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Charleston Coffee Roasters

Charleston Coffee Roasters

UNIQUE OVERTONES | (Dark Roast) Our Kiawah Organic coffee offers the taste you would expect from its name, unique and special. The coffees are roasted to a dark roast, which brings out the complexities of the beans.

8.6 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #646 of 1193 (Top 55%)
Our Coffee Score 8.6
Coffee Lovers Score 8.8
Overall Ranked #646 of 1193 (Top 55%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #160 of 200 (Top 80%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #558 of 1193 (Top 47%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #828 of 1193 (Top 70%)

Our verdict: Ranked #164 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, bold, smooth notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 134 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Organic
Size
12 oz
Price / oz
$1.50
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

ChocolateBoldSmoothRich

The Coffee Score review

UNIQUE OVERTONES | (Dark Roast) Our Kiawah Organic coffee offers the taste you would expect from its name, unique and special. The coffees are roasted to a dark roast, which brings out the complexities of the beans. Our team spent hands-on time with the Charleston Coffee Roasters to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #164 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, bold, smooth notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 134 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • UNIQUE OVERTONES | (Dark Roast) Our Kiawah Organic coffee offers the taste you would expect from its name, unique and special. The coffees are roasted to a dark roast, which brings out the complexities of the beans. The taste is rich and full bodied with a smooth after taste and chocolate overtones
  • ARTISNAL EXPERTS | Our experts have mastered the craft of delicate, medium and dark roasts to always be smooth and never bitter! Our goal is to provide the freshest coffee straight from us to you
  • ROASTED TO PERFECTION | After finding the perfect beans, our proprietary methods coax out each bean's intrinsic and unique flavor! Never settle for that burnt flavor with your daily cup of joe and enjoy Charleston Coffee's smooth, bold flavors!
  • ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLY GROWN | USDA tagged and our guaranteed promise of growing via sustainable farming practices with encouragement of bio-diversity, Charleston Coffee Roasters pledges to always provide top quality premium coffee
  • PARTNERS ARE FAMILY | Our coffee growing communities are a part of who we are! Our success is their succes and we ecourage a long, fun and happy partnership. What better way then with the best coffee out there!

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.6/10 — ranked #646 of 1193 (55% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Bold, Smooth, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.8/10 from 134 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.1
Freshness 20% weight 8.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.3
Value 15% weight 7.3
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.5
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.6/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.4★ from 134 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 75%
4 star 9%
3 star 6%
2 star 4%
1 star 6%
  • Sarah Van Brunt Verified purchase ★★★★★

    A Charlestonian loves Charleston Roasters

    Smooth dark roast delicious coffee. Somewhat chocolatey and biscuity with very low acidity. Smells great, tastes great, that simple. I’ve always loved Charleston Roasters and will remain a big fan.

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  • jack schofield Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Coffee in the morning Coffee in the afternoon

    So smooth no bitter taste now I am enjoying coffee again.

  • Sara Rogers Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Coffee

    Good tasting coffee.

  • V. Fuchs Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Awesome coffee!

    This coffee was so good! I bought the whole bean coffee and a little grinder and have never tasted coffee as flavorful as this. I don’t drink hot coffee, only iced coffee and this works perfect!

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