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Caramel coffees

Beans with caramel notes — 1334 specialty coffees that lean caramel. Discover the roasters and origins behind the taste.

1334 beans

Warm, buttery sweetness — caramel, toffee and butterscotch giving the cup a smooth, golden and indulgent dessert-like richness.

Caramel coffees taste of cooked sugar: smooth caramel, chewy toffee and rich butterscotch, warm and indulgent. This sweetness develops as sugars caramelise during roasting, making it a hallmark of well-developed medium and darker roasts and classic Latin American beans. Caramel notes give a cup body and a satisfying, dessert-like finish — one of the most loved and approachable flavours for anyone exploring sweeter, fuller coffee.

muscovado
caramel
hazelnut
nutty
dark chocolate
chocolatey
cherry
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (muscovado, caramel); subtle nutty (hazelnut, nutty); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate, chocolatey); subtle fruity (cherry).

Rave Coffee

Nº 27 Pistonheads Blend

Brazil

Medium
cocoa
caramel
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (caramel).

Drents Bakkie

Bakkie Emmen

Nicaragua · experimental

Medium
cherry
pear
caramel
sweet
hazelnut
nutty
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, pear); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); moderate nutty (hazelnut, nutty).

Bailies Coffee

Brazil Carmo do Cachoeira

Cachoeira, Brazil · natural

Medium
caramel
honey
pecan
rose
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey); subtle nutty (pecan); subtle floral (rose).

Blaser Café

Elfenau

Brazil · washed

Dark
caramel
stone fruit
almond
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (stone fruit); subtle nutty (almond).

Blaser Café

Purista Fairtrade

Brazil

Dark
caramel
red apple
biscuit
floral
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (red apple); subtle roasted (biscuit); subtle floral (floral).

Blaser Café

Classico

Ethiopia

Dark
caramel
honey
hazelnut
rose
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle floral (rose).

Blaser Café

Lilla e Rose

Brazil

Dark
caramel
honey
cocoa
nutty
jasmine
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, honey); moderate chocolatey (cocoa); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle floral (jasmine).
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Boni Kaffeeroesterei

Hafen Blend

Brazil

Medium
caramel
nutty
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate nutty (nutty).

Becking Kaffeemanufaktur

Monsooned Espresso

IN

Medium
muscovado
caramel
sweet
cocoa
chocolatey
smoky
nutty
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (muscovado, caramel, sweet); moderate chocolatey (cocoa, dark chocolate, chocolatey); subtle roasted (smoky); subtle nutty (nutty).

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

Foundation, Blend

Indonesia · washed

Dark
caramel
citrus
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (citrus); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

House Roast, Original Blend

Colombia · washed

Medium
date
caramel
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Knopes

Nicaragua Los Papales

Jinotega, Nicaragua · anaerobic

Light
cocoa
caramel
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (caramel).

Risteriet

Decaf Blend (Water Process) KOFFEINFRI KAFFE

Ethiopia · unknown

Medium
Decaf
prune
apricot
butterscotch
vanilla
bittersweet chocolate
hazelnut
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (prune, apricot); moderate sweet (butterscotch, vanilla); subtle chocolatey (bittersweet chocolate); subtle nutty (hazelnut).

Terres de Café

Café El Cuto

El Salvador · washed

Medium
cocoa
caramel
almond
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, dark chocolate); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle nutty (almond).

Terres de Café

Fazendas

Brazil · natural

Medium
cocoa
butterscotch
apricot
hazelnut
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (butterscotch); subtle fruity (apricot); subtle nutty (hazelnut).

Terres de Café

Bob-O-Link Bio

Brazil · natural

Medium
butterscotch
apricot
hazelnut
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (butterscotch); subtle fruity (apricot); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Terres de Café

Bob-O-Link Bio

Mococa, Brazil

Medium
caramel
fruity
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (fruity); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey).

Terres de Café

Taba Hills - Nature

Rwanda · natural

Medium
caramel
vanilla
apricot
hazelnut
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, vanilla); subtle fruity (apricot); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Terres de Café

Café El Cuto

El Salvador · washed

Medium
caramel
fruity
almond
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (fruity); moderate nutty (almond).

