crisply sweet, nut-toned, richly floral. Almond butter, lilac, lemon verbena, red apple, oak in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with soft, round acidity; very full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Lemon verbena supports the resonantly nut-toned finish.

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95

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Cate Natural G5

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $200/200 grams

Evaluated as espresso. Bright, sweetly tart, cleanly fruit-forward. Raspberry, chocolate fudge, sandalwood, narcissus, almond butter in aroma and small cup. Full, syrupy mouthfeel, resonant, flavor-saturated finish. In cappuccino scaled milk, this attractive natural-processed coffee reads like trifle dessert: raspberry with dark chocolate.

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92

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Adorsi

Review Date: Nov 2019
Price: NT $1200/200 grams

Sweet, heavy, musky and perfumy. Elderflowers, fresh cilantro, strawberry-flavored yogurt, lime, musk in aroma and cup. Intensely sweet in structure but balanced by a distinctly crisp, bitter edge. Light, satiny mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet though drying finish.

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93

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Ethiopia Sidamo G4 Natural Espresso

Review Date: Aug 2019
Price: NT $200/250 grams

Deeply rich, sweet, complex. Cocoa nib, ripe persimmon, tangerine zest, gardenia and myrrh in aroma and small cup. Rich, lightly velvety mouthfeel; crisp, cocoa-toned finish. In three parts milk, aromatics carry through distinctly with balanced pungency and sweetness.

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93

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Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Blend

Review Date: Jul 2019
Price: NT $700/400 grams

Evaluated as espresso. High-toned, fruit-forward. Watermelon candy, salted caramel, vanilla, milk chocolate, cinnamon in aroma and small cup. Full, creamy mouthfeel; delicate, sweet-toned finish centered around notes of watermelon candy and cinnamon. Dessert-like in the milk shot, all fruit and candy with a hint of cinnamon.

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Gesha Rebecca Natural

Review Date: Apr 2019
Price: NT $350/8 ounces
No. 14 Coffee of 2019

Richly sweet, cocoa- and fruit-toned. Concord grape, cocoa nib, sandalwood, maple syrup, lilac in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with bright, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant, flavor-saturated finish that highlights fruit and cocoa tones.

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93

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Sumatra Aceh Gayo Mountain Kenawat Raisin Honey

Review Date: Apr 2019
Price: NT $480/8 ounces

Deep, rich, pungent. Fresh cantaloupe, tangerine zest, caramelly chocolate, sandalwood, magnolia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Roundly and sweetly brisk in structure; satiny in mouthfeel. Fruit, floral and sandalwood carry into a crisply drying though sweet-toned finish.

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