Flavor

Tea-like coffees

Beans with tea-like notes — 369 specialty coffees that lean tea-like. Discover the roasters and origins behind the taste.

369 beans

A delicate, aromatic register where coffee turns light-bodied and infusion-like, with the gentle tannins and lift of fine loose-leaf tea.

Tea-like coffees taste airy and translucent rather than bold — think the soft astringency of black tea, the fresh-cut lift of green tea, or the floral roundness of oolong. This character often shows up in delicately washed, high-grown African lots and lighter roasts that preserve aromatics. Taste-led drinkers chase tea-like coffee for its clarity and elegance: a cup you sip slowly, where subtlety is the whole point.

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, tropical, citrus, fruity); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle spiced (herbal); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet).

Quantum Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe, Bedesa Community Lot

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (apricot, lemon); moderate bright (black tea).

New Ground Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia / Dumerso

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (prune, cherry, apricot, peach, blueberry, fruity); subtle sweet (toffee, sweet); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle floral (floral); subtle earthy (earthy).

Fjord Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia, Bishan Wate - Filter

Guji, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (tea-like); moderate fruity (bergamot); moderate floral (white flowers).

ERNST Kaffeeröster

Ethiopia Chelbesa

Chelbesa, Ethiopia

Flavor composition: strong fruity (green apple); moderate bright (black tea).

Cairngorm Coffee

Migoti Hill

Rural Bujumbura, Burundi · 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 fruity (raisin, pear); moderate bright (black tea).

Quarter Horse Coffee

Mutambu Hill Lot 34

Mumirwa, Burundi · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, peach); subtle bright (green tea).

Ditta Artigianale

Etiopia Worka Wuri

Gedeb, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (red apple, lemon, nectarine); moderate sweet (brown sugar); subtle bright (black tea).

Kaffa Roastery

Uganda Nafuna

Bukyabo, Uganda · honey

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: moderate fruity (green apple, citrus); moderate chocolatey (cocoa); subtle bright (black tea).

WAY Coffee Roasters

Brazil Fazenda Rodomunho

Cerrado · Rio Paranaíba, Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (orange); moderate sweet (honey); moderate bright (black tea).

Lightroast Coffee

Orange Squeeze

Gatara, Burundi · honey

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, citrus); moderate bright (black tea).

Lightroast Coffee

Orange Squeeze

Kayanza, Burundi · honey

Flavor composition: moderate bright (black tea); moderate floral (floral); moderate fruity (bergamot).

Caffènation

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelbesa Washed

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (apricot, lemon); moderate bright (black tea).

Parlor Coffee Roasters

Giku, Burundi

Kayanza, Burundi · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (tropical, nectarine); moderate sweet (molasses); subtle roasted (carbon); subtle bright (tea-like); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey).

Philimonius Coffee

Bocca Decaf

Sidamo, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong bright (black tea); moderate fruity (nectarine).

Good Karma Coffee

Ethiopia – Sheka Forest – Decaffeinated

Sheka Forest, Ethiopia · sugarcane decaf

Flavor composition: moderate nutty (hazelnut); moderate fruity (citrus); moderate bright (tea-like); subtle floral (floral).

BREW Specialty Coffee

Shyira-Washed

Rwanda · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (mango, peach, fruity, lychee); moderate bright (tea-like, oolong); subtle nutty (nutty).

Black Hat Coffee

El Paraiso Geisha-Special Filter, Thermal Schock, Colombia

Colombia · experimental

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (apricot); moderate bright (tea-like); moderate nutty (nutty).

Heilandt

FETTE PALETTE No.10

washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (peach, fruity); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle bright (oolong).

Heilandt

FETTE PALETTE No.12

natural

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like); moderate fruity (blackcurrant).

Heilandt

FETTE PALETTE No.9

natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (lemon, peach); moderate bright (tea-like); subtle spiced (sage).

Heilandt

FETTE PALETTE No.7

washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (lemon, fruity); moderate bright (tea-like).

Heilandt

El Paraíso

Nicaragua · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey, sweet, cream); moderate bright (tea-like, bright); subtle fruity (orange); subtle spiced (spiced).

