toffee
Deep, buttery sweetness with slight burnt sugar notes. Common in medium to medium-dark roasted coffees. Richer and more developed than caramel.
On Unpacking Coffee, toffee has been tasted in 11 cuppings across 7 coffees from 5 roasters . Those coffees most often come from Colombia . They are usually washed — 4 of the 5 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted apple , black tea , butterscotch and hay in the same cuppings.
Based on 11 cuppings logged here, most recently January 5, 2026.
| Process | Yeast-Inoculated Fermentation |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Region | Jinotega |
| Source | La Bastilla Coffee Estates |
| Process | Washed |
| Species | Arabica |
| Varieties | Caturra |
| Country | Colombia |
| Species | Arabica |
| Process | Washed |
| Species | Arabica |
| Varieties | Ethiopian Heirlooms |
5 of the 7 coffees record a process.
What does toffee taste like in coffee?
Deep, buttery sweetness with slight burnt sugar notes. Common in medium to medium-dark roasted coffees. Richer and more developed than caramel. On Unpacking Coffee, toffee has been tasted in 11 cuppings across 7 coffees from 5 roasters. Those coffees most often come from Colombia. They are usually washed — 4 of the 5 with a recorded process. Tasters also noted apple, black tea, butterscotch and hay in the same cuppings.
Which coffees taste like toffee?
7 coffees have been tasted as toffee, including Antonio Medina by Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, Nicaragua La Bastilla Coffee Estates Anaerobic Yeast Fermentation by Never Coffee Lab and Rayos del Sol by Coava Coffee Roasters.
Where do coffees that taste of toffee come from?
Those coffees most often come from Colombia.
What flavors pair with toffee?
Tasters also noted apple, black tea, butterscotch and hay in the same cuppings.
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jan 05, 2026 |
| Since Roast | 45 days |
| Roaster | Stumptown Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Chemex |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 11 days |
| Roaster | Never Coffee Lab |
| Brew Method | Kalita Wave |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 9 days |
| Roaster | Never Coffee Lab |
| Brew Method | Kalita Wave |
| 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 | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 11 days |
| Roaster | Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |
| Brew Recipe | Ray’s Basic Stagg for Two |
| 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 |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jun 21, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 16 days |
| Roaster | Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |
| Cupped By | @kandace |
| Cupped On | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Roaster | Máquina Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jun 08, 2025 |
| Since Roast | 14 days |
| Roaster | Coava Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Kalita Wave |
| Cupped By | @rbrigleb |
| Cupped On | Jun 04, 2025 |
| Roaster | Coava Coffee Roasters |
| Brew Method | Stagg |