Interactive coffee flavor wheel

Find words for what’s in your cup. Explore a flavor family, choose the notes you recognize, and see them become color.

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Start with a flavor family

Tap a segment to explore its notes.

A vocabulary for your senses.
A color language for your coffee.

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Flavor family

Floral

16 notes

Flower-like aromas, from delicate white blossoms to fragrant rose.

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Your flavor notes

Your cup, in your own words.

Choose a few notes above to build your description and color palette.

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Beanloom colors are design associations, not sensory measurements.

Turn your notes into a coffee card

Explore Beanloom’s coffee card maker, or select notes to bring them with you.

How to use a coffee flavor wheel

Smell your coffee, take a sip, and start with a broad impression: fruity, floral, nutty or roasted. Open that family and choose a more specific note only if it matches your experience. Taste again as the cup cools; your impressions may change.

This explorer organizes Beanloom’s vocabulary into 12 families. The categories and colors are our own design system, rather than the official SCA Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel. Your selections describe your experience; the tool does not detect flavor or predict it from origin.

For the official reference, see the SCA guide to using the Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel and the World Coffee Research Sensory Lexicon.

Coffee flavor families at a glance

Floral: Flower-like aromas, from delicate white blossoms to fragrant rose. Examples: Jasmine, rose, orange blossom.
Citrus: Citrus fruit and peel associations. Name the fruit you recognize rather than assuming every bright cup is lemony. Examples: Lemon, orange, bergamot.
Berries & cherries: Berry and cherry associations, ranging from tart cranberry to ripe blueberry. Examples: Strawberry, blueberry, red cherry.
Orchard & stone fruit: Apple, pear, peach and other orchard-fruit associations. Examples: Green apple, pear, white peach.
Tropical fruit & melon: Tropical fruit and melon associations that can feel juicy or rounded. Examples: Mango, pineapple, coconut.
Dried fruit: Concentrated fruit associations, such as raisins, dates and dried figs. Examples: Raisin, date, dried fig.
Sweet & bakery: Sugar, caramel and baked-food associations. A sweet aroma is different from added sugar. Examples: Caramel, honey, brown sugar.
Tea & herbal: Tea-leaf and herbal associations. Consider the aroma separately from the weight of the drink. Examples: Black tea, green tea, mint.
Nuts & cocoa: Nut and cocoa associations, from almond to dark chocolate. Examples: Almond, hazelnut, dark chocolate.
Spice: Aromatic spice associations. Pick a specific spice only when you recognize it. Examples: Cinnamon, clove, nutmeg.
Boozy & fermented: Wine-like and fermented-food associations. These words describe a resemblance, not alcohol content. Examples: Red wine, rum, whisky.
Roasted & woody: Toasted, roasted and woody associations. These describe what you perceive, not a measured roast level. Examples: Toast, cedar, tobacco.

Coffee flavor wheel questions

What is a coffee flavor wheel?

A coffee flavor wheel groups aroma and flavor descriptors so you can move from a broad impression to a specific word. It is a vocabulary aid, not a score or a test of your palate.

Do tasting notes mean ingredients were added?

A note such as blueberry or chocolate usually describes a resemblance perceived during tasting. It does not by itself mean that ingredient was added. Check the coffee’s label for added flavorings.

What if I cannot taste the notes on the bag?

Your brew, the water, the coffee’s freshness and your sensory experience can differ from the roaster’s. Start with broad families and record what you notice instead of forcing a match.

Is this the official SCA flavor wheel?

No. This is Beanloom’s interactive flavor explorer, using our 180-note dictionary and our own color mappings. It is not an official SCA chart or a cupping score sheet.

What do the colors mean?

Colors are visual associations assigned by Beanloom for coffee design. They do not measure acidity, intensity, quality or roast level. The same note keeps its dictionary color.

Can I use my notes in a coffee card?

Yes. Choose up to eight notes, then use the button below your result to carry them into Beanloom. Add your confirmed coffee details there and choose a card style. The output is a digital 3:4 PNG.

Do I need an account?

No account is needed to explore flavors or see your result. In Beanloom, guests can make a free Flavor Gradient card and download a watermarked PNG. Signing in unlocks saving and downloads without the guest watermark.