Meramanis Coffee Roaster

Java Libericha

Wonosalam · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, blueberry, fruity, lychee); moderate bright (wine-like, tea-like, oolong, bright); subtle nutty (nutty); subtle floral (floral).

Black Hat Coffee

El Paraiso Geisha Luna-Special Filter, Thermal Schock, Colombia

Colombia · experimental

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, apricot, berry); subtle chocolatey (milk chocolate); subtle bright (black tea); subtle floral (jasmine); subtle earthy (earthy).

Little Alien

Ethiopia Kuri Mountain — Vers Gebrande Arabica Koffiebonen

Guji, Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, berry, fruity); moderate bright (tangy, tea-like, bright); subtle floral (hibiscus, floral); subtle sweet (sweet).

Boo Coffee Roasters

Rwanda-Mbare

Rwanda · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (cherry, blackcurrant, blueberry, fruity); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Boo Coffee Roasters

Kenya-Top Kii

Embu, Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate bright (fermented, wine-like, tea-like, oolong); moderate fruity (cherry, citrus, bergamot); subtle floral (floral, jasmine); subtle sweet (sweet).

Boo Coffee Roasters

Cloud Nine-Blanca Padilla

Panama · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey); moderate bright (tea-like); moderate fruity (fruity).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Banko Gotiti Filter

Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like, black tea); moderate fruity (red apple).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Banko Gotiti Filter (wholesale)

Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, citrus, fruity); subtle bright (tea-like).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kamathura AB Espresso

Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (honey); moderate bright (tea-like); moderate fruity (fruity).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kamathura AB Filter

Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (orange, citrus); subtle bright (tea-like); subtle chocolatey (chocolatey); subtle sweet (sweet).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Brazil Decaf Espresso

Brazil · natural

Flavor composition: strong fruity (orange, citrus); moderate bright (tea-like).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Banko Gotiti Espresso

Ethiopia · natural

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like, black tea); moderate fruity (fruity).

Rush Rush Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kamathura AB Filter (wholesale)

Kenya · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, banana, peach, bergamot); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle sweet (caramel); subtle floral (floral).

Moklair

LALESA WASHED

Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, apricot, fruity); subtle floral (floral, jasmine); subtle earthy (earthy); subtle bright (oolong).

Tanat Coffee

Gesha Village [Surma Natural 26/143]

natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (tropical, fruity); subtle bright (tea-like); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet).

Datura Coffee

Janson Los Alpes 26-250 Gesha Natural

Janson, Panama · natural

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (peach); moderate bright (tea-like); moderate sweet (sweet).

Samples Coffee

Beshasha

Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: strong fruity (cherry, grapefruit, pear, fruity); subtle bright (tea-like); subtle floral (floral); subtle sweet (sweet); subtle earthy (earthy).

Da Matteo

Ethiopia - Shale

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate fruity (peach, fruity, lychee); moderate bright (tea-like, oolong); moderate sweet (sweet, cream).

AMOC Coffee

Caturra Decaf Colombia Nogales

Huila, Colombia · washed

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like, black tea); moderate fruity (orange).

CaffèCouture

Gesha Ethiopia

Keffa, Ethiopia · washed

Flavor composition: moderate sweet (brown sugar, caramel, sweet); moderate chocolatey (cocoa, dark chocolate, chocolatey); subtle bright (tea-like, bright); subtle nutty (marzipan); plus 3 other families (fruity, roasted, floral).

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

Yayu Wild Forest, Ethiopia

Yayu, Ethiopia · experimental

Flavor composition: strong fruity (tropical, berry, fruity); moderate bright (tea-like).

Rum Baba Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Halo Beriti

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · anaerobic

Flavor composition: moderate bright (tea-like, bright); subtle fruity (banana); subtle floral (floral); subtle roasted (cereal); subtle earthy (earthy).

Pink Lane Coffee

Finca La Esmerelda

Buenavista, Colombia · natural

Flavor composition: strong bright (tea-like, bright); moderate fruity (citrus); subtle floral (floral).

La Cabra

Luis Edgar Camacho Geisha

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