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coffees that taste of stone fruit
stone fruit coffee is coffee that tastes like peaches, apricots, or plums, and it's one of the clearest signs you're drinking something grown and processed with real care. you'll find it across a wide range of origins, but certain regions produce it so consistently it almost feels like their signature.
what is stone fruit coffee?
stone fruit coffee is any coffee whose cup profile centers on the bright, fleshy sweetness of peaches, apricots, nectarines, or plums, rather than citrus or berry notes. it comes from a combination of variety, altitude, soil, and post-harvest processing. it's not added flavor. it's chemistry, and the right conditions pull it right out of the bean.
what does stone fruit coffee taste like?
stone fruit coffee leads with peach and apricot up front, often with jasmine or other floral notes lifting the aroma before you even sip. underneath that you'll usually find something grounding, milk chocolate or dark chocolate on the finish. the overall effect is sweet but not cloying, fruity but not sharp. it's one of the more immediately likeable flavor profiles in specialty coffee.
why does stone fruit coffee matter?
stone fruit notes are a reliable marker of high-quality processing and careful sourcing. in specialty coffee, they signal that the producer didn't cut corners on cherry selection or fermentation. across our index of 1,000 coffees from 371 roasters, stone fruit is the single most common tasting note, which tells you how central it's become to how roasters talk about quality.
what should you look for in stone fruit coffee?
start with huila and cauca in colombia, yirgacheffe and guji in ethiopia, cajamarca in peru, and nyeri in kenya. washed and natural processes both produce stone fruit notes but in different ways. washed coffees tend toward cleaner peach and floral tones. naturals go richer and jammier. heirloom ethiopian varieties and colombian caturra or castillo are solid places to focus your attention.
Tutti Frutti Speciality Blend
£8.1natural
sweetfruityred fruitsstone fruit
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Honduras Women's Project
£7.95honduras · washed
dark chocolatestone fruittoffeealmond
by iron & fire speciality coffee bean roasters & suppliers
Fazenda Chapadão - Brazil (3rd Place Cup of Excellence Natural Category)
16 SEKbrazil · natural
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
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[ODD B] Fazenda Chapadão - Brazil (3rd Place Cup of Excellence Natural Category)
12 SEKbrazil · natural
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by swerl
Alvaro Vargas - Chiroso
$21ethiopia + colombia + yemen · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by flower child
Elto Bare - Natural
$19.6ethiopia · natural
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by black & white coffee roasters
Elto Bare - Natural
$28ethiopia · natural
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
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
El Espejo — Freezer Reserve
$35colombia · washed
stone fruitwineyjasminefloral
by prodigal
Caminos del Inka
$22peru · anaerobic
stone fruitpeach
by prodigal
Chelbesa One
$16ethiopia · washed
lemonstone fruitwineyblack tea
by prodigal
Chelbesa One Espresso
$27ethiopia · washed
lemonstone fruitwineyblack tea
by prodigal
Chelbesa One
$27ethiopia · washed
lemonstone fruitwineyblack tea
by prodigal
El Ajial — Freezer Reserve
$25colombia · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by prodigal
Santa Helena
$30colombia · washed
stone fruitraisinwiney
by prodigal
"Hello Judges" Honey Gesha - 25 lbs
$300colombia · honey
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by prodigal
Bench Maji, Ethiopia, Washed
A$22ethiopia · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by ona
Yirgacheffe Chelchele G1, Ethiopia, Natural
A$22ethiopia · natural
stone fruitmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by ona
【NEW】Ethiopia Guji Uraga Bele
¥2200ethiopia · natural
red applestone fruitblack teatea-like
by glitch coffee
【NEW】Colombia Cauca El Paraiso "Letty"
¥4000colombia · anaerobic
stone fruitpeachwineyjasmine
by glitch coffee
【NEW】Colombia Huila El Diviso "Ombligon"
¥4200colombia · anaerobic
stone fruit
by glitch coffee
Decaf
€9.64colombia · natural · decaf
stone fruitwineycaramelsugar cane
by rumbaba
Kaleidoscope 5 - Cherry Cola
€19.9colombia · anaerobic
stone fruit
by rumbaba
ETHIOPIA - Yirgacheffe
£18ethiopia · honey
stone fruitjasminefloralhoney
by process coffee
422 Brazil Coqueiro Natural
¥6brazil · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestred apple
by philocoffea
708 Colombia Aroma Nativo Pink Bourbon
¥21colombia · anaerobic
stone fruitpeachtropical fruithoney
by philocoffea
Archival Release #58 - Gitwe 2022
$23burundi · washed
stone fruitjasminefloralblack tea
by passenger coffee
Peru - Mirelly Gomes
200 SEKperu · anaerobic
stone fruitpeachblack teatea-like
by da matteo
Ethiopia - Dambi Uddo
210 SEKethiopia · natural
stone fruitpeachbrown sugar
by da matteo
Colombia - Maricela Penagos
205 SEKcolombia · washed
stone fruitblack teatea-like
by da matteo
Ethiopia - Shakisso
215 SEKethiopia · washed
lemonstone fruitwiney
by da matteo
El Salvador - Carlos Pola
235 SEKel salvador · washed
stone fruitraisinmilk chocolatedark chocolate
by da matteomore fruity notes
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