Arabica coffee beans are the gold standard of coffee — smoother, sweeter and more complex than the harsher Robusta bean. At Sally Sue's, every coffee we roast is 100% arabica, sourced single-origin and roasted fresh to order.
What are arabica coffee beans?
Arabica (Coffea arabica) is the species behind the world's best specialty coffee. Grown at high altitude, it has more sugars and a gentler, more nuanced flavor than Robusta — think chocolate, caramel, citrus and berry instead of bitter and woody.
Arabica vs. Robusta
- Flavor — arabica is smooth, sweet and aromatic; robusta is harsh and bitter.
- Acidity — arabica carries a pleasant, bright character (and we also roast naturally low acid options).
- Quality — virtually all specialty coffee is arabica. That's all we roast.
Our arabica coffees
We roast 100% arabica beans as whole bean coffee and ground, across single origins from Colombia, Ethiopia, Peru, Brazil and more — roasted to order and shipped fresh.