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Coffee that tastes like toffee

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

150 beans

Tastes like

English toffee

Typical intensity 7/10

Dense, buttery hard-cooked sugar with a bittersweet edge and a long chew.

Toffee happens when sugar browning goes deep: butter-rich sweetness cooked dark enough to pick up a pleasing bitter edge and a dense, chewy persistence. Fuller-roasted Latin American coffees develop it readily, extended development pushing sugar chemistry past lighter, softer sweetness. In milk drinks it's magnificent — the note holds its shape where subtler flavours drown.

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

Allpress Espresso UK

A.R.T. Espresso - Office

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

Allpress Espresso UK

A.R.T. Espresso

Dark
cherry
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, apricot); moderate sweet (toffee).

Hot Numbers Coffee

El Rubi - Colombia

Tolima, Colombia · washed

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

Gust Coffee Roasters

Rwanda - Nyamyumba (Espresso)

Rubavu, Rwanda · washed

Medium
apricot
prune
blueberry
toffee
floral
Flavor composition: strong fruity (prune, apricot, peach, blueberry); subtle sweet (toffee); subtle floral (floral).

Fjord Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia, Bishan Wate - Filter

Guji, Ethiopia · washed

Light
cherry
pear
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, pear); moderate sweet (toffee).

Fjord Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica, Finca Chayote - Espresso

Los Robles de Naranjo, West Valley, Costa Rica · honey

Light
toffee
peach
black tea
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (peach); moderate bright (black tea).

Friedhats

Ethiopia Suke Quto

Odo Shakisso woreda, Ethiopia · washed

Medium
molasses
toffee
sweet
orange
cherry
Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, toffee, sweet); moderate fruity (orange, cherry).
No longer available

Friedhats

Indonesia Single Luwak Gesha

Indonesia · washed

Medium
caramel
vanilla
milk chocolate
fruity
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, toffee, vanilla); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle fruity (fruity).

Little Roastery

Nº24 Rwanda Liza

Lake Kivu, Giheke, Rwanda · washed

Light
caramel
nutty
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, toffee); subtle nutty (nutty).

Kaffanero

Decaffee - Entkoffeinierter Kaffee aus Kolumbien

Colombia

Medium
Decaf
fig
blueberry
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (fig, blueberry); moderate sweet (toffee).

19grams

Simbi Honey - Ruanda Espresso

Huye, Rwanda · natural

Medium
prune
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (prune); moderate sweet (toffee).

Lightroast Coffee

Silky Caramel - Kolumbien - 1Kg

Huila, Colombia · washed

Medium
toffee
peach
floral
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (peach); moderate floral (floral).

August 63

Finca La Alquimia - Costa Rica

Caldono, Cauca, Colombia · honey

Medium
brown sugar
toffee
peach
nutty
orange blossom
Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, toffee); subtle fruity (peach); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle floral (orange blossom).

19grams

Spring Bloom

Colombia · washed

Light
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
caramel
almond
Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, toffee); subtle nutty (almond).

Risteriet

Brasilien Dona Cavado

Minas Gerais, Brazil · honey

Medium-dark
orange
cherry
toffee
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, orange, lemon); subtle sweet (toffee); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Fika Roasters

Perlamayo

Huabal, Cajamarca, Peru · washed

Medium
strawberry
orange
toffee
milk chocolate
Flavor composition: strong fruity (strawberry, orange); moderate sweet (toffee); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Moklair

Mukuru Gardens

Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda · natural

Medium
clove
orange
cherry
toffee
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate spiced (clove, ginger, cinnamon); moderate fruity (orange, cherry); subtle sweet (toffee); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Fika Roasters

Tuang

Flores - Manggarai, Indonesia · anaerobic

Medium
cocoa
toffee
lemon
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (lemon).

Céleste

Meuf Nicaragua

Dipilto, Nicaragua · washed

Medium
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
toffee
Flavor composition: strong sweet (toffee).

Jacu Coffee Roasters

Espresso Brasil Capim branco

Carmo do Paranaiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Medium
raspberry
pear
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raspberry, pear); moderate sweet (toffee).

