Flavor note

Coffee that tastes like caramel

1161 specialty coffees with a distinct caramel note, ranked by how strongly they express it — part of the caramel family.

1161 beans

Tastes like

Werther's Original

Typical intensity 7.5/10

Buttery, cooked-sugar sweetness with a soft chew — the coffee equivalent of a caramel candy melting on the tongue.

Golden, buttery and rounded, caramel is what a coffee's own sugars taste like once the roast has browned them properly. Central and South American beans at medium roast show it most dependably, their gentle acidity leaving the sweetness in charge of the cup. It also carries through milk where subtler notes vanish — one reason caramel-forward espresso blends are perennial crowd-pleasers.

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (apricot).

The Barn Coffee Roasters

Caballero

washed

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

Zwarte Roes Specialty Coffee

Decaf El Dragón

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle floral (floral).

Kaffeerösterei Elstermühle

Lampocoy - September 2025

Guatemala

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

Drents Bakkie

Phone House

Nicaragua

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (orange, apricot); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); subtle nutty (almond).

Friedhats

Brazil Sitio Penha

Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, caramel); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

ERNST Kaffeeröster

Brazil Fradiques Farm

Brazil

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

ERNST Kaffeeröster

Colombia LA Secreta Decaf

Colombia

Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, caramel); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

ERNST Kaffeeröster

Brazil Fradiques Farm

Brazil

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle floral (floral).

Wissmuller Kaffeerösterei

Tansania

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (raspberry); moderate floral (hibiscus).

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Colombia La Providencia - filter roast

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle fruity (raspberry).

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Colombia Los Amigos - espresso roast

Tolima, Colombia · washed

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

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Queen K Espresso

Cerrado & Alta Mogiana, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (cherry); subtle nutty (nutty).

Supremo

Babu Set

Hukumpeta, IN · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (cherry); subtle nutty (nutty).

Supremo

Babu

Hukumpeta, IN · natural

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

Sidewalk Coffee

Green Coffee - Brazil - Mogiana, Sul de Minas, Cerrado - RFA

Mogiana, Sul de Minas, Cerrado, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate nutty (pecan).

Root and Branch Coffee

Ana Maria 2026, Brazil

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (apricot, citrus); moderate sweet (caramel).

Rave Coffee

Ethiopia Bensa Bombe DECAF Nº 364

Bensa, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey); moderate fruity (lemon, papaya); subtle floral (floral).

Rave Coffee

Honduras El Chollo N°366

Honduras · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle roasted (smoky); subtle earthy (cedar).

Rave Coffee

Indian Monsoon Malabar Coffee Nº 53

Malabar, IN

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, toffee, sweet); subtle chocolatey (cocoa, chocolatey); subtle nutty (hazelnut, nutty); subtle fruity (fruity); plus 2 other families (earthy, bright).

Rave Coffee

Seasonal Organic Coffee Blend Nº 7

Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, sweet, vanilla, cream); moderate nutty (praline, nutty); subtle roasted (biscuit); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Rave Coffee

(Un)Ordinary Oat Blend Nº 26

El Salvador

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, sweet, vanilla); moderate roasted (carbon); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty).

Rave Coffee

Colombia El Carmen Sugarcane Decaf Nº 77

Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate nutty (praline, hazelnut, nutty); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); subtle fruity (blackcurrant); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle bright (bright).

Rave Coffee

Colombia Cencoic Tacueyo Nº 358 - £1 Earthquake Relief

Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate, chocolatey); moderate nutty (walnut, nutty); moderate sweet (caramel).

Rave Coffee

The Italian Job Blend Nº 2

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

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate nutty (praline); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Red Roaster Coffee

Sanctuary Blend

Brazil · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date); moderate sweet (caramel).

Quijote Kaffee

Brasilien Coopfam

Sul de Minas, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (orange).

Loutsa

CAFÉ COLOMBIE NASA WESX BIO

Tolima, Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate nutty (hazelnut, almond); moderate sweet (caramel); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Loutsa

CAFÉ ARABICA ESPRESSO BIO

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle fruity (green apple); subtle nutty (walnut).

Kaffeerösterei Elstermühle

Elsterliebe

Cauca, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (mango, pear); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle nutty (pecan).

Jacobsen & Svart

Guatemala, Oriente, Bærtørka

Nuevo Oriente, Guatemala · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin); moderate sweet (caramel); moderate roasted (smoke).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Help

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); moderate spiced (pepper); moderate fruity (plum).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen HoHoHo

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

Friedhats

Colombia Pink Creation

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, peach); moderate floral (floral, jasmine); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle nutty (nutty).

Elbgold

Denbi Uddo

Guji | Shakisso, Ethiopia · washed

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

Drents Bakkie

Bakkie Emmen

Nicaragua · experimental

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

Bailies Coffee

Brazil Carmo do Cachoeira

Cachoeira, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, caramel, toffee); moderate fruity (red apple, grapefruit, citrus, berry).

Gust Coffee Roasters

Rwanda - Nyamyumba (Espresso)

Rubavu, Rwanda · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (mango).

Jacobsen & Svart

Colombia, Peñas Blancas Natural

Huila, Colombia · natural

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

Colombia Coffee Roasters

OXFORD BLEND (Natural & Fully Washed Process)

Colombia · natural

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

Kaffa Roastery

Ethiopia Banko Chelbesa

Gedeb, Ethiopia · washed

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

Prolog Coffee

Juanachute

Tarrazú, Costa Rica · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, maple syrup); subtle roasted (smoke); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Rösterei Vier (RVTC)

Carbonic Natural Decaf

Regional Blend, Colombia · natural

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

Brazuca Coffee

Encore 2001 Aerobic

Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel); moderate fruity (plum).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Host

Costa Rica

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey, sweet); subtle spiced (pepper); subtle fruity (plum).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Honey

honey

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel); subtle fruity (dried fruit); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty).

Friedhats

Brazil Daterra Santa Colomba

Cerrado, Brazil · natural

bittersweet chocolate

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

Zwarte Koffie

Cafeïne Vrij

Aquiares, Costa Rica

All Caramel coffees

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Top origins for caramel

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