No artificial flavouring. Just true coffee character.
No artificial flavouring and no added taste shortcut. Tasting notes come from origin, variety, process, roast profile, ageing and brewing.
When Out of Coffee describes chocolate, nuts, florals, fruit, citrus, caramel or spice, those words are tasting notes, not ingredients. We are describing what the coffee naturally expresses in the cup.
No artificial flavouring
We do not add artificial flavouring to make a coffee taste like its notes. No syrups, sprays or added taste shortcuts are used to force a flavour profile. The character must come from the coffee itself.
What true coffee character means
True coffee character is built from the raw lot and how it is handled: origin, region, variety, processing method, altitude, bean density, moisture, screen size, roast profile, ageing window and brew method. Those details can push a cup toward chocolatey, nutty, clean, fruity, floral, wine-like, bright, syrupy or round.
Why notes can sound like ingredients
Coffee contains a large range of aromatic compounds created through agricultural conditions, fermentation, drying, roasting and extraction. That is why a coffee can remind you of almond, cocoa, berry or citrus without any of those ingredients being added.
What we do instead
- Choose third-party SCA graded speciality lots where quality is externally assessed.
- Build specialist roast profiles around origin, density, process, altitude, varietal, solubility and flavour goal.
- Use ageing windows so the coffee has time to settle before it is judged or recommended.
- Match coffees to brew methods because automatic machines, espresso, filter and Turkish brewing reveal different parts of a coffee.
How to read our tasting notes
Think of tasting notes as a map, not a promise that every cup will taste exactly the same. Grind quality, water, recipe, equipment and drinking temperature all change what you perceive. Our job is to explain the likely direction clearly and help you buy the coffee that fits your setup.