Which coffee flavor suits you?
Coffee beans in short
| Coffee bean roast | Taste | Type of coffee machine | Coffee specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Mild and fruity | Piston machine, filter coffee machine | Espresso, filter coffee, caffe latte |
| Medium | Round and soft | Fully automatic machine, piston machine, filter coffee machine, French press, percolator | Espresso, lungo, filter coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato |
| Dark | Powerful and intense | Fully automatic machine, French press | Espresso, lungo |
Choose coffee beans
Coffee beans smell and taste delicious, but how do you find the beans that you like best? We're happy to help you choose coffee that suits you best. In this article, we'll explain the coffee bean roast and their origin. A rule of thumb, the lighter the bean, the more fruity tones you'll taste. The darker the coffee bean, the more bitter you'll taste.
Light-roasted coffee beans
Light-roasted coffee beans are exposed to a relatively low temperature for a short period of time. You can recognize the beans by their light color. Because the coffee was roasted at a low temperature, you won't find an oil layer on the coffee bean. This allows the coffee bean to retain its natural flavor. The coffee has a soft and subtle taste with a light, acid aftertaste. You can drink these coffee beans as a mild espresso or a coffee specialty with a lot of milk, like a caffe latte.
Medium-roasted coffee beans
Medium-roasted coffee beans are slightly darker than lightly- roasted coffee beans. This gives them a more intense flavor. Because more aromas come free, they'll taste richer. The beans haven't been exposed to heat long enough to develop a layer of oil. Thanks to this, you still taste the natural flavor of the coffee. You'll experience a light-acid taste with bitter aftertaste. The darker the roast of the bean, the more it will taste like chocolate. The advantage of medium-roasted coffee, is that you can use it with many coffee specialties.
Dark-roasted coffee beans
The dark-roasted coffee beans have a powerful and intense flavor. These beans have been roasted at a high temperature for a long time. Because of the long roasting, the natural flavors almost all disappeared, which gave room to many different aromas. As a result, you'll have a rich and bitter coffee. This allows you to drink an espresso with a typical, powerful taste.
The flavor differs per continent
Coffee grows around the equator. This area is also called the coffee belt. Thanks to the hot climate, coffee grows here best. South-America is the continent that produces the most coffee beans. These coffee beans are perfect for blends, so they're suitable for many people. Each continent has a different flavor type. Coffees from America often have taste fresh, sweet, and nutty. In Africa, the coffees lean towards flowery, acid flavors. In Asia, the beans taste spicy and earthy. We'll explain this further in the paragraph below.
America
America is a great coffee producer and can be divided into 2 flavor types. In South-America, you'll taste chocolate, nutty flavors with low acidity. In Central America, the coffee has a nutty, fruity flavor with more acidity. In general, these coffee beans have a light body with a well-balanced acid flavor and fruity tones.
Africa
Coffees from Africa have a medium body with some acidity. Are you looking for a refined coffee flavor? We recommend African coffee beans. These coffee beans are fruity and flowery, and have a high acidity.
Asia
Coffee beans from Asia have a dark, rich flavor. These coffee beans are the least acid and lean more towards a spicy and earthy flavor. You can taste this in the aftertaste.
