Mild coffee beans and ground coffee
What are mild coffee beans?
Mild coffee beans give a soft cup without a sharp or bitter aftertaste. They are usually light to medium roasted, with Arabica beans as the base: Arabica naturally has less caffeine and less bitterness than Robusta beans. Here you find mild coffee beans from Lazarro and Gorilla, plus a mild ground coffee from Landhaus.
What makes a coffee mild and smooth?
Three things decide how mild your cup tastes: the species, the roast and the way you brew. Arabica is softer and more aromatic than Robusta. A light or medium roast keeps bitterness low; the darker the roast, the more smoky and bitter notes appear. And brewing matters just as much: coffee that is ground too fine, brewed too long or made with water that is too hot tastes harsh, even when the beans are mild.
Mild says something about flavour, not about strength. A mild bean brewed with a generous dose still gives a full cup, just without the bite.
The mild coffees in this category
Lazarro Crema Schümli
Lazarro makes mild coffee beans with a soft, rounded flavour, light to medium roasted, with a pleasant chocolatey undertone. Schümli is the Swiss name for a caffè crema: a longer cup with a layer of foam on top, the kind a bean-to-cup machine makes at the press of a button. The beans work for an espresso too. They come in a 1 kg bag.
Lazarro Tasting Pack
Four 1 kg bags of Lazarro coffee beans in one pack. Useful if you want to compare the brand's coffees side by side; the product page lists which ones are included.
Gorilla Café Crème
A gentle blend with a fine crema. The flavour is balanced, with light fruity and nutty notes. A good match for anyone who makes a mild espresso or cappuccino every day. Whole beans, 1 kg.
Landhaus Naturmild
The only ground coffee in this category, in a 500 g pack. Handy if you do not have a grinder: open the pack and brew.
Mild coffee in a bean-to-cup machine
A bean-to-cup machine grinds and brews in one go. Set the strength to a medium level and the grinder not too fine; with mild beans that gives a smooth caffè crema. If the cup tastes thin, first make the grind one step finer before you switch to a stronger bean.
Mild coffee with milk
In a cappuccino, latte or flat white, a mild coffee gives a soft, round drink in which the milk and the coffee blend together. If you would rather taste the coffee cutting clearly through the milk, have a look at our strong coffee beans or at a darker roast.
Light roast or medium roast coffee beans?
Light roasted coffee has a paler colour and keeps more of the bean's own fruity and floral aromas, with a lighter body. Medium roasted beans are rounder and fuller, often with chocolatey notes. Both fall within the mild range. Darker roasts develop bitter and smoky notes and fall outside it.
Tips for a mild cup
- Choose Arabica or a blend with mostly Arabica.
- Stay with a light or medium roast.
- Grind no finer than your brewing method needs.
- For filter coffee and the cafetière, let the kettle rest briefly after boiling.
- Want less caffeine as well? See our decaffeinated coffee beans.