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  Tre Venezie Nero Barocco Dark Roast Yep! We've got another blend from Tre Venezie! I’ve reviewed a couple coffees from this company and really enjoyed them. Though, I’m not normally a dark roast girl, so this one had me worried.   It’s a very very dark roast. So much can go wrong. One second too long on the heat and you’ll have a bitter, carbon-filled cup on your hands. Roasting to a perfect dark is a game of finesse and exacting standards that I frankly don’t trust most roasters to maintain.   So, I was worried this roast would ruin my good opinion of Tre Venezie as a great, if not a little timid roaster.   Oh, me of little faith. 😏 Fragrance: This is a complex mix of florals and smoke. All the fruitiness has been roasted away, but what is left is a swirling sweetness and a bold presence that immediately beckoned me to tuck in.   Flavor: As I said, Dark roast can go terribly wrong very quickly. The perfect dark roast appears for milliseconds when exposed t...

  Holy moly, y’all. H&D is at it again, making all the other flavored coffees look like child’s play. I’ve got a new favorite! Fragrance: As soon as this liquid happiness hit the cup, I was overcome by the smell of warm cinnamon. Hazelnut praline followed after. I was overcome with images of snowy mountain cabins and cozy sweaters by the fireplace. This is exactly the drink you hope for after building a snowman.   Flavor: Now THIS was a surprise. There’s something minty going on here! Almost like the scent of pine, but as a flavor. The toasted nuttiness and cinnamon round out this Christmas on Martha’s Vineyard in a cup.   Recommended for:   Restoring your faith in flavored coffee.   Dessert. These flavors are cozy and decadent.   Get up and go. This cup both relaxes and energizes me.   Not recommended for: Heavy additives. This coffee is perfect black. Any sugar risks making it cloying and anything but a splash of cream could overwhelm it. Coffee...