Uganda Sipi Falls beans have an enormous amount of fermented tones in the lively mouth of the cup. Floral aromatic hints of hops add to dark, crunchy earth and white wine grape tones. Intense.
The Columbia El Peñol is dark and savory. Mild aroma, acid and mouth, but it's rich with extra roasted oilly chocolate tones. Coffee drinker's coffee: less frill, more body. Clean nut and cocoa flavor
Columbia El Quebradón beans have a very dark body. The taste has a mellow cream flavor to it, like a custard of banana or chocolate. The aftertaste is a thick raspberry topped ganache.
100 % Kona Coffee from the Perry Estate as an iced coffee has a rich dark chocolate tone in its full bodied flavor. Starting at the mouth the tone is then supported by lively floral and citrus notes.
The Congo Lake Kivu bean has an earth tone body with no supporting sweet mouth. The light body with high acidity has a jicama pulse that is touched off by a mild honeydew melon mouth and aroma.
Hawaii Ka'u beans (100% Ka'u coffee) have a dense nutty flavor. Like Kona coffees, Ka'u tastes like a mix of sweet pinenut and floral in the mouth with a deep punch of herbal and cocoa tones in body.
Nicaragua Cano Azul beans are smoky and dark from extra roasting time. The flavor profile compliments fans of savory coffees. Big clean body with tones of buttery corn.
Tanzania Mondul beans have a second gear of sorts in their dark body. An initial dark complexion of smoke and dark chocolate bitter flavoring is revived by a burst of tart but sweet blackberry.
This year's Thanksgiving blend pits Sumatra beans versus ones from Guatemala. Rugged herbal notes of thyme charge the darkness of the nutty South American body. Spicy enough to cup at turkey dinner.
Peru Amazonas has a clean medium body that zeros in on nutty flavors. Almond predominates and is accentuated by sweet and savory buttery salted sunflower seeds.
Peru Bagua Grande was prepared on the Clover machine as iced coffee. This medium roast features a sweet cocoa and soy bean body flavor with bright lime notes in the mouth.
Sumatra Longberry from the Reserve collection has more bitter earth tones in the body than the short berry in the standard collection. Flavor hints of dark chocolate and cranberry sauce.
Tanzania Kimuli beans have dark roast that gives the cup a long lasting body. Earthy tones predominate, as hints of mint and Brazil nut flavor the cup with fresh and bitter qualities.