Peaberry Coffee Beans

Most coffee cherries produce two flat-sided beans. Sometimes a cherry produces just one round bean instead. That's a peaberry. It happens in roughly 5-10% of all cherries, and producers sort them out and sell them separately because they roast and taste differently.

The theory is that a peaberry absorbs all the nutrients normally shared between two beans. Whether or not that's exactly what's happening, the cup difference is real. More concentrated sweetness, brighter acidity, and a density that gives them a distinctive mouthfeel.

Peaberries are a physical bean characteristic, not a variety or processing method, so they show up across different origins and can taste very different depending on where they're grown. We carry peaberry lots when we find ones that stand out in cupping. This collection rotates with availability.

Our current peaberry offering comes from the Luyombe Washing Station in Tanzania. It's a washed-processed peaberry bourbon with the kind of clean, bright profile Tanzanian coffee is known for, plus extra sweetness and intensity from the peaberry sorting.