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Old Style and New: Coffees of Java and Bali

By Kenneth Davids
May 11th, 2023

94

Peach Coffee Roasters

Blue Sunda Estate Java

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $19.00/12 ounces

Honey-sweet and spice-toned. Baking spices, honey, dark chocolate, lavender, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with a balancing tart and savory edge. Very smooth, silky-satiny mouthfeel. Balanced and comprehensive in the finish, alive with all of the notes from the cup.

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93

Equator Coffees

Java Argopuro Mountain Anaerobic Natural

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Sweetly tart and cocoa-toned. Pineapple, cocoa, violet, agave syrup, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Gently and brightly sweet-tart in structure; smooth and lively in mouthfeel. Cocoa and pineapple carry into a sweet, quiet finish.

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93

Corvus Coffee

West Java Frinsa Estate Natural

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $23.00/12 ounces

Tangy-sweet, brisk. Concord grape, lime zest, pistachio, musky rose, sourdough rye in aroma and cup. Briskly bright in structure; full and syrupy in mouthfeel. The finish is crisp, rich and tangy-sour.

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93

Bassline Coffee

Bali Kintamani

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $21.00/12 ounces

Deep, sweet, brandy-toned. Bittersweet chocolate, star jasmine, raisin, brandy, ripe banana in aroma and cup. Quite sweet in structure, with a balancing bitter edge. Big, plush mouthfeel. Chocolate and brandy particularly resonate in a rich finish.

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92

Succulent Coffee Roasters

Bali Kintamani

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Tangy-sweet and richly savory. Cocoa, macadamia, raspberry, fennel, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Deep, savory-tangy in structure; lightly syrupy and lively in mouthfeel. Cocoa and macadamia dominate in the short finish, but a delicate raspberry carries the long.

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92

Small Eyes Cafe

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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92

Noble Coffee Roasting

Kintamani Bali

Review Date: May 2023
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Sweet, deep, tobacco-toned. Sweet pipe tobacco, date, cedar, baking chocolate, freesia in aroma and cup. Balanced in structure, gently sweet-tart. Syrupy in mouthfeel; date, cedar, a hint of sweet tobacco in the finish.

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91

Kopi Ibrik

Bali Yeast Honey Edi Kadek Lot

Review Date: May 2023

Caramelly, delicately sweet-savory. Peach, caramel, shiitake, redwood, clover flowers in aroma and cup. Gently brisk and sweet-tart in structure; satiny in mouthfeel. The finish is wispy and delicate: peach and caramel.

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