The visualization below is interactive, showing pairings of roast level and primary taste note for 887 individual single origin coffees. Can a dark roast have a primary tasting note of citrus? Or can a light roast lead a palate to chocolate notes right off the bat? All major origins are represented here, accounting for the intrinsic qualities of coffee beans from different regions.
This is a real coffee flavor wheel, based on 1,200 actual single origin coffees and their tasting notes as described by the roasters. The size of each slice is proportionate to the frequency that note is mentioned across the 1,200 coffees …
How does the taste of coffee vary based on the region it originates from? There are clear patterns when it comes to the dominant notes of coffees from different coffee-growing regions around the world …
How does the flavor of coffee vary with the altitude at which it was grown? What primary tasting notes are more common from lower-altitude coffees, as opposed to higher altitudes? …
What roast level and tasting note pairings are common? Where are the pockets of uniqueness? Can a dark roast really have a citrus as a primary tasting note? …
