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Malic coffees

Beans with malic notes — 56 specialty coffees that lean malic. Discover the roasters and origins behind the taste.

56 beans

Crisp, mouthwatering acidity that snaps like biting into a fresh green apple — tart, juicy, clean and refreshing on the palate.

Malic coffees are defined by a brisk, apple-skin acidity: crisp, green and tart, with a clean snap that makes the mouth water. Named for the malic acid found in apples, this brightness often appears in washed coffees and cooler, higher-grown lots that hold onto sharp, refreshing fruit. If you love a cup that tastes vivid and juicy rather than soft and sweet, malic acidity is the quality to chase.

Flavor composition: strong fruity (pineapple, cherry, tropical, fruity, lychee); subtle bright (crisp, bright); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (cream).

Velvet Specialty Coffee Roasters

CHIROSO by Wilton Benitez

Piendamó, Cauca, Colombia · three stage natural/anaerobic washed/thermal shock

Flavor composition: moderate bright (malic, tea-like, black tea, bright, crisp); moderate fruity (cherry, tropical, lychee); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Wolfox Coffee

Beshasha - Ethiopia

Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (tea-like, black tea, crisp, bright); subtle roasted (carbon); subtle fruity (banana); subtle sweet (sweet).

Kiss the Hippo

Ethiopia, Doyo Organic

Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar, honey, sweet); moderate bright (black tea, crisp, bright); subtle fruity (nectarine, fruity).

Prolog Coffee

La Pomarrosa Bourbon

Colasay, Peru · 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: moderate sweet (caramel, toffee, vanilla, sweet, cream); moderate fruity (orange, grapefruit, citrus, fruity, redcurrant); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle bright (crisp).

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

Maraba, Rwanda

Rwanda · experimental

Flavor composition: strong floral (hibiscus, floral); moderate bright (crisp); subtle fruity (redcurrant).

La Cabra

Kiangoi

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (orange, peach, citrus, fruity); moderate bright (tea-like, bright, crisp); subtle sweet (honey, sweet); subtle floral (floral).

Goldbox Coffee Roasters

CGLE Competition Series Laurina 100g

Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (red apple, tangerine); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); moderate bright (bright, crisp).

Gardelli

Efrain Peru

Chirinos, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (crisp, bright); subtle fruity (stone fruit); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

May 17th Constitution Limited Edition Blend

Brazil · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (orange, cherry, banana, citrus, tropical, fruity); subtle sweet (honey, sweet, cream); subtle bright (malic, fermented, bright); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle floral (floral).

Spicekix Coffee Lab

Alma Frutal Sidra Washed

washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (raisin); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle bright (crisp).

Drop Coffee

Mugaya AA, Kenya

Kirinyaga, Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (fruity); strong bright (crisp).

The Barn Coffee Roasters

Bumba Hill

Burundi

Flavor composition: strong bright (tangy, crisp); moderate sweet (honey, sweet).

North Star Coffee Roasters

El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara

Finca Margarita, El Salvador · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (strawberry, lime, tropical, fruity); subtle bright (crisp, bright); subtle sweet (caramel).

Kiss the Hippo

China Celebration Duo

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (pineapple, cherry, citrus, lemon); subtle bright (fermented, crisp, bright); subtle floral (jasmine, floral, white flowers); subtle roasted (carbon); subtle sweet (sweet).

Kiss the Hippo

Peru, La Ponderosa Gesha

Flavor composition: strong bright (crisp, bright); moderate nutty (nutty); moderate sweet (sweet).

James Aimers

Decaffeinated (JA644)

Mexico

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (citrus); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle bright (crisp).

Allpress Espresso UK

Allpress Espresso - Office

Flavor composition: strong sweet (sweet); strong bright (crisp).

The Barn Coffee Roasters

LOS Chorros

Intibuca, Honduras

Flavor composition: moderate floral (jasmine, floral); moderate bright (crisp, green tea); subtle fruity (fruity).

Friedhats

Colombia Gesha Moon

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (strawberry, cherry, lemon, fruity); subtle bright (crisp, bright); subtle spiced (herbal); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (cream).

Friedhats

Ethiopia Alemayehu Daniel Natural

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (grapefruit, plum, fruity); moderate bright (bright, crisp); subtle sweet (sweet).

