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Flavor note

Coffee that tastes like raisin

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

178 beans

Tastes like

Sun-Maid raisins

Typical intensity 8/10

Sticky, concentrated dried-fruit sweetness with a wine-like depth.

What fresh grape never shows in coffee, raisin does: fruit sugar concentrated to stickiness, with a low wine-like tang instead of juicy brightness. Expect it from naturals above all, where drying in the fruit concentrates the sugars, and from fuller roasts that deepen the effect further. It belongs to the warm end of fruitiness — closer to a pastry filling than a fruit bowl.

raisin
pear
black tea
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, pear); moderate bright (black tea).

Quarter Horse Coffee

Mutambu Hill Lot 34

Mumirwa, Burundi · washed

Medium
raisin
praline
milk chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin); moderate nutty (praline); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

KB Coffee Roasters

Peru Timbuyacu 122H

San Nicolas Rodríguez de Mendoza, Amazonas, Peru · washed

Medium
brown sugar
vanilla
raisin
blackcurrant
almond
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (brown sugar, vanilla); moderate fruity (raisin, blackcurrant); subtle nutty (almond).

Quantum Coffee Roasters

Thailand, Chiang Rai Anaerobic Honey

Chiang Rai, TH · honey

Medium
raisin
cherry
lime
boozy
black tea
almond
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, lime); moderate bright (boozy, black tea); subtle nutty (almond).

Gust Coffee Roasters

EL Salvador - Finca LOS Angeles

Ahuachapán, El Salvador · washed

Light
grapefruit
apricot
raisin
milk chocolate
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, grapefruit, apricot, tangerine, peach); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Lomi

Don Alejo

Cauca, Colombia · washed

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

Torrefactory

Organic Ethiopia coffee

Jimma, Ethiopia · natural

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

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Help

Medium
citrus
raisin
caramel
dark chocolate
spiced
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, citrus, lemon); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate); subtle spiced (spiced).

Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij

Colombia Toledo Washed Norte de Santander

Norte de Santander, Colombia · washed

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

Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij

Nicaragua Natural Nueva Segovia

Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua · natural

Medium
raisin
green apple
cocoa
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, green apple); moderate chocolatey (cocoa).

Knopes

Kenya Kiawamururu AA

Nyeri, Kenya · washed

Light
raisin
red apple
banana
cocoa
caramel
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, red apple, banana); subtle chocolatey (cocoa); subtle sweet (caramel).

CoffeePirates

Bali Karana

Kintamani, Indonesia · natural

Medium
raisin
peach
redcurrant
milk chocolate
floral
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, peach, redcurrant); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle floral (floral).

LIEVIE Coffee & Ceramics

Lang Biang

Dalat, VN · washed

Medium
raisin
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin).

3st Coffee Roasters

Gakuyuini

Kirinyaga, Kenya · washed

Medium
raisin
lime
roasted almond
hazelnut
cocoa
floral
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin, lime); moderate nutty (roasted almond, hazelnut); subtle chocolatey (cocoa); subtle floral (floral).
No longer available

Quijote Kaffee

Peru Cenfrocafe Warmi Ayni

Cajamarca, Peru · washed

Medium
raisin
fruity
sweet
bright
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, fruity); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle bright (bright).
No longer available

Friedhats

El Salvador Puerto Arturo

El Salvador · natural

Medium
raisin
dark chocolate
white wine
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate); moderate bright (white wine).

Friedhats

El Salvador Special Donation Project

Palo Campana, El Salvador · anaerobic

Medium
raisin
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin).

Friedhats

El Salvador Guanacaste

Guanacaste, El Salvador · natural

Medium
molasses
sweet
raisin
white wine
Flavor composition: strong sweet (molasses, sweet); moderate fruity (raisin); subtle bright (white wine).

Stewarts of Trent Bridge

Starmaya AA

ZM

Medium
raisin
cherry
mango
pear
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, mango, pear).

24Grad Kaffeerösterei

Guatemala Finca Canaque

Guatemala · natural

Medium
raisin
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin).

