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Smoky coffees

Beans with smoky notes — 85 specialty coffees that lean smoky. Discover the roasters and origins behind the taste.

85 beans

Dark, savoury and aromatic — charred wood, woodsmoke and dry tobacco lending a bold, brooding and smouldering intensity to the cup.

Smoky coffees carry a dark, savoury aroma: charred edges, woodsmoke and dry tobacco leaf. This intensity develops in darker roasts as the bean's surface chars, and also appears in certain robust, full-bodied origins. Smoky notes give a cup gravity and a lingering, ashen depth that pairs well with milk. Drinkers who love bold, traditional, dark-roast coffee seek out that brooding, smouldering character.

cocoa
tobacco
blackcurrant
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (blackcurrant).

Blaser Café

Ocoa Santo Domingo

Ocoa, DO · washed

Dark
honey
tobacco
fruity
chocolatey
nutty
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty).

Hannoversche Kaffeemanufaktur

Jamaica Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain, JM · washed

Medium
cocoa
orange
tobacco
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (orange); moderate roasted (tobacco).

Cebe Coffee Roasters

Caturra Decaf Colombia

Tolima, Colombia

Medium
Decaf
cocoa
grapefruit
tobacco
nutmeg
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (grapefruit); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle spiced (nutmeg).

Cebe Coffee Roasters

Pacamara Colombia

Valle del Cacuca, Colombia · natural

Medium
cocoa
grapefruit
tobacco
nutmeg
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (grapefruit); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle spiced (nutmeg).

Cebe Coffee Roasters

Pacamara Colombia Mandela

Mandela, Colombia · natural

Medium
cocoa
grapefruit
tobacco
nutmeg
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (grapefruit); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle spiced (nutmeg).

Cebe Coffee Roasters

Pacamara Colombia Mandela La Esperanza

Huila, Colombia · natural

Medium
cocoa
lime
tobacco
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate fruity (lime); moderate roasted (tobacco).
No longer available

Arduina Torrefacteur

Indonesie

Sumatra, Indonesia · honey

Medium
cocoa
cocoa powder
brown sugar
tobacco
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa, cocoa powder); moderate sweet (brown sugar); subtle roasted (tobacco).

Little Roastery

Nº34 Intimo

Brazil · washed

Dark
hazelnut
almond
caramel
tobacco
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate nutty (hazelnut, almond); moderate sweet (caramel); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Little Roastery

Nº40 India Monsooned Malabar

Karnataka, IN · monsooned

Dark
tobacco
chocolatey
earthy
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate earthy (earthy).

Coffee Central

SUMATRA Mandheling

Sumatra, Indonesia · wet_hulled

Medium
bittersweet chocolate
smoke
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (bittersweet chocolate, dark chocolate); moderate roasted (smoke).

Boot Koffie

Mystery Dark Roast Espresso

Brazil · natural

Dark
cocoa
tobacco
blackcurrant
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (blackcurrant).

Blaser Café

Ocoa Santo Domingo

Ocoa, DO · washed

Dark
brown sugar
tobacco
spiced
Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar); moderate roasted (tobacco); subtle spiced (spiced).

Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij

Dominicaanse Republiek Finca La Colonia y Arroyo Washed

San José de Ocoa, DO · washed

Medium
brown sugar
tobacco
spiced
Flavor composition: strong sweet (brown sugar); moderate roasted (tobacco); subtle spiced (spiced).

Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij

Juni: Dominicaanse Republiek Finca La Colonia & Arroyo Washed

Rancho Arriba, DO · washed

Medium
smoke
Flavor composition: strong roasted (smoke).

Scandinavian Alps Coffee Roasters

Roast Your Own Coffee Adventure – 1kg Green Coffee Beans

Medium
caramel
sweet
smoky
fruity
chocolatey
other
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, sweet); subtle roasted (smoky); subtle fruity (fruity); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); plus 2 other families (earthy, bright).

Dolce Alchemia

Dark Roast, Burundi

Burundi

Dark
tobacco
roasted
chocolatey
spiced
cedar
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (tobacco, roasted); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle spiced (spiced); subtle earthy (cedar).

Rave Coffee

India Monsoon Malabar AA Green Coffee Beans

Malabar, IN · monsooned

Medium
cocoa
chocolatey
peanut
nutty
caramel
tobacco
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa, chocolatey); moderate nutty (peanut, nutty); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle roasted (tobacco).

Quantum Coffee Roasters

Brazil, Santos

Brazil · natural

Medium
smoke
dark chocolate
chocolatey
nutty
earthy
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (smoke, tobacco); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate, chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle earthy (earthy).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Havana

Uganda · experimental

Dark
smoke
chocolatey
nutty
sweet
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (smoke); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle sweet (sweet).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Haru

Dark
hazelnut
almond
tobacco
dried fruit
Flavor composition: moderate nutty (hazelnut, almond); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (dried fruit).

