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coffees that taste of honey
honey coffee is a category of specialty coffee where the cup itself tastes sweet and floral, without anything added. across our index of 1,000 coffees from 451 roasters, it's one of the most-requested flavour profiles, and for good reason.
what is honey coffee?
honey coffee refers to coffees that naturally express honey-like sweetness in the cup, usually from the bean's origin, variety, or processing. it's not flavoured or infused. the term covers a flavour note, not a single process, though washed and natural coffees alike can land here depending on the region and how the cherry was handled.
what does honey coffee taste like?
expect honey and honeycomb up front, often with jasmine or broader floral notes threading through the finish. stone fruit shows up a lot too, think ripe plum or apricot. milk chocolate can round out the base, giving the cup a softness that keeps it from feeling thin. it's sweet without being cloying, and usually pretty approachable.
why does honey coffee matter?
honey-toned coffees sit at the more accessible end of specialty without being boring. they draw in people moving away from commodity coffee while giving experienced drinkers real complexity to pay attention to. they've helped shift the conversation around sweetness in coffee from something added to something inherent in how and where a coffee was grown.
what should you look for in honey coffee?
start with huila and nariño in colombia, or guji and yirgacheffe in ethiopia. boquete in panama and west valley in costa rica are also strong bets. look for tasting notes that pair honey with jasmine or stone fruit, those combinations usually signal the kind of clean, expressive sweetness this profile is actually about.
Bombe - Honey
$19.6ethiopia · honey
lemonjasminefloralblack tea
by black & white coffee roasters
Bombe - Honey
$28ethiopia · honey
lemonjasminefloralblack tea
by black & white coffee roasters
Peña de Leon Gesha, 200g
156 DKKperu · honey
stone fruitpeachjasminefloral
by the coffee collective
Peña de Leon Gesha, 1kg
430.4 DKKperu · honey
stone fruitpeachjasminefloral
by the coffee collective
Finca El Diviso
$29colombia · honey
wineyhoneyhoneycomb
by prodigal
Finca El Diviso Espresso
$29colombia · honey
wineyhoneyhoneycomb
by prodigal
"Hello Judges" Honey Gesha - 25 lbs
$300colombia · honey
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by prodigal
PANAMA Altieri & Coffea Circulor Yuyi Typica Natural Geisha Macerated NMX
20 NOKpanama · anaerobic
blueberryjasminefloralhoney
by coffea circulor
YEMEN Waya Carbonic Maceration CMX
12 NOKyemen · anaerobic
jasminehibiscusfloralblack tea
by coffea circulor
Colombia - Finca El Porvenir PAPAYO Wholesale
12 SEKcolombia · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by koppi
VOLCAN AZUL GESHA HONEY
€19.24costa rica · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by the barn
【NEW】Ethiopia Bench Maji Gesha Village OMA
¥4200ethiopia · honey
jasminefloralblack teatea-like
by glitch coffee
【NEW】Ethiopia Sidama Elto Hamasho
¥3900ethiopia · anaerobic
red applehoneyhoneycomb
by glitch coffee
Colombia - Finca La Pradera Honey Strawberry
$48colombia · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by archers coffee
Colombia - Aroma Nativo Bourbon Aji Hydro Honey Lot 396
$60colombia · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by archers coffee
Colombia - Aroma Nativo Pink Bourbon EFM Lot 1289
$60colombia · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by archers coffee
Costa Rica - Hacienda Copey Itadaki Geisha Honey Lot 182
$150costa rica · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by archers coffee
Peru The Andes Washed
$20peru · honey
honeyhoneycomb
by cat & cloud coffee
Rwanda Kumbya
$19rwanda · honey
tropical fruitjasminefloralhoney
by cat & cloud coffee
Kaleidoscope 3.1 - Strawberry Vanilla Sky
€19.9colombia · experimental
tropical fruithoneyhoneycomb
by rumbaba
Kaleidoscope 4.2 - Acapulco Dreams
€19.9colombia · experimental
tropical fruithoneyhoneycomb
by rumbaba
Mutana
€15burundi · honey
black teatea-likehoneyhoneycomb
by replica coffee
Shyira H
€15rwanda · honey
jasminefloralhoneyhoneycomb
by replica coffee
Las Perlitas Chiroso
€18colombia · honey
lemonhoneyhoneycomb
by replica coffee
ETHIOPIA - Yirgacheffe
£18ethiopia · honey
stone fruitjasminefloralhoney
by process coffee
COLOMBIA - Yellow Gesha
£22colombia · honey
lemonblack teatea-likecaramel
by process coffee
423 Nicaragua El Porvenir Java
¥8nicaragua + indonesia · honey
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestblack tea
by philocoffea
708 Colombia Aroma Nativo Pink Bourbon
¥21colombia · anaerobic
stone fruitpeachtropical fruithoney
by philocoffea
415 Brazil Guariroba LIMITED RESERVE B
¥15brazil · anaerobic
lemongrapefruitcitrus zesttropical fruit
by philocoffea
723 Ecuador Eliza Geisha
¥24ecuador · anaerobic
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestjasmine
by philocoffea
428 Peru Regional Puno
¥8peru · honey
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestred apple
by philocoffeamore sweet notes
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