Flavor note

Coffee that tastes like molasses

120 specialty coffees with a distinct molasses note, ranked by how strongly they express it — part of the brown sugar family.

120 beans

Tastes like

Grandma's molasses

Typical intensity 9/10

Dark, treacly sweetness with a bittersweet edge — the deepest, least refined sugar note in coffee.

Molasses takes sugar as dark as it goes: thick, treacly sweetness with a bittersweet edge that stops it cloying. Brazilian naturals and fuller-roasted lots produce it, deep caramelisation during both drying and roasting doing the work. At this depth sweetness stops being cheerful and becomes something closer to gravity — the note that ends a search for the richest possible cup.

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (stone fruit).

Colonna Coffee

SOLO

Cajamarca, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (lime).

Sprout Coffee Roasters

Tamarind Tango

Gayo, Indonesia · anaerobic

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (lemon).

Root and Branch Coffee

Kirunga Lot 5, Rwanda

Kirunga, Rwanda · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses, sweet); subtle fruity (cherry); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (almond); subtle bright (bright).

Bailies Coffee

El Salvador Pacas Washed

El Salvador · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, toffee); moderate chocolatey (cocoa, chocolatey).

Allpress Espresso UK

A.R.T. Espresso - Office

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, toffee); moderate chocolatey (cocoa, chocolatey).

Allpress Espresso UK

A.R.T. Espresso

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (guava).

Wissmuller Kaffeerösterei

Espresso Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, caramel, vanilla).

Brazuca Coffee

Encore 2001 Aerobic

Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, toffee, sweet); moderate fruity (orange, cherry).

Friedhats

Indonesia Single Luwak Gesha

Indonesia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, sweet); moderate chocolatey (cocoa).

Caffènation

Sugar Cane Decaf Tumbaga '26

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, caramel, vanilla); subtle chocolatey (cocoa); subtle fruity (dried fruit); subtle roasted (cereal).

Javry

Casal

Brazil · honey

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (cocoa); subtle fruity (blueberry).

Good Karma Coffee

Ethiopia Rocko Mountain DARK

East Guji, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle fruity (nectarine).

Philimonius Coffee

Bocca Decaf

Sidamo, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, lime, peach); moderate sweet (molasses).

Terres de Café

Finca Elizabeth Parainema Washed

Copan - La Zeta, Honduras · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle nutty (almond).

Céleste

Moonlight - Déca - Colombie

Timaná, Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (orange).

Hayuco Coffee Roasters

Naeb Ituze

Kamonyi, Rwanda · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (green apple); subtle nutty (almond).

Evermore

Decaf Colombia

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle fruity (plum); subtle roasted (biscuit).

Bitterzoet Coffee Roasters

Colombia - La Divisa

Circasia, Quindío, Colombia · anaerobic

Flavor composition: strong fruity (blackberry, peach); moderate sweet (molasses).

Uncommon Ground Coffee

Kenya – Gakayu-Ini PB 250g

Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date, cherry, lemon, fruity); moderate sweet (molasses, toffee, sweet); subtle bright (wine-like); subtle nutty (almond).

Stoked Coffee Roasters

Yasumi Sugarcane Decaf - Columbia

Colombia

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, caramel); subtle fruity (plum).

Rum Baba Coffee Roasters

Decaf

Tolima, Colombia · sugar_cane

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (fig); subtle nutty (almond); subtle spiced (nutmeg).

Kaldi Coffee & Tea

Guatemala

Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (fig); subtle nutty (almond); subtle spiced (nutmeg).

Kaldi Coffee & Tea

Guatemala

Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date, raisin); moderate sweet (molasses); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle nutty (pecan).

Holy Bean

Peru Aprocassi Koffeinfri

San Ignacio, Peru

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (lime).

Lilla Kafferosteriet

Etiopien - Girma Sintayehu

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (blackcurrant).

Sensei Coffee

Kenya AB Thuti

Nyeri, Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (prune); subtle nutty (walnut); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

WB Coffee Amsterdam

Fortezza di Weesp - 100% arabica espresso blend

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle spiced (spiced).

WB Coffee Amsterdam

The Italian Job

Indonesia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (brown sugar, molasses, vanilla); moderate fruity (strawberry, citrus, guava); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle bright (black tea).

Kaldi Coffee & Tea

Kenia

Kirinyaga, Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (orange); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Uncommon Coffee Amsterdam

San Ignacio Peru Washed

Cajamarca, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (orange); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Single Estate Coffee

Peru – Aprocassi Decaf

San Ignacio, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate bright (red wine); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Hummingbird Coffee

Hummingbird Blend 285g | Onyx

Ethiopia

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (cherry); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

AREA51 Coffee Roasters

India Gungegiri Estate

Biligiri Rangan Hills, IN · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, blackberry); moderate sweet (molasses).

Steans Beans

Asili

Embu, Kenya · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (grapefruit, papaya); moderate sweet (molasses).

Ripsnorter Coffee

Mount Suket Indonesia Anaerobic Natural

Ijen, East Java, Indonesia · anaerobic

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Mokxa

Sitio da Torre - Café du Brésil

Mantiqueira de Minas, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (prune, cherry, tangerine, citrus, fruity); moderate sweet (molasses, sweet); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle earthy (earthy).

Miró Coffee

Casa Negra

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, honey, sweet); subtle floral (floral).

30ML Coffee Roasters

Colombia Palermo Filter

Huila, Colombia

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (raspberry).

Five Ways Coffee

Colombia San Sebastian Washed

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate roasted (smoke).

Thomson Coffee

Colombian Dark

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses, caramel); subtle chocolatey (cocoa); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle roasted (biscuit).

Rave Coffee

Brazil Sertãozinho Lot 574 Nº 319

Sertãozinho, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (blackberry, raspberry); moderate sweet (molasses); moderate chocolatey (cocoa).

Rave Coffee

Kenya Iyego PB

Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (berry).

Colonna Coffee

Solo

Huehuetenango, Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, caramel); moderate fruity (red apple, lemon); subtle roasted (tobacco).

WAY Coffee Roasters

Colombia Tumbaga FIL Decaf

Tumbaga, Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (raisin); moderate nutty (nutella).

Henauer Kaffee

Cusco

Cusco, Peru

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, caramel).

Ovenbird Coffee Roasters

Italian Espresso Mesa

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (lime, blackcurrant); moderate sweet (molasses).

Fortitude Coffee

Gatubu AA

Muranga County, Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses); moderate fruity (stone fruit); subtle floral (jasmine).

Fortitude Coffee

Finca Morales

Lonya District, Peru · natural

All Brown Sugar coffees

More brown sugar notes

Top origins for molasses

Colombia Brazil Peru Kenya Ethiopia Indonesia