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coffees that taste of caramel
caramel coffee means beans that naturally taste sweet and a little toasty, no syrup required. across our index of 1000 coffees from 451 roasters, caramel is the single most common tasting note, which tells you something real about what good coffee actually tastes like when it's roasted well.
what is caramel coffee?
caramel coffee is specialty coffee that produces a natural caramel sweetness through the bean's own sugars, developed during roasting or inherent to the variety and growing region. it has nothing to do with flavored coffee. the note shows up across wildly different origins, from sumatran naturals to washed colombians, which is part of what makes it interesting.
what does caramel coffee taste like?
caramel leads, but it rarely shows up alone. expect it alongside dark chocolate or milk chocolate on the finish, which adds weight and length to the cup. brighter coffees from huila or yirgacheffe often pull in lemon or grapefruit alongside the sweetness, while something from cerrado or sumatra sits richer and rounder with less citrus tension.
why does caramel coffee matter?
caramel is the backbone of approachable specialty coffee. it signals good development, clean processing, and a sweetness that doesn't need any work from the drinker to appreciate. for people moving from commercial to specialty coffee, it's the most honest entry point, familiar enough to trust but complex enough to reward attention.
what should you look for in caramel coffee?
huila and cauca in colombia are reliable starting points, especially washed lots where the caramel note is clean and precise. huehuetenango in guatemala trends similarly. for something richer, look at cerrado in brazil or sumatran wet-hulled coffees. yirgacheffe is worth trying if you want caramel cut with citrus zest or grapefruit.
Lo Caf Low Caffeine speciality blend
£8.5washed
chocolatecaramelraisin
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Nicaraguan Jinotega Carbon Project Coffee
£8.1nicaragua · honey
milk chocolatecaramelnuttyplum
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Choc A Bloc Speciality Blend
£8.45washed
milk chocolatecaramelvanilla
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Burundi Mutambu Coffee
£8.45burundi · washed
caramelred berriesnectarinerhubarb
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Alvaro Vargas - Chiroso
$21ethiopia + colombia + yemen · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by flower child
Bombona Espresso, 250g
120.8 DKKcolombia · washed
caramelmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by the coffee collective
Bombona Espresso, 1kg
372.8 DKKcolombia · washed
caramelmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by the coffee collective
Bombona, 1kg
372.8 DKKcolombia · washed
caramelmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by the coffee collective
Bombona, 250g
120.8 DKKcolombia · washed
caramelmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by the coffee collective
Nueva Allianza Gesha, 250g
159.2 DKKperu · washed
jasminefloralcaramel
by the coffee collective
Nueva Allianza Gesha, 1kg
525.6 DKKperu · washed
jasminefloralcaramel
by the coffee collective
Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, Natural
A$22ethiopia · natural
wineycaramel
by ona
Guatemala La Folie
$23guatemala · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestcaramel
by cat & cloud coffee
Sumatra Pantan Musara
$24indonesia + sumatra · washed
lemonblack teatea-likecaramel
by cat & cloud coffee
Decaf
€9.64colombia · natural · decaf
stone fruitwineycaramelsugar cane
by rumbaba
COLOMBIA - Yellow Gesha
£22colombia · honey
lemonblack teatea-likecaramel
by process coffee
429 Burundi Kajabure Washed
¥6burundi · washed
red appleblack teatea-likecaramel
by philocoffea
Colombia La Muralla
$16colombia · natural
caramel
by mirra coffee
Uriel Cardona - Colombia
$28colombia · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestcaramel
by tandem coffee roasters
Las Cascadas
A$13el salvador · honey
tropical fruitjasminefloralcaramel
by axil coffee roasters
Peru — La Coipa
A$18peru · washed
jasminecaramel
by axil coffee roasters![guatemala - paya by nery pablo [25/26] - guatemala coffee by scenery](https://hcitwhfyqvcsrmkwiefi.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/listing-photos/coffees/62b628d8-d981-4a34-b538-7122094e9c49.webp)
Guatemala - Paya by Nery Pablo [25/26]
£12guatemala · washed
red appletropical fruitwineyjasmine
by scenery
Colombia - Durley Sánchez's Rosado
£14colombia · washed
lemonstone fruitjasminefloral
by scenery
Marimira
$30kenya · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestwiney
by botz coffee
Fredesvinda Estela
$31peru · washed
caramel
by botz coffee
El Encanto
€20colombia · washed
caramel
by frukt coffee roasters
Brazil | Bossa Nova
€11brazil · natural
red applecaramelmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by kavamore sweet notes
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