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MacBeans, from their own website

MacBeans

Aberdeen City, United Kingdom · their shop

Publishes nothing about sourcing or packaging

39coffees listed
35in stock today
£34.00/kgmedian across 34 priced
−13%against the catalogue median
1traced to a named farm

What we can work out from their listings

Traceability
traced to a farm on 1, traced to a region on 9, traced to a country on 18, no origin stated on 11
Origins they name
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Rwanda
Processes they name
honey, pulped natural, washed, wet hulled
Single origin or blend
2 single origin, 13 blends, 24 not stated
Decaf
3 in the range

Every figure here is counted from this roaster’s own listings, not from a profile they filled in. We hold no review scores and no verified certifications for any roaster, and we do not collect them. How we count this

How MacBeans compares

£34.00/kgtheir median, across 34 priced coffees
£30.00 – £42.00where the middle 80% of their range sits
-13%against the median of their own market, £39.00/kg
£30.00£130.00 per kilo

Every priced coffee they sell is a tick. The solid line is their median, the dashed line the median of their market. A roaster above the catalogue is not overcharging and one below is not better value — we hold no quality signal of any kind, so a price difference is only a price difference.

How they describe their coffee

Roasters describe MacBeans's coffees as fruity on 40% of them, 33% less often than the catalogue, and citrus on 49% of them, 67% more often than the catalogue.

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe MacBeans's coffees: 35 of 39 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.
Flavour families in roasters’ notes for MacBeans's coffees, most common first, against the whole catalogue.
FamilyCoffeesShareCatalogue
Caramel and sweet2469%58%
Chocolate2366%52%
Citrus1749%29%
Fruity1440%60%
Nutty1234%28%
Spice926%9%
Floral720%15%
Earthy720%4%
Tea-like514%7%
Winey26%5%

Counted from their own listings, not from a profile they filled in. The same figures for the whole market.

Their coffees

39 listed, cheapest per kilo first. The ones with no published price come last, and £34.00/kg is the middle of this range

