Flavor note

Coffee that tastes like milk chocolate

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

625 beans

Tastes like

Hershey's milk chocolate

Typical intensity 6/10

Soft, sweet chocolate with a dairy roundness — comfort in cup form.

This is chocolate at its most reassuring: creamy, rounded, sweet without effort — the flavour of a bar melting rather than powder dusting. It emerges in balanced medium roasts from Central and South America, wherever the bean's own sugars are generous enough to soften roast bitterness. Newcomers to specialty coffee often land here first, and plenty of seasoned drinkers never find a reason to leave.

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

The Barn Coffee Roasters

LOS Naranjales

Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (toffee, sweet); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); subtle nutty (hazelnut).

Zwarte Roes Specialty Coffee

50/50 Blend

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate fruity (lemon).

Zwarte Roes Specialty Coffee

Colombia Chiroso San Carlos

Antioquia, Colombia

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

Zwarte Roes Specialty Coffee

Decaf El Dragón

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); moderate fruity (nectarine, fruity); moderate nutty (almond, nutty).

Friedhats

Guatemala Marta Neli

Huehuetenango, Guatemala · washed

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: moderate fruity (orange); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle nutty (almond).

Friedhats

Brazil Santa Cruz

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate fruity (fig).

The Barn Coffee Roasters

Earth

Cerrado, 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: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Brazil Diamond - espresso roast

São Paulo, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Brazil Diamond - filter roast

São Paulo, Brazil · natural

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

Vertical Coffee Roasters

Queen K Espresso

Cerrado & Alta Mogiana, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (pineapple, mango, lemon); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle bright (black tea).

Trading Post Coffee Roasters

Gotiti, Ethiopia Single Origin Speciality Coffee

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · 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: moderate sweet (toffee); moderate fruity (red apple); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Rave Coffee

Guatemala Bosques de San Francisco Green Coffee Beans

Guatemala

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

Red Roaster Coffee

Sanctuary Blend

Brazil · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (pineapple, blueberry); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Onyx Coffee Lab EU

Costa Rica Las Lajas Natural

Las Lajas, Costa Rica · natural

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

Loutsa

CAFÉ ARABICA ESPRESSO BIO

Flavor composition: strong floral (floral, white flowers); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Hombre

Guatemala

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate fruity (stone fruit); moderate sweet (sweet).

Koppi

Colombia - Finca El Porvenir, Tabi

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (raisin, citrus); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Rave Coffee

Ethiopia Doyo Washed

Doyo, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); moderate fruity (berry, fruity); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet); plus 2 other families (earthy, bright).

Prolog Coffee

Diima Danche

Danche Washing Station, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle nutty (nutty).

Friedhats

Brazil Alessandro Hervaz

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate nutty (hazelnut); moderate floral (floral).

Friedhats

Brazil Daterra Low Caf

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate).

Zwarte Koffie

Medium Roast

Las Colonias, Costa Rica

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

Ordinary Coffee Roasters

Ocafi Brazil Natural

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Normo Coffee

Filter Blend

Brazil · pulped_natural

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); moderate fruity (cherry).

NAFT Coffee Roasters

Tumbaga Sugarcane Decaf Colombia

Cauca, Antioquia, Tolima, Colombia · sugarcane_decaf

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

Little Roastery

Nº24 Rwanda Liza

Lake Kivu, Giheke, Rwanda · washed

Flavor composition: strong sweet (caramel, honey); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle fruity (blackberry).

Little Roastery

Nº10 Peru Junín

Junín, Peru · washed

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate, chocolatey); moderate sweet (brown sugar); subtle spiced (cinnamon).

Little Roastery

Nº45 Guatemala Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango, Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: strong nutty (hazelnut, nutty); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Kaffanero

Kaffee aus Guatemala

Guatemala

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (apricot); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate nutty (nutty).

Kaffanero

Drip Coffee Bag - Guatemala Filterkaffee

Guatemala

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

Torrefactory

Organic Ethiopia coffee

Jimma, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate fruity (stone fruit); moderate floral (jasmine).

Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij

Classic: Ethiopië Guiji Washed

Guiji, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (winey); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate fruity (plum).

Feierboun Coffeeroasters

Brazil - Los Volcanes Coffee, Fazenda Rio Brilhante

Cerrado Mineiro, Brazil · natural

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

Feierboun Coffeeroasters

Peru - Sequiapampa

Lonya Grande, Peru · washed

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

19grams

Endless Summer - Classic Espresso

Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (brown sugar); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle nutty (walnut).

Little Roastery

Nº1 Brazil

Cerrado, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate fruity (dried fruit); moderate nutty (nutty).

ViCAFE

Latin America Blend Bio Fairtrade

Mexico · washed

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa nibs, cocoa, milk chocolate).

Feierboun Coffeeroasters

India - Biota Coorg - Robusta

Coorg, IN · washed

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate fruity (berry).

Mókuska Caffè

Sitio Pañelao

Sul de Minas, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, berry); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate).

Mókuska Caffè

Imperio Rojo

Brunca, Costa Rica · honey

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

Knopes

1936 Brésil Jaguara

Minas Gerais, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (citrus, berry); moderate chocolatey (milk chocolate); moderate nutty (hazelnut).

Public Coffee Roasters

Espresso Blend Starlight

Guatemala · washed

Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, milk chocolate); moderate fruity (red apple).

Parlor Coffee Roasters

Frinsa Sarapan, Indonesia

West Java, Indonesia · washed

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Top origins for milk chocolate

Brazil Guatemala Ethiopia Colombia Costa Rica Peru