Caffè Terzi

India Plantation A "Baba Budan"

Baba Budan, IN · washed

Medium
anise
smoky
woody
chocolatey
nutty
Flavor composition: moderate spiced (anise); subtle roasted (smoky); subtle earthy (woody); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle nutty (nutty).

Blaser Café

Lussuria

Brazil

Medium
cocoa
tobacco
blackcurrant
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (blackcurrant).

Blaser Café

Ocoa Santo Domingo

Ocoa, DO · washed

Dark
smoky
Flavor composition: strong roasted (smoky).

Gordon Street Coffee

Full French

Dark
tangy
tobacco
dark chocolate
Flavor composition: moderate bright (tangy); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate chocolatey (dark chocolate).

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Hamburg

Medium-dark
cocoa
smoke
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (smoke).
No longer available

Mokkamestarit

Cuba Serrano Superior

La Sierra Maestra, CU · washed

Dark
tobacco
spiced
Flavor composition: strong roasted (tobacco); moderate spiced (spiced).

Kaffebrenneriet

Royal Malabar

Karnataka, IN · natural

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

Holmen Coffee

Holmen Help

Medium
bittersweet chocolate
tobacco
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (bittersweet chocolate, dark chocolate); moderate roasted (tobacco).

Kahiwa Coffee Roasters

Primavera Sisterhood

Guatemala · washed

Dark
smoky
chocolatey
bright
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (smoky); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate bright (bright).

Inka Paahtimo

India Monsoon Malabar (French Roast)

Chikmagalur, IN · natural

Medium
cocoa
tobacco
berry
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (berry).

Inka Paahtimo

Brazil Cocarive Wine Blend

Carmo de Minas Mantiqueira, Brazil · natural

Dark
tobacco
vanilla
Flavor composition: strong roasted (tobacco); moderate sweet (vanilla).

Corica

Sumatra Mandheling BIO

Aceh, Indonesia · wet_hulled

Medium-dark
tobacco
roasted
nutty
Flavor composition: strong roasted (tobacco, roasted); moderate nutty (nutty).

Ray & Jules

Strong Stephan, Blend

Indonesia

Medium
cocoa
tobacco
almond
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa); moderate roasted (tobacco); subtle nutty (almond).

lykke-kaffegaardar

Ugly Cute

SE

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

lykke-kaffegaardar

OK Ciao

Uganda · washed

Dark
cocoa
tobacco
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, bittersweet chocolate); moderate roasted (tobacco).

Coffee Roastery Röstzeit

Mexico Berilo (Kaffee)

Chiapas, Mexico · washed

Medium
cocoa
tobacco
Flavor composition: strong chocolatey (cocoa, bittersweet chocolate); moderate roasted (tobacco).

Coffee Roastery Röstzeit

Mexico Berilo (Espresso)

Chiapas, Mexico · washed

Medium
tobacco
blackcurrant
chocolatey
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (tobacco); moderate fruity (blackcurrant); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey).

Blaser Café

Ocoa Santo Domingo

Ocoa, DO · washed

Dark
tobacco
woody
Flavor composition: strong roasted (tobacco); moderate earthy (woody).

Loutsa

CAFÉ INDONÉSIE KETIARA GAYO BIO

Sumatra, Indonesia · wet_hulled

Medium
hazelnut
almond
tobacco
Flavor composition: strong nutty (hazelnut, almond); moderate roasted (tobacco).

Caffè Terzi

India Plantation A "Baba Budan"

IN · washed

Medium
cocoa powder
dark chocolate
brown sugar
cherry
tobacco
walnut
Flavor composition: moderate chocolatey (cocoa powder, dark chocolate); moderate sweet (brown sugar); subtle fruity (cherry); subtle roasted (tobacco); subtle nutty (walnut).

Alt Wien Kaffee

Kuba Turquino Lavado

Sierra Maestra, CU · washed

Medium
smoky
chocolatey
spiced
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (smoky); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate spiced (spiced).

Jan's Smaakpalet

Toradja Kalossi

Indonesia

Medium
caramel
vanilla
orange
milk chocolate
tobacco
Flavor composition: moderate sweet (caramel, vanilla); subtle fruity (orange); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle roasted (tobacco).

Koffiebranderij Dieren

DE KAT

Chiapas, Mexico · washed

Medium
smoky
chocolatey
spiced
Flavor composition: moderate roasted (smoky); moderate chocolatey (chocolatey); moderate spiced (spiced).
No longer available

Jan's Smaakpalet

Sumatra Mandheling

Indonesia

Medium

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