Flavour Profile

Flavour notes are crucial because they significantly influence the overall taste experience and guide your expectations about the coffee's sweetness, bitterness, and acidity balance.

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Fruity

The presence of fruity notes is often tied to the acidity level in the coffee. Coffees with medium to high acidity levels usually exhibit fresh fruit flavours, while those with lower acidity may have more of a cooked fruit character.

Floral

Floral notes are often associated with coffees grown at higher altitudes and specific coffee varieties. They can add complexity to the coffee's flavour profile and are typically more noticeable in coffees with higher acidity levels.

Vegetative

A vegetative flavour note in speciality coffee refers to flavours reminiscent of fresh vegetables, herbs, or green leaves. These notes can add a unique dimension to the coffee's flavour profile. However, they are often associated with underdeveloped or under-roasted beans.

Basic Tastes

Sweet notes suggest a pleasant sugariness, contributing to balance. Bitter notes can add depth if not overpowering. Buttery notes indicate a rich, creamy texture and flavour, often linked with full-bodied coffee. Spicy notes can add a warm or peppery kick. Nutty notes contribute to smoothness, hinting at flavours like almond or hazelnut. Sour notes, often associated with acidity, can add brightness. Biscuity notes can give a comforting, baked-good quality.

Unusual Tastes

Alcohol/Fermented notes suggest a wine-like or overripe fruit quality, adding complexity but potentially off-putting for some. Roasted/Burnt notes indicate a darker roast, contributing a smoky flavour that can mask inherent coffee qualities if too strong. Industrial/Papery/Musty notes, usually undesirable, suggest potential defects or poor storage, leading to a flat or stale taste. Mouthfeel, while not a flavour note, describes the tactile sensation of the coffee, from light to heavy, significantly impacting the overall experience. 

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Type of coffee

Regular coffee naturally contains a substantial amount of caffeine. Decaf coffee, however, undergoes a decaffeination process after the beans are harvested but before roasting, significantly reducing its caffeine content. However, decaf is not completely caffeine-free.

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Type of grind

Select a grind type for your coffee from the options below, or choose Wholebeans if you grind your own.

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Origin

Single-origin coffee is sourced from one specific location, while Blends combine beans from different origins. Single-origin coffees usually show diverse tastes, while Blends offer steadiness in flavour.

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Country

The Country of origin greatly influences a coffee's flavour, affected by its climate, soil, and elevation. For instance, Ethiopian coffees may present fruity and floral notes, while Brazilian ones might offer nutty and chocolatey flavours. Note that advanced processing can alter these traditional profiles. Select a country to discover its unique coffee flavours.

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Processing Method

Processing methods significantly influence the flavour profile of your coffee. Washed coffees are typically clean and bright, while natural or dry-processed coffees offer fruitier, robust flavours. Honey-processed coffees blend these characteristics, and advanced techniques like anaerobic or lactic processing add unique complexities.

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Varietals

While certain Varietals can have consistent characteristics, most are influenced by other factors and may not have easily identifiable flavours.

If you don't know what a varietal is or don't have a strong preference, feel free to skip this question.

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Altitude

Generally, higher-quality beans are grown at higher elevations. The climate is cooler at higher altitudes, and the coffee cherries have a longer ripening period, which can develop superior flavours. The cooler temperatures and lower oxygen levels cause the coffee beans to mature more slowly, making them hard and dense.

Not all roasters provide altitude details. This filter could limit your search, potentially excluding suitable coffees with unspecified altitudes.

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Cupping Score

The Cupping Score is determined by evaluating sensory attributes such as fragrance, sweetness, acidity, body, flavour, balance, and aftertaste. A higher score indicates a coffee of superior quality.

Not all roasters provide the Cupping Scores. This filter could limit your search, potentially excluding suitable coffees with unspecified Cupping Scores.

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Select any tasting notes you dislike, and we’ll exclude coffees with these flavours from your results to ensure you only explore coffees you'll truly enjoy.

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Did you know that slow bean growth, often encouraged by shade and high elevation, allows the bean more time to develop nutrients that result in desirable flavours?

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