The short answer
To choose the right coffee beans, match three things to your taste: roast level, origin and your brew method. Decide whether you like bright and fruity or rich and bold, pick a roast to suit, and buy whole beans for freshness. The quiz above narrows it to a recommendation in a few questions.
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Start with how you like to drink it
The best bean is the one that suits your cup, not the one with the fanciest label. Begin with the drinks you reach for. A milky latte drinker and a black pour-over drinker want different beans, and there is no wrong answer, only a better match.
The three questions that matter
- Roast: do you prefer bright and lively, balanced, or deep and bold? That points to light, medium or dark.
- Origin: African coffees often lean fruity and floral, while many Latin American coffees lean chocolatey and nutty.
- Method: espresso and milk drinks love a fuller roast, while pour-over shines with something brighter.
Then buy well and store well
Buy whole beans in amounts you will finish within a few weeks, and store them airtight, cool and dark. Freshness does more for your cup than almost anything else. Our beans are farm-sourced and chemical-free, a clean starting point whatever your taste.
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