Flavored coffee is a guiltless pleasure that offers all of the rich tastes found in our favorite foods and deserts, without all of the extra calories. At the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, we take our coffee flavors seriously, using exclusive, handcrafted formulations made by expert food scientists — known as “flavorists” — who select from thousands of ingredients, combining dozens of them to create each unique finished flavor recipe. (Read More)
We work closely with the flavorists to design recipes that perfectly complement our coffees and enhance our menu. Each flavor is sampled by me personally, along with our experienced panel of tasters, and fine-tuned until it is just right.
Unlike most roasters in the industry, we add our flavors only to freshly ground coffee. Not only does ground coffee better absorb flavors than whole beans, but it retains the delicate aromatic and flavor components that could be lost when whole beans are submitted to the heat and friction generated by the grinder.
Our flavors are carefully measured and applied to freshly roasted and ground coffee by hand, and blended until the ground coffee is precisely and uniformly coated. After flavoring, the coffee is packed right away in a protective bag to shield the fragile product from the staling effects of oxygen and airborne moisture. Like roasted coffee, flavors are delicate; they’re susceptible to oxidation and loss of aroma and taste intensity if not properly stored.
We take pride in our selection and creation of fresh, handcrafted flavored coffees. In the future, you can expect to see many exciting new seasonal and perennial flavors. Enjoy our fresh fall flavorful offerings and celebrate all things good!
Guatemala, Costa Rica and Brazil blend together to create this seasonal favorite. Since its creation in 1996, we have proudly featured this blend as our Holiday Blend every year.