Terres de Café

Café Buenos Aires - Maracaturra Washed

Nicaragua · washed

Medium
caramel
fruity
chocolatey
earthy
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle earthy (earthy).

Terres de Café

Café Finca Santa Maria - Caturra Lavé

Colombia · washed

Medium
caramel
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey).

Terres de Café

Café Felix Project Caranavi

Caranavi, BO · natural

Medium
cocoa
caramel
orange
almond
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (orange); subtle nutty (almond).

Good Karma Coffee

Caffeine-Free

Huila, Colombia · sugarcane_decaf

Medium
Decaf
pineapple
caramel
nutty
Flavor composition: strong fruity (pineapple, mango); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle nutty (nutty).

Black Hat Coffee

Space Disco Sidra Natural Colombia

Colombia · natural

Medium
caramel
pecan
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, toffee); moderate nutty (pecan).

Main Lane Coffee Roasters

Francisco Barretto (BRA) Red Catuai Natural

Mogiana, Brazil · natural

Medium
floral
white flowers
caramel
Flavor composition: strong floral (floral, white flowers); strong sweet (caramel).

Yellow Peak

Café Coucal

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · natural

Medium
caramel
honey
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey).

Cafes Ours Blanc

Guatemala – Chimalli – Los Hernandes

Nuevo Oriente, Guatemala · washed

Medium
caramel
vanilla
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, vanilla); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Cafés Ximun

Colombie BIO

Serrania del Perija – Valle del Cesar, Colombia · washed

Medium
caramel
banana
milk chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (banana); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Terres de Café

Taba Hills Nature

Taba Hills, Rwanda · natural

Medium
caramel
hazelnut
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate nutty (hazelnut); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Maison Deuza

Nicaragua Matagalpa

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Medium
caramel
honey
peach
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey); moderate fruity (peach).

Terres de Café

Altos de Bijao Geisha

Santander, Colombia · honey

Medium
caramel
dark chocolate
almond
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle nutty (almond).

Terres de Café

Café Fazendas

Brazil · natural

Dark
tropical
citrus
caramel
milk chocolate
floral
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (tropical, citrus); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle floral (floral).

Terres de Café

Finca Santa Maria - Geisha Lavé

Narino, Colombia · washed

Medium
bittersweet chocolate
caramel
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (bittersweet chocolate, dark chocolate); moderate sweet (caramel).

Terres de Café

Felix Project Caranavi

Caranavi, BO · natural

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

Yellow Peak

Décaféiné Roupillon

Caldas, Colombia · washed

Medium
Decaf
cocoa
caramel
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, dark chocolate); moderate sweet (caramel).

Velvet Specialty Coffee Roasters

Solidario

Colombia · washed

Medium-dark
toffee
sweet
cherry
hazelnut
fermented
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee, sweet); subtle fruity (cherry); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle bright (fermented); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Drop Coffee

Limoncillo, Washed Caturra, Nicaragua

Central America, Nicaragua · washed

Medium
caramel
vanilla
bergamot
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, vanilla); subtle fruity (bergamot).

Seropian

El Venado - Costa Rica

West Valley, Costa Rica · natural

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

Tim Wendelboe

Finca Tamana Variedad Colombia Espresso

El Pital, Huila, Colombia · washed

Medium
raisin
plum
cocoa
caramel
black tea
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin, plum); subtle chocolatey (cocoa); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle bright (black tea).

Kokko Coffee Roasters

EL Salvador La Independencia

Cuscatlan, El Salvador · natural

Medium
caramel
vanilla
hibiscus
floral
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, vanilla); moderate floral (hibiscus, floral).

Grounded Craft Coffee

Geisha Valley- Peru

Lonya Grande, Peru · washed

Light
cocoa
milk chocolate
caramel
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate sweet (caramel).

Stavanger Kaffebrenneri

Peru San Martín

San Martín, Peru · washed

Medium
caramel
hazelnut
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Stavanger Kaffebrenneri

Mexico Yajalón

Chiapas, Mexico · washed

Medium
caramel
hazelnut
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Stavanger Kaffebrenneri

Mexico Yajalón

Chiapas, Mexico · washed

Medium

Caramel tasting notes

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