Black Hat Coffee

FRC Eureka!-Founders Running Club Special Edition, Omniroast

Guatemala · washed

Omni
raisin
cherry
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry).

RoestGut

Ro Sé

Dak Lak, VN · natural

Medium
raisin
nutty
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin); moderate nutty (nutty).

HIGHER Coffee Roastery

Costa Rica Tarrazú-Nussig, Lebendig, Klar, Omni-Roast

Costa Rica · experimental

Omni
raisin
chocolatey
nutty
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate nutty (nutty).

Heilandt

La Laguna | Bio

EC · washed

Medium
raisin
orange
plum
nutty
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, orange, plum); subtle nutty (nutty).

Blooming Coffee

Espresso Cotegaca-Ruanda

washed

Medium
raisin
cherry
blueberry
rose
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, blueberry); subtle floral (rose).

La Brûlerie Möka

Maritza – Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Medium
cocoa
chocolatey
raisin
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, chocolatey); moderate fruity (raisin).

The Beans on Fire

No Limit

Colombia

Medium
Decaf
raisin
cherry
tropical
fruity
honey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, tropical, fruity); subtle sweet (honey).

Les Torrefacteurs Francais

Le Café Du Vietnam Rong Keo

VN · honey

Medium
raisin
earthy
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin); moderate earthy (earthy).

Jolicoeur Coffee

Papineau

wet_hulled

Medium
raisin
cherry
almond
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry); subtle nutty (almond).

Tisserie

Maribel-Pérou

Medium
raisin
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey).

La Manufacture du Café

CAPSULES LUNA DÉCAFÉINÉ BIO

Medium
Decaf
raisin
blueberry
fruity
honey
earthy
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, blueberry, fruity); subtle sweet (honey); subtle earthy (earthy).

Flem Coffee

Mora Azul | Colombie

Huila, Colombia · honey

Medium
raisin
cherry
fruity
caramel
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, fruity); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Fika Roasters

SAN RAFAEL

Medium
raisin
fruity
earthy
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, fruity); moderate earthy (earthy).

Moklair

HACIENDA COPEY

Costa Rica

Medium
raisin
strawberry
cherry
pear
fruity
jasmine
floral
lavender
honey
sweet
earthy
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, strawberry, cherry, pear, fruity); subtle floral (jasmine, floral, lavender); subtle sweet (honey, sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Velvet Specialty Coffee Roasters

COSTA RICA-CATAJO GESHA BLEND RAISIN HONEY BY MIRAZU D'CAFETAL-

Costa Rica · honey

Medium
raisin
cherry
fruity
sweet
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, fruity); subtle sweet (sweet).

Fika Roasters

LAS LAJAS

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

Nuage Coffee Roasters

Café Juntos–Colombie (Grand Format-8kg)

Medium
raisin
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, fig); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Minifundi

Erling Montengro

Nicaragua

Medium
raisin
fruity
chocolatey
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, fruity); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey).

Minifundi

Artificier

Medium
raisin
jasmine
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin); moderate floral (jasmine).

Icone Torréfacteur

Guatemala EL ORÉGANO

Guatemala

Medium
raisin
raspberry
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, prune, raspberry).

Icone Torréfacteur

Costa Rica EL HIGUERÓN

Costa Rica

Medium
raisin
cherry
fruity
floral
earthy
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, cherry, fruity); subtle floral (floral); subtle earthy (earthy).

Datura Coffee

Guji Shakisso Hadeso JARC Varieties-Local Landraces Natural

Ethiopia · natural

Medium
raisin
orange
caramel
sweet
walnut
chocolatey
other
Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin, orange); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); subtle nutty (walnut); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); plus 2 other families (earthy, bright).

Usawa Coffee

Usawa Coffee Decaf

Brazil

Medium
Decaf
blackberry
raisin
fruity
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, blackberry, blackcurrant, fruity).

Tim Wendelboe

Gachatha

Medium
blackberry
raisin
fruity
Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, blackberry, blackcurrant, fruity).

Tim Wendelboe

Gachatha Espresso

Medium

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