semisweet chocolate
Semisweet chocolate is a common tasting note in specialty coffee that presents as a balanced, moderately sweet cocoa flavor with subtle bitterness and depth. This note is frequently found in medium to dark roasted coffees, particularly those from Central and South American origins like Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala, as well as in naturally processed African coffees. The flavor typically emerges from the Maillard reaction during roasting and is often accompanied by complementary notes of nuts, caramel, or subtle fruit undertones.
Cuppings
Coffees that taste of semisweet chocolate
| Country | Peru |
First noted
May 03, 2026
Last tasted
May 04, 2026
2 cuppings
Recent cuppings with semisweet chocolate tasted
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