Which Coffee To Choose?
What the roastery team think ...
We are regularly asked which coffee we recommend and it's always a bone of contention here in the roastery. With so many amazing coffees changing so regularly we can never settle on a favourite.
When we are asked this we usually suggest our Coffee Bundles which contains 3 single origin coffees and a blend; this is a really good way to get an idea of the tastes that suit your palate.
We thought we'd give you a little helping hand when it comes to choosing coffees. We've devised a chart to give you a better idea of growing regions so you can decide what coffees best suit your palate.
Regional Coffee Taste Chart
Central
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Dark to light chocolate, low acidity sometimes with nuts. Most Central American coffees are a 'traditional coffee taste.' Guatemalan - Costa Rica - Mexican - El Salvador - Nicaragua - Panama - Honduras |
South
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With a low acidity these regions (in-particular non single estate Brazilians) can be slightly bland however they are good all-day drinkers as both are commonly used as component parts of many coffee blends. Brazilian's - Colombians - Bolivia - Ecuador - Peru |
East Africa
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Many different taste characteristics come from these regions, to sum up in a few sentences we'd suggest these are often winey, light, fruity (think berries) and bright. Ethiopia - Kenya - Yemen - Burundi - Uganda - Rwanda - Malawi - Tanzania |
Caribbean |
All the Caribbean coffees are generally very un-offensive on the palate. With neutral flavours and some sweetness they are certainly ones to be tried. |
Speciality
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In this category sits many of our finest coffees which don't really have a home elsewhere. Being lovely coffees they are deserving of a place in our chart. |
Indonesian & Australasian |
Great coffees from great places. With the exception of Old Brown Java most, if not all, Indonesian coffees produce earthy, spicy & syrupy tastes. Australasian coffee is very rare. |
Aged & treated coffees |
We'd really struggle to describe these coffees by specifically saying aged and treated coffees. Both of these coffees have fantastic unique profiles and have to be tasted to be believed. |
Asia & China |
Our Robusta coffee used for blending is from Vietnam. We were the first roastery in the UK to offer Chinese coffee. |