French Roast

A deep dark roast of our highest scoring African coffees offering a bold, rich coffee flavor. The beans are shiny with an oil sheen and offer a bittersweet flavor with low acidity.

French roast coffee is a very dark roast known for its bold, smoky flavor—though it’s slightly lighter than Italian roast.

• Roast level: Dark (one of the darkest common roasts)

• Color: Dark brown, sometimes almost black

• Surface: Noticeably oily

• Roasting stage: Roasted to the end of second crack

Flavor profile

• Smoky and intense

• Notes of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, burnt sugar

• Low acidity

• Less bitterness than Italian roast, but still very bold

• Roast flavor dominates over bean origin

Caffeine content

• Slightly lower caffeine than light or medium roasts (by volume)

• Flavor feels strong, even if caffeine is a bit less