apple
Clean, crisp sweetness with mild acidity, common in washed Central American coffees. Can range from fresh green apple (malic acidity) to red apple (softer, sweeter notes).
On Unpacking Coffee, apple has been tasted in 5 cuppings across 3 coffees from 3 roasters . Those coffees most often come from Guatemala . They are usually washed — 3 of the 3 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted pear , toffee , allspice and lime in the same cuppings.
Based on 5 cuppings logged here, most recently May 13, 2026.
| Certifications | Rainforest Alliance |
| Process | Washed |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Northern Tanzania |
3 of the 3 coffees record a process.
What does apple taste like in coffee?
Clean, crisp sweetness with mild acidity, common in washed Central American coffees. Can range from fresh green apple (malic acidity) to red apple (softer, sweeter notes). On Unpacking Coffee, apple has been tasted in 5 cuppings across 3 coffees from 3 roasters. Those coffees most often come from Guatemala. They are usually washed — 3 of the 3 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted pear, toffee, allspice and lime in the same cuppings.
Which coffees taste like apple?
3 coffees have been tasted as apple, including Antonio Medina by Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, Chapina by Upper Left Roasters and Tanzania Peaberry by Knowledge Perk Coffee Company.
Where do coffees that taste of apple come from?
Those coffees most often come from Guatemala.
What flavors pair with apple?
Tasters also noted pear, toffee, allspice and lime in the same cuppings.
| Cupped By | @jacobwweis |
| Cupped On | May 13, 2026 |
| Since Roast | 7 days |
| Roaster | Knowledge Perk Coffee Company |
| Brew Method | Drip Coffee Maker |
| Cupped By | @kandace |
| Cupped On | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Roaster | Upper Left Roasters |
| Brew Method | Chemex |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 12 days |
| Roaster | Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Chemex |
| Brew Recipe | Equator’s Chemex Recipe |
| Cupped By | @kandace |
| Cupped On | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 14 days |
| Roaster | Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 13 days |
| Roaster | Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |
| Brew Recipe | Ray’s Basic Stagg for Two |