• What are the flavor notes listed on the boxes of La Colombe coffee? Are there any added ingredients or flavors?

Our coffees do not contain any added ingredients or flavors. The only ingredients in our roasted coffees are coffee beans.

The tasting notes that you’ll find on your box of La Colombe coffee are what we taste when we brew and drink the coffee. By creating a simile between what we’re tasting in the coffee and familiar flavors we’ve had before (chocolate, apple pie, toasted marshmallow, etc.), it’s easier to communicate the often complex tastes that coffee can take on.

Coffee flavors and aromas come naturally from the coffee bean and can be affected by factors such as the country of origin, altitude, growing practices, processing techniques, and roasting styles.  Coffees roasted more lightly have more of the characteristics unique to each origin, while those roasted on a darker level have more traditional chocolatey and smoky tones.