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Tribe Coffee Roasters The Lover's Blend Tin

Tribe Coffee - The Lover's Blend (Formerly Special Blend)

R 110.00

We receive fresh deliveries of these coffee beans twice per week. Please allow up to 3-4 working days after you order for dispatch in case we need to wait for the next delivery.


Formerly known as The Special Blend, The Lover's Blend is another example of what Tribe does best: roast classic, medium/dark espresso blends. Offering an alternative to its very popular flagship blend, this one has some slightly different flavour notes to enjoy.

It's quite sweet, with a honey-like characteristic. While it has some definite cocoa notes, it also had a subtle toasted sesame flavour to our palates which made it quite intriguing.

To get optimal results, we used quite short espresso extractions around 20s.

Roaster's notes

This coffee started as a love letter to remind a special person of South Africa and its amazing people and places. Then it was lost for a year … so too was the love … recently we rediscovered this blend when the lovers reunited.

  • Mouth Feel: Full bodied
  • On the nose: Chocolate, honeysuckle, red cherries and a hint of yesterday’s sunshine
  • Taste: Sweet and complex with long lingering flavour
Customer Reviews
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TP
2025/02/28
Tim P.
South Africa

Great espresso beans

I am by no means an expert but an enthusiast with a very good home espresso set up. I pull espressos, with varying quality, dependant on the bean. This particular blend produces great results each time. Trying to figure what I am doing wrong with other coffee to be honest, but always know I get a fantastic extraction using Tribe.

RD
2024/10/29
Rio D.
South Africa

Love love love

Big fan of this roast, pairs great with our oatmilk. Slightly more complex than Tribe's Espresso Blend.

M
2024/09/18
Marco
South Africa

Fantastic

Best tasting coffee on the site.

SG
2024/08/16
Soliegh g.
South Africa

New favorite

Excellent every day and time bean. Enjoying every cup

T
2024/01/09
TT

HORRIBLE!!!!

I bought a whole 1kg bag of this coffee. This is literally the worst tasting coffee I had in my life. It tastes like metal. I gave it a good shot on different brewers, can’t seem to get it palatable.