Flavor note

Coffee that tastes like date

112 specialty coffees with a distinct date note, ranked by how strongly they express it — part of the dried fruit family.

112 beans

Tastes like

Medjool dates

Typical intensity 8.5/10

Sticky, deep dried-fruit sweetness with a caramelised edge.

Date is sweetness at maximum density: sticky, dark, faintly caramelised — the fruit equivalent of a syrup reduction. It emerges from long-dried naturals and fuller roast development, sugars concentrating past raisin territory into something warmer and less tart. When a coffee promises dessert in a cup and means it, this is often the note doing the work.

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

Rave Coffee

Ethiopia Doyo-Test Roast (Medium)(250g)(Whole Bean Only) (ROAST DATE 23/6/2026)

Doyo, Ethiopia

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

Rave Coffee

Peru-Test Roast (Light)(250g)(Whole Bean Only)(ROAST DATE 14/04/2026)

Peru

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

Rave Coffee

Rwanda Gito-Test Roast (Dark)(250g)(Whole Bean Only)(ROAST DATE 2/3/2026)

Rwanda

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date, fruity); subtle earthy (vegetal, earthy); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle floral (floral, jasmine); subtle sweet (sweet).

Substance Café

Panama Elida Estate Loma washed CRD

Volcan Baru National Park, Panama · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, tropical, citrus, fruity); subtle bright (fermented); subtle earthy (earthy); subtle floral (rose).

Substance Café

Panama Elida Estate Vuelta

Alto Quiel, Panama · natural

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

Quijote Kaffee

Brasilien Coopfam

Sul de Minas, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, fruity); moderate sweet (brown sugar).

Wissmuller Kaffeerösterei

Peru Arabica Fairtrade

Peru

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

ViCAFE

Decaf Colombia Finca Los Nogales

Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy); subtle bright (bright).

ViCAFE

Brazil Campo das Vertentes

Brazil

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

ViCAFE

Christoph's Selection

Kenya · experimental

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

Knopes

Nicaragua Los Papales

Jinotega, Nicaragua · anaerobic

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date); moderate chocolatey (cocoa).

2am Specialty Coffee

Tasse TOI

Huehuetenango, Guatemala · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date); moderate chocolatey (cocoa).

Heilandt

Mixteca | Bio

Mexico · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, fig, cherry); subtle nutty (almond).

Benson Coffee

Natural Krishnagiri / India

Chikmagalur, Karnataka, IN · natural

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

La Manufacture du Café

CAPSULES GLOBE TROTTEUR

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, cherry); subtle roasted (biscuit); subtle nutty (almond).

Cloudforest Coffee Roasters

Blanca Bolaños

Huila, San Agustín, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, strawberry, cherry, fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Cloudforest Coffee Roasters

LA Soledad

Dipilto, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua · natural

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, dark chocolate); moderate fruity (date); subtle nutty (walnut).

Brandzaak

Onyx Blend

Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date, cherry); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); subtle spiced (cinnamon); subtle earthy (earthy).

Naga Coffee

Eratoi

Letefoho, TL · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, green apple); subtle nutty (nutty).

FREKKO

Gayo

Gayo, Indonesia · wet_hulled

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 fruity (date).

Stoked Coffee Roasters

Sundsvallskaffe - Medium Dark Roast

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

Stoked Coffee Roasters

Pitekaffe - Medium Dark Roast

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty).

Koffie Lovers

Decaf Bonen - 1kg

Brazil

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, orange); subtle nutty (almond); subtle bright (bright).

Klets Coffee Roasters

/03 Tarazzu Costa Rica

Costa Rica · 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 fruity (date, orange, peach); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle sweet (vanilla).

Gebrand op Smaak

Guatemala Todosantarita

Huehuetenango, Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, fruity); subtle nutty (nutty).

De Laat Coffee

Single Origin Colombia Excelso (zak 1 kg)

Colombia

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

Dear Green Coffee

MegaMix 1kg

experimental

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, lemon); moderate floral (rose, orange blossom).

Cairngorm Coffee

Wilder Lazo

Huila, Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle bright (bright).

Alfie & Co Coffee Roasters

BARISTA 50 - 1950's Roast

Honduras

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

New Ground Coffee Roasters

Colombia / Villamaria Sugarcane Decaf

Caldas, Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, cherry, blackberry, berry); subtle floral (floral).

Cairngorm Coffee

El Caminito

El Caminito, Honduras · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, lemon); subtle spiced (sage); subtle floral (floral); subtle bright (bright).

Cairngorm Coffee

Eucalyptus Co-Fermentation

Turrialba, Costa Rica

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, strawberry, apricot); moderate sweet (brown sugar); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Ouseburn Coffee Co

Karambi Uganda

Rwenzoris Mountains, Uganda · natural

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

Quantum Coffee Roasters

Yemen, Mocca Sanani, Sana'a Region

Sana'a, Yemen · natural

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

Hot Numbers Coffee

Decaf Coffee

Jimma Zone, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, prune, cherry); subtle sweet (honey).

Lomi

Dois Irmãos

Cerrado Mineiro, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, peach).

Machhörndl Kaffee

Kolumbien La Claudina

Antioquía, Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, raspberry, papaya); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Rösterei Vier (RVTC)

Choc Bar Raspberry

Shevaroy Hills, IN · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (date); moderate nutty (hazelnut); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

ViCAFE

enSoie Blend

Honduras

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

ViCAFE

Créma Blend

Kenya

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle floral (floral).

ViCAFE

African Blend

Tanzania

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, banana, blackcurrant).

Quijote Kaffee

Microlot Abrão Pereira da Silva

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, lemon); moderate floral (jasmine, floral).

Friedhats

Peru Dionisio Pintado Gesha

La Convencion, Peru · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, cherry, lemon, fruity); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); subtle earthy (peas).

Philimonius Coffee

Koffiebonen Bocca The Blend 250gr

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date, berry, pear); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle bright (crisp).

Good Karma Coffee

Vietnam – Hồ Mây – Arabica – Anaerobic Natural

Lạc Dương, VN · anaerobic

Flavor composition: strong fruity (date).

24Grad Kaffeerösterei

Kenya Kiamabara

Kiamabara, Kenya

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Top origins for date

Colombia Brazil Peru Honduras Guatemala Kenya