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Coffee Roast Profile

Each coffee varietal and type exhibits its own unique characteristics including flavor, texture, and body. Flavor profiles range from sweet to earthy, fruity to floral, and nutty to chocolaty just to name a few. The texture of coffee can be described as smooth, syrupy, and creamy while the body can be heavy, light, or anywhere in between. The way a coffee is roasted can affect each of these characteristics. The lighter the roast, the more natural flavor, texture, and body of the beans can be observed. The darker the roast, those characteristics tend to evolve into something different.

Roast level also has an effect on the amount of caffeine. A light roast results in more caffeine while a darker roast produces a bean with less caffeine. Look for a lighter roast for your morning coffees, a medium roast for your afternoon focus break, and a dark roast for your after-dinner brew.

Roasting can give new personality to a coffee. A good Roastmaster studies the beans to determine which roast level highlights the best qualities of a coffee bean to bring you the most enjoyment in a cup of coffee. Our CoffeeAM Roastmaster is experienced and passionate about coffee. He has done the work to bring you the finest small-batch roasted coffees with their best characteristics highlighted.

Roasting coffee is a very interactive process. In addition to the aromas given off during roasting, there are also auditory cues in the form of "cracks," and visual cues in the form of color and sheen. Green coffee beans tend to smell green, like grass or hay. The longer they are roasted the more they smell, first, like coffee, then As the coffee beans are roasted, the small amount of moisture still inside begins to heat and expand. As the moisture expands it causes the coffee bean to make a cracking noise. The color of the beans will change from pale green through light brown and, if left long enough, to black. The natural oils inside the bean are extracted in the darker roasts imparting a shiny layer.

Find your preferred roast profile and check out the coffees to find your favorites.

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    Costa Rica Reserve Coffee

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    Tanzania Peaberry Coffee

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    Sumatra Black Satin Coffee

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    Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Coffee

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    Colombia Supremo 'La Valle Verde' Coffee

    For 75 years, the Colombian Coffee Federation has been one of the world's most successful organizations that supports more than half a million Colo...

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    Kenya AA Coffee

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    Guatemala Antigua Coffee

    Tucked away in a valley and nestled between three volcanoes, lies beautiful Antigua, Guatemala; it is in this climatically diverse region that you ...

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    Organic Peru 'Andes Gold' Coffee

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    Jamaica Blue Mountain Estate Coffee

    100% pure certified Jamaica Blue Mountain Estate Coffee, Grade 1 is known throughout the world as one of the best gourmet coffees. The standard of ...

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    Organic Bali Blue Moon Coffee

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    Organic Haitian Blue Mountain Direct Trade Coffee

    This Organic Haitian Blue Mountain Coffee comes from a small co-op in Haiti's Nord region. The beans are the same varietal and grown in the same ty...

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    Organic Colombia 'Mesa de los Santos' Coffee

    Known for its exceptional quality and taste, Organic Colombia 'Mesa de los Santos' coffee is grown with care and under environmentally friendly pra...

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    Organic Sumatra 'Black Satin Roast' Fair Trade Coffee

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    Sumatra Mandheling Coffee

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    Organic Peru Decaf 'Swiss Water' Coffee

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    Espresso Gold

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    Organic Espresso

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    Organic Guatemala 'Santiago Atitlan' Fair Trade Coffee

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    Organic French Roast Coffee

    Organic integrity begins with production, and this is why we ensure that every single coffee bean in our Organic French Roast is grown, harvested, ...

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    Papua New Guinea Coffee

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    Hawaiian Kona Reserve Blend

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    Organic Sumatra 'Gayo Mountain' Fair Trade Coffee

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    Jamaica Blue Mountain Blend Coffee

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    Hawaiian Kona 'Volcanic Estate' Coffee

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