Exceptional beans, roasted in Paris to reveal all their aromatic complexity
The Art of Roasting by Araku
Why is roasting essential?
Roasting is the key step in the transformation of coffee beans: it makes them soluble and brings out their aromas. While green coffee already has its own identity, shaped by its origin and terroir, it is only through well-controlled roasting that this aromatic richness can be fully expressed.
The roaster's role is therefore essential: they adjust the roasting profiles to reveal the full complexity of each coffee. Each bean requires a specific approach, depending on its variety, processing method, density, natural sugar content, humidity, and the intended extraction method.
Specialty coffee roasting
An Artisanal Process
What are the different types of roasting?
Dark Roast
It reveals deep notes of cocoa, caramel, wood, and even smoke. The body is heavy, the bitterness pronounced, and the acidity very attenuated. This profile is appreciated for methods like espresso or moka pot, and it is ideal for those looking for a strong, full-bodied, and comforting coffee.
Omni Roast
The beans are medium brown, sometimes with a very light surface oil. The Omni profile aims for versatility, maintaining enough clarity for mild methods and enough structure for espresso. It's an ideal choice for lovers of balanced coffees, without compromising between smoothness and intensity.
Light Roast
The beans remain light brown in color, with a dry surface. In the cup, Light Roast offers lively acidity, floral, fruity, or lemony aromas, and great complexity. This type of roasting is particularly popular for light methods (filter, V60, Chemex).
Here's an example of a roasting curve showing how the temperature of the coffee beans changes during roasting. It helps the roaster see, minute by minute, how heat is transferred to the green coffee. This curve is essential for creating a roast profile, a set of precise parameters (such as starting temperature, rate of heating, time to first crack, development time, final temperature, etc.) that define the coffee's flavor profile. Each origin, each lot, and each extraction method may require a different profile. In craft coffee, the profile is often adjusted after several tests (called cuppings) to find the best balance between acidity, sweetness, body, and length. A well-controlled curve allows a specialty coffee to reveal its full aromatic richness without burning or undercooking it.
Three coffees, three roasting profiles
Discovery Box
organic specialty coffee
The Classics Coffee Beans / Ground - 200G pouche
The Classics Coffee Beans / Ground - 200G pouche
Beans
Araku Coffee - Paris Aligre
8 Rue de Prague
Araku Coffee
75012 Paris
France
Araku Coffee - Paris Marais
14 rue de bretagne
75003 Paris
France
Araku Coffee - Paris Panthéon
18 Rue Soufflot
75005 Paris
France
Our Organic Coffee Ranges
Exceptional Coffees
ARAKU exceptional coffees embody excellence, they are distinguished by incomparable quality and remarkable sensory characteristics.
Specialty Coffees
Specialty coffees typically score above 80 out of 100, and ARAKU coffee consistently scores above 90.
Pure Arabica coffees
ARAKU specialty coffees are made exclusively from beans of the Arabica variety, recognized as the most popular and appreciated worldwide.
Fair Trade Coffees
ARAKU specialty coffees are fair trade and follow ethical trading standards that ensure fair and dignified working conditions for producers.
Indian Cafes
ARAKU Indian coffees come from a valley in India. India boasts a thriving specialty coffee culture that makes it one of the best in the world.
Grand Cru Coffees
Grand Cru coffees are exceptional coffees. They are carefully selected from specific regions, renowned for their specialty coffee culture.
Organic Coffees
Organic coffees are grown using agricultural practices that preserve the environment and exclude the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
Home Compost capsules
Nespresso Araku compatible biodegradable capsules are made only from organic materials. Which makes them fully compostable.
FAQs
Roasting is the step that transforms green coffee into instant coffee. In specialty coffee, and especially at Araku Coffee, it is essential to enhance the terroir, variety, and work of the farmers. A well-controlled roasting process allows the bean's identity to be enhanced.
Ideally, specialty coffee is consumed at least 10 days after roasting. This period allows the coffee to naturally degas, which improves the stability of the aromas in the cup. At Araku Coffee, we roast our organic coffees every week to guarantee maximum freshness.
No. Every coffee is unique and requires a customized roasting profile. The roaster adjusts the roasting curve based on the bean's density, moisture content, variety, and processing method. For example, our Première Récolte coffee is roasted more lightly than our Sélection specialty coffee to enhance its freshness.