MacBeans

Bon Accord Blend

🍫Dark Chocolate · 🫚Spices · 🍪Rich · spice

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Breakfast Special

🥜Nutty · 🍊Citrus · 🍬Sweet

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Continental Blend

🍫Bittersweet Chocolate · 🫚Spices · ⚡Intense · Rich

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Espresso Arabica

🥜Nutty · 🍦Creamy · 🍊Slight Citrus · touch of light citrus

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Espresso Classico

🍫Dark Chocolate · 🌰Roasted Cocoa · 🥜Toasted Nuts · 🍷Subtle Bittersweet

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

Brazil

MacBeans

Espresso Gold

🥜 Peanuts · 🍫Chocolate · 🍯Caramel · 🍏Green Apple

Brazil, traced to the country

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Gourmet Blend

🍫Bittersweet Chocolate · 🌿Earthy · 🥜Subtle Nutty Depth · earthy aroma

Sumatra, traced to a region

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Granite City Blend

🍫Milk Chocolate · 🍯Caramel · 🍊Slight Citrus · 🍓Fruity Undertones

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Little Belmont Blend

🍫Smooth Chocolate · 🍯Brown Sugar · 🥜Toasted Nuts · profile of chocolate

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

MacBeans

Mountain Blend

🔥Smoky · 🌿Earthy · 🍫Bittersweet Chocolate · 🥜Nuts

Origin not stated by the roaster

£30.00/kg

28% below similar

£7.50 for 250 g

Colombia

MacBeans

COLOMBIA - Suarez

🍫Cocoa · 🍯Caramel · & 🍊Citrus · milk chocolate

Colombia, traced to the country

£32.00/kg

39% below similar

£8.00 for 250 g

India

MacBeans

INDIA - Monsoon Malabar

🍫Chocolate · 🌿Earthy · 🍯Caramel · 🥜Walnut

India, traced to the country

£32.00/kg

19% below similar

£8.00 for 250 g

India

MacBeans

INDIA - Mysore

🍫Chocolate · 🚬Tobacco · 🫚Ginger · 🥜Peanut

India, traced to the country

£32.00/kg

£8.00 for 250 g

India

MacBeans

INDIA - Tiger Stripes

🍫Bitter Chocolate · 🫚Brown Spices · 🚬Tobacco · 🌶️Pepper

India, traced to the country

£32.00/kg

23% below similar

£8.00 for 250 g

Indonesia

MacBeans

Old Brown Java

🍫Bitter Chocolate · 🌿Earthy · 🚬Tobacco · 🍯Syrup &🫚Sutble Spice

Indonesia, traced to a region

£32.00/kg

33% below similar

£8.00 for 250 g

Costa Rica

MacBeans

COSTA RICA - La Laguna

🍫Chocolate · 🍋Lemon · 🍑Peach · 🌷Floral

Costa Rica, traced to a region

£34.00/kg

27% below similar

£8.50 for 250 g

Ethiopia

MacBeans

ETHIOPIA - Mocha Sidamo

🍋Lemon · 🍯Caramel · 🍊Citrus · 🥜Nutty

Ethiopia, traced to the country

£34.00/kg

35% below similar

£8.50 for 250 g

Rwanda

MacBeans

NEW COFFEE OF THE MOMENT: RWANDA - KCRS

🍑Peach · 🍊Orange · 🍯Syrup · ☕Black Tea

Rwanda, traced to the country

£34.00/kg

29% below similar on their 250 g bag

£17.00 for 500 g

El Salvador

MacBeans

EL SALVADOR - Miramar Red Honey

🍏Green Apple · 🍓Strawberry · 🍊Grapefruit · ☕Black Tea &🍯Maple Syrup

El Salvador, traced to a named farm

£36.00/kg

£9.00 for 250 g

Honduras

MacBeans

Honduras - Abeja Honey

🍍Pineapple · 🍑Dried Apricot · 🥭Papaya · &🥃Rum

Honduras, traced to the country

£36.00/kg

12% below similar

£9.00 for 250 g

Kenya

MacBeans

Kenya - Asali AB

🍓Raspberry · 🍯Sticky Toffee · 🍇Blackberry · 🍊Orange

Kenya, traced to a region

£36.00/kg

33% below similar

£9.00 for 250 g

Papua New Guinea

MacBeans

Papua New Guinea - Kongo B

🍫Chocolate · 🍯Toffee · 🫚Nutmeg · 🍊Orange

Papua New Guinea, traced to the country

£36.00/kg

£9.00 for 250 g

Peru

MacBeans

PERU - Cafe Femenino

🍫Cocoa · 🍯Maple Syrup · 🍍Pineapple · 🍊Citrus

Peru, traced to the country

£36.00/kg

28% below similar

£9.00 for 250 g

Colombia

MacBeans

Swiss Water™ Decaf Colombia

🍫Chocolate · 🍯Caramel · 🍋🟩Lime &🍊Orange

Colombia, traced to the country

£36.00/kg

25% below similar

£9.00 for 250 g

MacBeans

Swiss Water™ Decaf Espresso

🍫Dark Chocolate · 🌰Toasted Cocoa · & 🍯Caramel

Origin not stated by the roaster

£36.00/kg

25% below similar

£9.00 for 250 g

Brazil

MacBeans

BRAZIL - Daterra, Sweet Collection

🍊Mandarin · 🍋Lemon · 🍫Dark Chocolate · 🍯Caramel

Brazil, traced to a region

£38.00/kg

1% below similar

£9.50 for 250 g

Ethiopia

MacBeans

ETHIOPIA - Yirgacheffe: Hambella

🍫Chocolate · 🥥Coconut · lime · peach

Ethiopia, traced to a region

£38.00/kg

30% below similar

£9.50 for 250 g

Indonesia

MacBeans

Swiss Water™ Decaf Sumatra

🌿Earthy · 🫚Spice · 🍑Plum · 🍯Caramel

Indonesia, traced to a region

£38.00/kg

21% below similar

£9.50 for 250 g

Kenya

MacBeans

Kenya - Peaberry

🍫Smooth Chocolate · 🍯Sticky Toffee · 🍇Raisin · raisins

Kenya, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

1% above similar

£10.50 for 250 g

Nicaragua

MacBeans

Nicaragua - Blueberry Candy

🫐Blueberry · 🍉Watermelon · 🍭Candy · 🍦Buttery Vanilla

Nicaragua, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

12% below similar

£10.50 for 250 g

Nicaragua

MacBeans

Nicaragua - Pineapple Candy

🍍Pineapple · 🍊Grapefruit · 🍈Melon · 🍑Apricot

Nicaragua, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

19% below similar

£10.50 for 250 g

Cuba

MacBeans

CUBA - Serrano Superior

spicy kick · roasted nuts

Cuba, traced to the country

£64.00/kg

26% above similar

£16.00 for 250 g

BrazilOut of stock

MacBeans

Brazilian Mate

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Brazil, traced to the country

Price not usable

Out of stock

MacBeans

Breakfast Blend

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable

KenyaOut of stock

MacBeans

KENYA - Marinyn

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Kenya, traced to the country

Price not usable

El Salvador

MacBeans

NEW Sweet Treat Trilogy

balanced by soft floral · vanilla · pineapple · cake

El Salvador, traced to the country

Price not usable

Out of stock

MacBeans

Russian Caravan

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable