Located in the Historic City Market, Downtown Raleigh

309 Blake Street
RALEIGH, NC 27601

ph: 919-900-8294

steven@beneluxcafe.com

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KOFFIE BEANS 
We have our koffie beans roasted weekly by Joe Van Gogh™. 
Please contact us by Monday, so we can let the roaster know. 
Your order will be available after 1pm on Wednesday.
Some beans are seasonal and may not be available.  Order Down Below!

 AFRICA:

  • Ethiopia Guji: Prepared by the old tradition of a weeks-long natural process that allows the fruit to ferment and dry on the bean before it’s removed. Lightly roasted with notes of cocoa while preserving the sweet, tangy peach and mango notes. $13

 

  • Rwanda Women’s Co-op: A Certified Fair Trade bean with notes of toasted caramel and tamarind, with a floral aroma and clean finish. $13.5

 

  • Tanzania Peaberry: This is complex with a citrus flavor. A single koffie cherry normally develops into two halves of a bean, but sometimes there is only one small pea-shaped bean called: the peaberry. $13

 

  • Zimbabwe Samlimba AA+: Grown in a sandy clay soil at an altitude of 3000-3300 feet. It receives an “AA+” for its large bean size. Lightly roasted to bring out the floral and honeysuckle flavors with hints of citrus. $13

 

  • Organic Ethiopia Sidamo: Full of earth with hints of berries and citrus. $13.5

 

  • Organic Ethiopia Sidamo French Roast: A darker roast of Ethiopia Sidamo with depth and sweetness of dried fruit and a nice floral aroma. $13.5

 

  • Organic Ethiopia Yirgacheffe: Ever so lightly roasted that has a delicate lemon and floral flavor. $13.5



ASIA:

  • Laos Bolaven:A lightly roasted bean that offers a tea-like, delicate body with notes of hazelnut and chocolate. $13.5

 

  • Papua New Guinea:Grown in the Madan Plantation; this showcases a full body like other Indonesian beans, but with a clean finish that’s more like a Central American bean. $13

 

  • Sumatra Mandheling:Grown in Northern Sumatran volcanic soil. A full-body and a sweet earthiness, with a hint of chocolate. $13

 

  • Organic Flores Bajawa Ngura:A wet-hulled coffee that’s grown under shade of trees. Flavors of chipotle, dark chocolate, and smoked red peppers that has a full body. $13.5

 

  • Organic India Jasmine:Shade grown at an altitude of3800 feet. This offers a surprising floral aroma topped off with a hint of lemon zest and a clean finish. $13.5

 

  • Organic Sumatra Mandheling: Less robust than the Sumatra Mandheling, this dark roasted coffee still conveys a sweet earthiness with a hint of chocolate. $13.5

 

  • Organic Timor: Sourced from the south end of theMalay Archipelago. Crafted to highlight the caramel and toasted pumpkin seed flavors that evolve into a vanilla and sweet chocolate aftertaste. $13.5

BLENDS:

  • African Queen: A blend of the finest African varietals. The result is earthy with a bright symphony of flavor. $13

 

  • City Lights: Central American and Indonesian beans that are roasted to achieve a full body with pleasingly rich molasses sweetness. $13

 

  • Espresso: A three-region blend that’s in the style of classic Northern Italian espressos. Without any overly dark pretense; the blend is bright, full-bodied, complex, and smooth. $13/$13.5

 

  • French Roast: The best, high-grown beans that can withstand long, high-temperature roasts to produce the darkest, richest blend. This process coaxes out caramelized and smoky tones from this blend. $13/$13.5

 

  • Gold Rush: Central/South American and Indonesian beans that creates a rich, full-bodied koffie with well balanced flavors of chocolate and earthiness. $13

 

  • Hawaii A Go Go: The lightest and darkest Hawaiian beans are combined to produce a smooth and full-body with touches of spicy, nutty flavors. $13.5

 

  • Mocha Java: The first true blend as traders combined African beans from the port of Mocha in Yemen with Indonesian beans from the island of Java. This will bring a well-balanced, spicy, and smooth coffee. $13/$13.5

 

  • Red Dust: Rich, Indonesian beans that have a dark chocolate experience you would expect from Central America beans. A unique vanilla aftertaste with touches of caramel. $13

 

  • To Have and Have Not: A great combination of caffeinated and decaffeinated beans from Central America and Indonesia. This is smooth with subtle hints of sweetness. $13

 

  • Organic High Noon: A well-balanced blend with the sweetness of chocolate liquor and a thick, syrupy body. $13.5

 

  • Organic Red River: A perfectly balanced combination that rounds out the sweet flavors of dark chocolate, cinnamon, and chocolate-covered cherries with a velvety texture. $13.5




AMERICAS
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  • Costa Rica Doka: A lighter roast that reveals its sweet and spicy flavors, syrup-like body, and smooth finish. $13

 

  • El Salvador Cajamarca: This is grown in the area known as the “Golden Coffee Belt” due to the ideal growing conditions. A light roast that brings notes of tangerines, berries, and honey with a sweet tartness. $13.5

 

  • El Salvador El Majahual: Grown in the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Mountains; this has a crisp floral aroma with flavor notes of sweet toffee and berries, complemented with a creamy body. $13.5

 

  • Kauai 100%: Inspected and graded by the Hawaiian Dept. of Agriculture. A light roast that brings out the abundance of nutty flavors, giving it a nice complexity with a clean finish. $15

 

  • Kona 100%: Grown on Terry Fitzgerald’s farm located on the Big Island. $35

 

  • Organic Nicaragua Selva Negra: Hints of citrus and apples complemented with a mild chocolate aftertaste. An initial brightness and smooth body will be revealed. $13.5

 

  • Organic Peru La Florida: A Certified Fair Trade with notes of chocolate with a full, creamy body. $13.5

 

The Café Femenino Project, which began in Peru in 2004, is a social program enhancing the lives of women koffie producers in developing communities around the world. The extra income from the premiums over the Fair Trade price goes directly back to the women, empowering their lives as they are free to choose how the additional proceeds are used for their children and community. $14



AMERICAS:

  • Organic Blend: This is a rich, spicy, and dark chocolate experience.

 

  • Organic Dominican Republic: A smooth, medium bodied bean that embodies a milk chocolate flavor with orange zest accents

 

  • Organic Guatemala: This roast preserves the complexity of the fruity and spicy flavors, similar to those in East African beans.

 

  • Organic Mexico: An extended roasting process highlights the chocolate flavor and spicy notes.

 

  • Organic Peru: The distant dark chocolate flavor in this bean is complemented by its cocoa-like texture.



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309 Blake Street
RALEIGH, NC 27601

ph: 919-900-8294

steven@beneluxcafe.com