Blood Orange coffee in London
6 speciality roasts from 5 London roasters feature blood orange notes.
Blood orange in speciality coffee presents as a bright, citrus acidity with a slightly bitter, pithy edge that distinguishes it from sweeter orange notes. The flavour tends to carry an underlying tartness closer to raspberry or pomegranate than to conventional orange juice, making it more complex on the palate. This character is typically produced by particular organic acids, such as citric and malic acid, that develop during fruit fermentation on the tree, and it is usually preserved by lighter roast profiles that avoid burning off delicate volatile compounds.
Blood orange in coffee brings a vivid citrus brightness that sits somewhere between sharp and sweet – think freshly squeezed juice with a slightly deeper, berry-tinged edge. Coffees carrying this note tend to come from Colombia and Honduras, where washed and honey processing methods coax out that clean, fruit-forward acidity. Five London roasters, including Kiss the Hippo, Dark Arts Coffee and Scenery, are currently working with beans that express this distinctive character across six approved roasts.
Top rated blood orange coffee roasts in London
Speciality roasts carrying blood orange notes, ordered by community rating.
Roasters producing blood orange coffee
London roasters with the most approved coffees carrying blood orange notes.
Kiss the Hippo
We’re Kiss the Hippo, the UK‘s most innovative and sustainable specialty coffee company. We roast organic, planet-fri...
Dark Arts Coffee
Scenery
Scenery Coffee Roasters is a three-person team with decades of industry experience, focused on honest, humble coffee ...
Horsham
Urban Baristas
Flavours that pair with blood orange
Notes that most commonly appear alongside blood orange in the same roasts.
Where blood orange coffee comes from
Origin countries that most often produce blood orange-forward coffees among London roasts.
How blood orange coffee is processed
Processing methods associated with blood orange notes in London roasts.
How blood orange notes develop
Blood orange notes are often associated with Ethiopian coffees, particularly those from the Yirgacheffe and Sidama regions, where the native heirloom varieties tend to produce pronounced citrus and red-fruit acidity. Coffees processed using the washed method typically express this note with greater clarity and sharpness, while natural or honey-processed beans from the same origins can present it alongside jammy or berry-like qualities. Certain Kenyan coffees, with their characteristically high phosphoric and citric acid profiles, can also produce something close to blood orange, though the expression there often leans slightly more towards blackcurrant.
What to look for
On a bag or cafe menu, look for tasting notes that combine citrus descriptors with red fruit terms such as raspberry, pomegranate, or hibiscus, as these often indicate the same underlying flavour profile as blood orange. Filter brewing methods, particularly pour-over and Chemex, tend to highlight this kind of brightness because they allow the acidity to come forward without the heavier body that espresso can impose. If ordering espresso, a longer ratio or a slight reduction in extraction temperature may help the citrus character emerge more distinctly.
Find coffee matched to your taste
Take our 60-second flavour quiz and discover roasts across London that are aligned with your palate — including ones carrying blood orange notes.