Fermented Green Coffee Beans

To some degree, yes – fermentation happens whenever cherry or mucilage sits before drying. 'Fermented' coffees are ones where the producer deliberately controls or extends that stage to shape flavour.

More complex fruit and acidity than conventional lots: tropical fruit, berries, wine, spice, sometimes yoghurt or rum-like notes. Well-made lots are clean and vivid; poorly controlled ones taste vinegary or funky.

Coffee fermented together with other ingredients – usually fruit, sometimes spices or yeasts from other fermentations – so their compounds influence the coffee. It's debated in specialty, and we always label it. More in our co-fermented coffee guide.

They can make striking single-origin espressos, especially drunk black, but their intensity can dominate a blend or clash with milk. Many roasters use them as a limited release or a filter offering.

Yes, we offer samples for most of our coffees. If you need a larger sample than what’s typically available, we recommend trying one of the smaller quantity options listed on our site. That way, you can test the coffee before committing to a larger order.

All our green coffee beans come in 0.5kg, 1kg and 5kg bags. Approved wholesale accounts can also order 10kg and 20kg at lower per-kilo prices, and for full sacks or anything larger, just get in touch – we'll help you put a custom order together.