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coffees that taste of sugar cane
sugar cane coffee is coffee that tastes distinctly of raw, grassy-sweet sugar cane, a note that shows up most often in washed and natural coffees from colombia and central america. it's one of those flavours that makes you stop mid-sip.
what is sugar cane coffee?
sugar cane coffee is any coffee whose cup profile features the light, green-sweet character of raw sugar cane rather than refined white sugar. it reads as clean and juicy, sitting somewhere between fresh-cut grass and unprocessed panela. you'll find it across 175 coffees from 138 roasters in our index, which tells you it's not a niche outlier.
what does sugar cane coffee taste like?
sugar cane leads the cup, bright and grassy-sweet, and it almost always has milk chocolate or dark chocolate underneath giving it body and warmth. winey fruit, honey, and honeycomb round things out depending on the lot. the overall effect is sweet but not cloying, more like biting into raw sugarcane than drinking syrup.
why does sugar cane coffee matter?
sugar cane notes are a reliable signal of good growing conditions and careful processing. in specialty coffee, chasing this particular sweetness has pushed producers in colombia and beyond to refine their fermentation and drying with more precision. it's a flavour that bridges approachable and complex, which is why it keeps showing up in competition lots.
what should you look for in sugar cane coffee?
start with huila, cauca, and tolima in colombia, then look at nyeri in kenya and lempira in honduras. washed process coffees from antioquia are a strong bet too. the sugar cane note tends to sharpen with lighter roasts, so look for roasters who are transparent about their roast level and origin sourcing.
Alvaro Vargas - Chiroso
$21ethiopia + colombia + yemen · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by flower child
PANAMA Altieri & Coffea Circulor Yuyi Typica Natural Geisha Macerated NMX
20 NOKpanama · anaerobic
blueberryjasminefloralhoney
by coffea circulor
【NEW】Colombia Huila Monteblanco
¥3200colombia · natural
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestwiney
by glitch coffee
Decaf
€9.64colombia · natural · decaf
stone fruitwineycaramelsugar cane
by rumbaba
Tolima
€47.84colombia · natural · decaf
sugar cane
by slowmov
Santa Maria · Decaf
€14colombia · washed · decaf
sugar cane
by lf coffee
Colombia Huila Decaf
C$22colombia · washed · decaf
sugar cane
by detour coffee roasters
Colombia Decaf Huila Rainbow
$25.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar cane
by metric
KENYA Coffea Circulor Bishop Isolated Ruiru 11 AA Washed WX
16 NOKkenya · anaerobic
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by coffea circulor
KENYA Coffea Circulor Bishop Isolated Ruiru 11 AA Multi-Stage Wet Hypoxia Dry WHDX
17 NOKkenya · anaerobic
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by coffea circulor
Gachatha
$21kenya · washed
tropical fruitwineysugar cane
by flower child
Santiago Caro - Chiroso
$25colombia · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestsugar cane
by flower child
Boku Sayisa
$21ethiopia · washed
blueberrywineyjasminefloral
by flower child
El Paraiso Caturra
$19colombia · honey
wineyhoneyhoneycombsugar cane
by flower child
Finca Soledad Mejorado
$38ecuador · washed
lemongrapefruitcitrus zestsugar cane
by flower child
Costa Rica Los Angeles Girasoles Yellow Honey (200g)
¥2100costa rica · honey
honeyhoneycombsugar canealmond
by safari coffee roaster
KENYA Coffea Circulor Ordo Isolated Ruiru 11 AA Washed WX
15 NOKkenya · anaerobic
lemongrapefruitcitrus zeststone fruit
by coffea circulor
COLOMBIA Cafe Granja La Esperanza Margarita Geisha Washed WX
15 NOKcolombia · anaerobic
tropical fruitjasminefloralhoney
by coffea circulor
Duni Deca Decaf Colombia
165 SEKcolombia · honey · decaf
brown sugarhoneyhoneycombsugar cane
by stockholm roast
Colombie - El Diviso Ombligon ! DÉCAFÉINÉ !! Filtre & Espresso
€28colombia · anaerobic
sugar cane
by kb coffee roasters
COLOMBIA | DESCAFEINADO
€13.5colombia · natural
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by quinto café
Huila Decaff - Colombia
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee gracia | speciality coffee
Huila Decaff - Suscripción
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee gracia | speciality coffee
Huila Decaff - Colombia
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee galvany - café de especialidad - coffee roaster propio
Huila Decaff - Suscripción
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee galvany - café de especialidad - coffee roaster propio
Descafeinado - Colombia
€12colombia
sugar cane
by libis specialty coffee
Huila Decaff - Colombia
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee sarria | café de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Huila Decaff - Suscripción
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee sarria | café de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Huila Decaff - Colombia
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee les corts | cafe de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Huila Decaff - Suscripción
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee les corts | cafe de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Brown Flamingo, Colombia Descafeinado
€13colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by bee love
Huila Decaff - Colombia
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee sant gervasi | cafe de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Huila Decaff - Suscripción
€15.5colombia · natural · decaf
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by onyva coffee sant gervasi | cafe de especialidad | coffee roaster propio
Descafeinado Colombia
€13colombia · natural · decaf
sugar cane
by martín tostador (café de especialidad)
Sin Cafeína
€14colombia · natural
sugar cane
by café guayacán
Colombia – Santa Ana Descafeinado
€11.95colombia + el salvador · natural
sugar canemilk chocolatedark chocolate
by camden coffee roasters (velilla de san antonio) - café de especialidad | specialty coffee madrid
Café descafeinado Colombia Sugar Cane
€13.35colombia · experimental
sugar cane
by animal coffee roasters - café de especialidad - specialty coffee
Descafeinado – Colombia (Decafeinado)
€16.5colombia · natural
sugar cane
by boscon | specialty coffee roasters & brunchmore sweet notes
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