Blackcurrant sits between fruit and acidity: dark and sweet like the berry, but with a tart, almost savoury edge. It is the calling card of high-grown Kenyan lots and the SL28 variety, where phosphoric acidity gives the cup a juicy, structured snap.
If you spot this in your cup, it tastes like
CassisCranberryTomato leaf
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Combine this note with how you brew and get a ranked shortlist of coffees to buy.
Open the decision helper →| Photo | Coffee | Origin | Process | Roast | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KieniCollective · 🇰🇪 Kenya · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | — | Light | $19.24 | |
| Rhubarb FizzDAK · 🇰🇪 Kenya · Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34 · Washed · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | Washed | Light | $18.87 | |
| Kolumbien Inza Regional - fully washed FILTERKaffeelix · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Washed · Light roast | 🇨🇴 Colombia | Washed | Light | $13.49New | |
| KarimikuiLa Cabra · 🇰🇪 Kenya · Washed · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | Washed | Light | $20.76 | |
| Nafkot AdmasuMonogram · 🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ethiopian Heirloom · Natural · Light roast | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Natural | Light | $20.62 | |
| Kuriru ABONA · 🇰🇪 Kenya · Washed · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | Washed | Light | $15.12New | |
| Hacienda Esmeralda Aguila Washed Geisha 4FCRosso · 🇵🇦 Panama · Geisha · Washed · Light roast | 🇵🇦 Panama | Washed | Light | $88.86 | |
| Kenya - Ndima-ini AA #036Scenery · 🇰🇪 Kenya · SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian · Washed · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | Washed | Light | $21.42New | |
| Ngerwe - Christmas EditionTim Wendelboe · 🇰🇪 Kenya · Light roast | 🇰🇪 Kenya | — | Light | $19.00 |
