93 Wine Enthusiast

Truth in labeling here: the attached tag reads, “Not So Sweet.” Indeed, this inky-dark brown liqueur is full-on coffee, no sugar in sight. The powerful fresh espresso aroma leads to a relatively dry palate that suggests fresh-ground coffee beans, with a fleeting vanilla note midpalate, winding into a bracing touch of cocoa-nib bitterness and warming clove on the finish. KARA NEWMAN