Seattle Coffee Ratings and Reviews - Coffee Review https://www.coffeereview.com/best-coffee-cities/seattle/ The World's Leading Coffee Guide Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:23:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.coffeereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-coffee-review-logo-512x512-75x75.png Seattle Coffee Ratings and Reviews - Coffee Review https://www.coffeereview.com/best-coffee-cities/seattle/ 32 32 Panama Bambito Gesha https://www.coffeereview.com/review/panama-bambito-gesha/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:16:09 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=25450 Candy-like, citrusy. Bergamot, Jolly Rancher, cocoa nib, lemon balm, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Vibrant, citrusy acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisp, bittersweet, cocoa-toned finish.

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]]> Produced by Priscilla Gonzalez, entirely of the Gesha variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before dying). Founded by the co-owner of Olympia Coffee, Oliver Stormshak, who has worked in the coffee industry for more than three decades, Oliver’s Custom Coffee features rare varietals, experimental lots, and custom fermentations. Visit www.oliverscustomcoffee.com.  

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]]> Kona Monarch Gesha Champagne https://www.coffeereview.com/review/kona-monarch-gesha-champagne/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:15:48 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=25449 Fruit-forward, richly sweet-tart. Red currant, almond butter, magnolia, cedar, lemon verbena in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Floral-toned finish with rich cedar and sweet currant notes.

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]]> Produced by Abby and Sal Muñoz of Monarch Farm, entirely of the Gesha variety of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic washed method with the addition of Champagne yeasts to the fermentation. Founded by the co-owner of Olympia Coffee, Oliver Stormshak, who has worked in the coffee industry for more than three decades, Oliver’s Custom Coffee features rare varietals, experimental lots, and custom fermentations. Visit www.oliverscustomcoffee.com.  

 

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]]> Milano Coffee Blend https://www.coffeereview.com/review/milano-coffee-blend/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:15:24 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=25163 Crisp, bittersweet, gently smoky. Cocoa powder, lily, Brazil nut, brown sugar, scorched fir in aroma and cup. No perceptible acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Gently smoky, cocoa-toned finish.

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]]> Founded in 1997, Vista Clara Coffee is a Washington-based specialty roaster that offers both retail and wholesale products. Visit www.vistaclaracoffee.com for more information.

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]]> Costa Rica https://www.coffeereview.com/review/costa-rica-7/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:03:32 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=25153 Crisply sweet, roast-rounded. Golden raisin, gently scorched fir, molasses, gardenia, orange zest in aroma and cup. Soft, muted acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Gently dring finish centered around notes of molasses and gently scorched fir.

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]]> Produced at Santa Elena Farm and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). Founded in 1997, Vista Clara Coffee is a Washington-based specialty roaster that offers both retail and wholesale products. Visit www.vistaclaracoffee.com for more information.

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]]> Ethiopia Rumadamo Anaerobic Washed https://www.coffeereview.com/review/ethiopia-rumadamo-anaerobic-washed/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:20:49 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=24779 Richly aromatic, deep-toned. Raspberry, tangerine, cocoa nib, lilac, myrrh in aroma and cup. Bright, balanced acidity; very smooth, silky mouthfeel. Long, lingering, harmonious and integrated finish.

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]]> This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 15 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2024. Produced by the Daye Bensa-Dukamo Family, from heirloom varieties of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic washed method, in which, after skin and pulp removal, fermentation takes place in a hermetically sealed vessel before the beans are washed and dried. Founded by the co-owner of Olympia Coffee, Oliver Stormshak, who has worked in the coffee industry for more than three decades, Oliver’s Custom Coffee features rare varietals, experimental lots, and custom fermentations. Visit www.oliverscustomcoffee.com. 

 

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]]> Costa Rica Las Lajas Milenio https://www.coffeereview.com/review/costa-rica-las-lajas-milenio/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 15:55:20 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=23934 Sweetly tart, citrusy and cedar-toned. Bergamot, cedar, persimmon, cocoa, macadamia nut in aroma and cup. Richly tart, bitter-savory in structure; lightly creamy in mouthfeel. Bergamot and nut close out a quiet, clean finish.

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]]> Produced by Francisca and Oscar Chacon of Finca Las Lajas, entirely of the Milenio variety of Arabica, one of the rare first generation of F1 hybrid varieties that were created to save the coffee world simultaneously from mediocrity and climate change by crossing a tough, disease-resistant variety (in this case Sarchimor) with an Ethiopia variety admired for its beauty in the cup (Sudan Rume). Fulcrum Coffee Roasters is a Seattle-based wholesale coffee roaster and retailer with two cafes, one in Seattle and one in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Visit www.fulcrumcoffee.com.

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]]> Kenya Endebess https://www.coffeereview.com/review/kenya-endebess/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:33:02 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=23856 Intensely aromatic, delicately fruit-forward. Milk chocolate, orange zest, cedar, candied apple, hint of narcissus in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidy; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Fruit-toned chocolate in the crisp finish.

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]]> Produced by smallholding members of the Othaya Cooperative, entirely of the SL28 variety of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Certifications: Fair Trade Africa. Fulcrum Coffee Roasters is a Seattled-based wholesale coffee roaster and retailer with two cafes, one in Seattle and one in Mountlake Terrace. Visit www.fulcrumcoffee.com. 

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]]> Mocha Java Blend https://www.coffeereview.com/review/mocha-java-blend-9/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:31:47 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=23724 Crisply fruit-forward, gently spice-toned. Raspberry, nutmeg, walnut, amber, baking chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gently round acidity; full, velvety mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and nutmeg.

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]]> This version of the ancient Mocha-Java blend persuasively combines a traditionally processed, wet-hulled Sumatra Ketiara in place of the original Java and replaces the Yemen Mocha with Ethiopia Guji Uraga natural (40:60 post-roast blend). Pegasus Coffee is a Bainbridge Island, Washington roastery with a cafe on the island and another in nearby downtown Seattle. Visit www.pegasuscoffee.com for more information.

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]]> Sumatra Dark https://www.coffeereview.com/review/sumatra-dark-3/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:02:44 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=22157 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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]]> Purchased at a Safeway supermarket as a nationally branded benchmark comparison for the darker-roasted coffees from smaller roasters reviewed this month. Visit www.starbucks.com for more information.

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]]> Pike’s Place Blend https://www.coffeereview.com/review/pikes-place-blend/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.coffeereview.com/?post_type=review&p=22155 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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]]> Purchased at amazon.com as a nationally branded benchmark comparison for the darker-roasted coffees from smaller roasters reviewed this month. Visit www.starbucks.com for more information.

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