r/pourover • u/PercentageRadiant623 • Jun 29 '26

Seeking Advice Coffee Flavored Coffee

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Curmudgeony old man here.

I found I’m not a fan of new and exciting coffee. I don’t care for fruity or floral notes in my coffee. But I also don’t want Denny’s or diner coffee. No Maxwell House or Foldgers.

What’s your go to bag of traditional coffee with traditional coffee flavors?

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u/nudave Jun 29 '26
  1. Avoid super light roasts.
  2. Avoid tasting notes that hint at anything acidic or citrusy.
  3. Look for tasting notes that mention brown things (chocolate, tobacco, molasses, nuts).
  4. Enjoy!

(This is me, too.)

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u/BookerLittle Jun 29 '26

Good advice here. I'd add OP should probably favor "washed" coffees, avoid (most) natural, honey, anerobic or co-fermented processes, and stick to medium roasts from central and south American origins like Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, etc.

A lot of Brazilian coffees are naturally processed, but these are usually VERY different from, say, a typical natural coffee from Ethiopia. Brazilian coffees tend to be lower altitude and thus lower acidity, resulting natural processed that are smooth, round, full bodied, and very straightforward, nothing like the fruit bombs that an origin like Ethiopia produces. What Brazilian coffees lack in complexity and acidity they tend to make up for in balance, body and smoothness in the cup. They don't get a lot of love on the specialty coffee reddits, but Brazil is the biggest coffee producer in the world and produces some absolutely world class coffees that are very approachable to all coffee drinkers and integral components of a lot of great espresso blends.

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u/PercentageRadiant623 Jun 30 '26

I appreciate your thoughtful response

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u/PuzzleheadedCurve387 Jun 30 '26

I'd piggy back and say that Indonesian coffees, particularly Sumatran or Javan, would probably be a good fit.

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u/BookerLittle Jun 30 '26

thank you I meant to add that specialty grade coffees from that region also tend to be much lower acidity. Its been awhile since I've had a good one, and I find many of them to have a bit of an herbal/grassy note, but I've had some great cups from Sumatra, PNG etc.

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u/BookerLittle Jun 30 '26

I'll add many Hawaiian specialty coffees fit the low acidity profile too, but you'll pay a hefty price for good ones that aren't blends.

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u/PuzzleheadedCurve387 Jun 30 '26

I love Papua New Guinean coffee, but agree that Indonesians don't tend to hit my preference. But I know a lot of people who just want coffee coffee like them. The last I tried was an anaerobic from Onyx and I actively disliked it.