The Beans: Go For Medium Or Light

Dialing in a perfectly flavored cup begins even before brewing—in the careful consideration of roast degree.

A light-roasted coffee will taste fruity, tea-like even, as its sugars don’t get inordinately caramelized during roast.

Dark roasted beans are, as you might imagine, aggressively toasted—which might comes across as cozy in a hot cup, but just tastes bitter, acrid on ice. Any of the nuanced flavors that once existed in the coffee are muddied.