Concept Coffee Roasters

This one was a real disappointment. From the first grind, the coffee gives off an intensely perfumed, almost artificial aroma. Instead of a clean, expressive fragrance you’d expect from a special release, it feels overwhelming and intrusive, like scented flavoring than something inherent to the bean.

That wouldn’t be as big of an issue if it stayed in the cup, but it doesn’t. The scent lingers aggressively in the grinder, to the point where it contaminates subsequent coffees. It takes multiple purges to get rid of it, which is not something you want from any coffee, let alone a premium, limited edition.In the cup, the profile follows through on that same note: loud, dominant, and lacking balance. Whatever origin character or nuance might be there is completely overshadowed. It doesn’t come across as complex. Just overpowering.

For something positioned as a special Valentine’s release, this misses the mark. Instead of refined or memorable, it ends up feeling heavy-handed and unpleasant to work with. Definitely not something I’d buy again.