Da Matteo

Colombia Alberto Calderon

La Estrella, Colombia · anaerobic

Medium
toffee
red apple
bright
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (red apple); subtle bright (bright).

Good Life Coffee

Melao Decaf, Pink Bourbon, Kolumbia

Huila, Colombia · washed

Medium
Decaf
cherry
citrus
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, citrus); moderate sweet (toffee).

Good Life Coffee

Siko Washed, Etiopia

Ethiopia · washed

Medium
green apple
citrus
toffee
honey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (citrus, green apple, pear); moderate sweet (toffee, honey).

Risteriet

Honduras Bendicion [Øko]

La Paz, Honduras · washed

Medium
citrus
green apple
blackcurrant
papaya
caramel
hazelnut
walnut
cocoa
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (citrus, green apple, blackcurrant, papaya); moderate sweet (caramel, toffee); subtle nutty (hazelnut, walnut); subtle chocolatey (cocoa).

Risteriet

Colombia Huila

Huila, Colombia · washed

Medium
toffee
honey
sweet
fruity
floral
bright
Flavor composition: strong sweet (toffee, honey, sweet); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle floral (floral); subtle bright (bright).

Goldbox Coffee Roasters

Panama Janson Geisha Lot 803 Honey

Panama · honey

Medium
date
cherry
lemon
fruity
molasses
toffee
sweet
wine-like
almond
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

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

Fortin

Ethiopia Classic

Ethiopia · washed

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

Kafferäven

Sheka Honey Espresso - kaffe från Etiopien

Sheka, Ethiopia · honey

Medium
orange
red apple
praline
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, red apple, grapefruit); subtle nutty (praline); subtle sweet (toffee).

Kaffibrugghusid

Kólumbíu El Obraje Þvegið

Nariño, Colombia · washed

Medium
brown sugar
toffee
orange
praline
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (brown sugar, toffee); moderate fruity (orange, grapefruit); moderate nutty (praline, hazelnut).

Kaffibrugghusid

El Obraje - Þvegið

Nariño, Colombia · washed

Medium
toffee
green apple
warming spices
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (green apple); moderate spiced (warming spices).
No longer available

WB Coffee Amsterdam

Johan & Nyström Nap Queen Decaf

Huila, Colombia · washed

Light
Decaf
toffee
milk chocolate
hazelnut
cinnamon
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle nutty (hazelnut); subtle spiced (cinnamon).

Back to Black Coffee

Ethiopia & Colombia – Peace Blend – Washed & CO2 Decaf

Ethiopia · washed

Medium
Decaf
toffee
plum
Flavor composition: strong sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (plum).

Tane Roasters Collective

Reyes By Andres Reyes Hernandez Washed Honduras

Intibuca, Honduras · washed

Medium
caramel
brown sugar
sweet
berry
Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, caramel, toffee, sweet); subtle fruity (berry).

Rum Baba Coffee Roasters

Yellow Blend

Guatemala

Medium
cocoa
toffee
citrus
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (citrus).

Stam Coffee Roasters

Theobroma

Guatemala · washed

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

Square Mile Coffee Roasters

Mikuba

Butanyerera Province, Burundi · washed

Light
raspberry
lemon
toffee
Flavor composition: strong fruity (lemon, raspberry, blueberry, bergamot); moderate sweet (toffee).

Still Coffee Roasters

Juan Pena

Loja, EC · washed

Light
milk chocolate
chocolatey
toffee
citrus
bright
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); moderate sweet (toffee); subtle fruity (citrus); subtle bright (bright).

Outpost Coffee Roasters

Timber Town Espresso Blend

Guatemala

Medium-dark
toffee
Flavor composition: strong sweet (toffee).
No longer available

Mokkamestarit

India Monsoon Malabar

Malabar, IN · monsoon

Dark
toffee
Flavor composition: strong sweet (toffee).
No longer available

Mokkamestarit

Hawaijinpähkinä (Hawaiian Nut)

Light
cocoa
toffee
red apple
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (red apple).

New Ground Coffee Roasters

Big House

Brazil · mixed

Medium

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