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Fresh coffee from our own roastery

These are the fresh coffee beans Café du Jour roasts itself, in small batches, with the roast date printed on every bag. Choose from espresso blends such as Espresso Intenso and Espresso Madrugador, single origins from Brazil to Kenya, decaf and low-caffeine roasts, and mixed packs if you want to try several at once.

Roasted by Café du Jour

Besides Italian brands such as illy, Lavazza and Segafredo, which we sell as their makers pack them, Café du Jour roasts its own coffee. Everything on this page comes from that roastery.

The coffee beans are roasted in small batches, and every bag is labelled with its roast date. So you always know exactly how old the coffee in your cupboard is.

What you will find here

Espresso blends: Espresso Intenso, Espresso Madrugador and Despertando Espresso, roasted for espresso, cappuccino and bean-to-cup machines.
Single origins: coffee from one country or region, including Brazil, Cerrado, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, Kenya, Tanzania, Sumatra and India Monsooned Malabar, plus a Dark Roast Brazil.
Decaf and low caffeine: Decaf Espresso, Decaf Special and Café du Jour Low Caffeine.
Other roasts: Gourmet, Mocca, South America, Aurora Mundo, Summer Coffee and the Coffee of the Month.
Packs: Get to Know Us (4 x 330 g), Single Origins (7 x 250 g) and Bestsellers Fresh Coffee (4 x 1 kg).
Something of your own: Blending Coffee Beans Yourself (1 kg) and a 250 g bag with your own photo on the label.

Blend or single origin?

A blend combines beans from several origins. The roaster puts it together for a particular cup, such as an espresso with body and crema, and keeps it tasting the same from bag to bag. A single origin shows the character of one place. As a rough guide, coffees from Ethiopia and Kenya are brighter and fruitier, while Brazil tends towards chocolate and nuts with less acidity. India Monsooned Malabar is a special case: the green beans are exposed to monsoon winds before roasting, which gives a heavy, earthy cup with very little acidity. The Single Origins pack is the easiest way to compare them side by side; see all single-origin coffee beans for more.

When are freshly roasted coffee beans at their best?

We are often asked whether coffee roasted three weeks ago is too old. It is not. Roasting produces carbon dioxide, and freshly roasted beans keep releasing it for a while. That gas mutes the flavour, so coffee straight out of the roaster is not yet at its best. Depending on the bean and the roast, roasted coffee beans usually taste best from about one to four weeks after the roast date.

Our bags have a one-way valve: the gas can get out, but outside air cannot get in. Once the bag is open, close it tightly after use and keep it somewhere cool, dark and dry.

More coffee

Want to cut out caffeine altogether? See all decaffeinated coffee beans, including those from other roasters. Or browse all our coffees.

Fresh coffee beans from our own roastery