OR Coffee Roasters

Lady Stardust Blend

Ethiopia

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey, sweet, cream); subtle chocolatey (dark chocolate, chocolatey); subtle fruity (plum, fruity); subtle bright (crisp, bright).

Amstel Koffie

Peru Prosperidad de Chirinos

Peru · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (berry, fruity); subtle earthy (oak); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); plus 3 other families (floral, sweet, bright).

WindyHill CoffeeRoast

Traveller's

Brazil

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, stone fruit, plum, blackcurrant); moderate sweet (brown sugar, sweet, vanilla); subtle bright (bright, crisp); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle earthy (earthy).

Muttley & Jacks Coffee Roasters

Colombia: La Tormenta #1

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, citrus, berry); subtle bright (crisp).

Frukt Coffee Roasters

Yoiner Mosquera

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (crisp, bright); subtle fruity (stone fruit); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

May 17th Constitution Limited Edition Blend

Flavor composition: moderate bright (bright, crisp); subtle fruity (berry); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

Blue Runner Kaj Zackrisson Tribute Blend

Flavor composition: moderate bright (bright, crisp); moderate nutty (hazelnut); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

The Badass Bear

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

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

Green RUN House Blend

NO

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate sweet (sweet); moderate bright (crisp).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

Halloween Edition 2025: The Scream By Edvard Munch

Flavor composition: strong fruity (citrus, fruity); subtle floral (floral); subtle bright (crisp).

La Cabra

Cerro Azul

Flavor composition: moderate bright (tangy, bright, crisp); moderate fruity (citrus, fruity, blueberry); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); plus 3 other families (floral, sweet, earthy).

Impact Roasters

Coffee Beans - AYNU - Limu

Limu, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, cherry, citrus, lemon, berry, fruity); subtle bright (fermented, bright, crisp); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Impact Roasters

Coffee Beans - NEHI – Sidama

Sidama, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: subtle fruity (citrus, fruity); subtle floral (floral, jasmine); subtle bright (bright, crisp); subtle sweet (sweet, cream); plus 2 other families (chocolatey, earthy).

Impact Roasters

Coffee Beans - DESTA – Blend (Jimma and Sidama)

Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, cherry, lime, citrus, lemon, peach, fruity); subtle earthy (mineral, earthy); subtle bright (bright, crisp); subtle spiced (herbal); plus 2 other families (floral, sweet).

Impact Roasters

Coffee Beans - LOMI – Sidama

Sidama, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, citrus, lemon, bergamot); moderate bright (tea-like, bright, crisp); subtle floral (floral, jasmine); subtle earthy (earthy).

Impact Roasters

Coffee Beans - WORKE – Yirgachefe

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (grapefruit, plum, fruity); moderate bright (bright, crisp); subtle sweet (sweet).

OR Coffee Roasters

Lady Stardust Seasonal Blend

Colombia

Flavor composition: moderate nutty (peanut butter, nutty); moderate fruity (plum, fruity); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle bright (crisp).

lykke-kaffegaardar

OK Ciao

Uganda · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, berry, tropical); subtle bright (bright, crisp); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Miró Coffee

Buenavista

Quindío, Colombia, Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (peach, fruity); subtle bright (bright, crisp); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle floral (jasmine).

Ratio Coffee Roasters

POP Tart Nicaragua

Jinotega, Nicaragua · anaerobic

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (citrus); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle bright (crisp).

Allpress Espresso UK

Allpress Espresso

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); moderate fruity (cherry, fruity); subtle bright (malic, bright); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle earthy (earthy).

AMOC Coffee

Guatemala — Las Brisas | La Cumbre

Las Brisas, Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (red apple, tangerine); moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); moderate bright (bright, crisp).

Gardelli

Efrain Peru

Chirinos, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (tropical); moderate bright (crisp).

La Cabra

Potosi Washed

washed

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like, black tea, crisp).

Johan & Nyström

Max Morning

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle fruity (citrus); subtle floral (floral); subtle spiced (spiced); subtle bright (crisp).

Be Good Coffee

Dawa Basin, Ethiopia

Guji, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, cream); moderate bright (bright, crisp); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Rum Baba Coffee Roasters

Brazil

Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Malic tasting notes

More Bright flavours

Citric Wine-like Tea-like Fermented

Top origins for malic

Ethiopia Colombia Peru Brazil Rwanda Nicaragua