French Roast:

Roasting coffee just slightly longer brings the beans to the French Roast level. With more oil on the bean and a little darker than Full City Roast, French Roast brings coffee to the height of its flavor.

French Roast creates a deep heavy flavor, some of the more subtle flavors of coffee will be hidden by the dark roasted smokeyness. Caramelization continues through the roasting process causing the beans to have a very dark brown color.

As coffee is roasted longer, the unique character of each Varietal that dominately stood out at the American Roast level is slowly lost. Distinctly different coffee, such as Kenya and Sumatra, will begin to taste the same at extremely dark roast.

Roasting time for French Roast coffee: 12 minutes

Recommended at this level:
Aged Java
Puerto Rican
Any coffee used as part of a blend

Next Roast Level: Espresso Roast