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Ethical Bean

Lush Ethical Bean Coffee: Medium Dark Roast Whole Bean Coffee

Every delicious cup of Ethical Bean coffee has been crafted with one simple objective in mind: to make the best fairtrade organic coffee on the planet. Period.

8.6 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #633 of 1193 (Top 54%)
Our Coffee Score 8.5
Coffee Lovers Score 8.8
Overall Ranked #633 of 1193 (Top 54%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #147 of 200 (Top 74%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #649 of 1193 (Top 55%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #812 of 1193 (Top 69%)

Our verdict: Ranked #148 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium-dark pick with smoky notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 1,262 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium-Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Organic
Size
32 oz
Price / oz
$1.02
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

Smoky

The Coffee Score review

Every delicious cup of Ethical Bean coffee has been crafted with one simple objective in mind: to make the best fairtrade organic coffee on the planet. Period. Our team spent hands-on time with the Lush Ethical Bean Coffee: Medium Dark Roast Whole Bean Coffee 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 #148 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium-dark pick with smoky notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 1,262 Amazon ratings.

Every delicious cup of Ethical Bean coffee has been crafted with one simple objective in mind: to make the best fairtrade organic coffee on the planet. Period. Because as far as we’re concerned, doing something good should be rewarded with something that tastes spectacular.

From the roaster

  • 2 LB LUSH WHOLE BEAN: Our Lush Medium Dark roast premium whole bean coffee bag is a crowd favorite. A full bodied cup, alive with fruit, smoke, and earth tasting notes.
  • ARTISAN ROASTED: Every delicious cup of Ethical Bean Coffee has been crafted with one simple objective in mind - to make the best fair trade organic coffee on the planet. Artisan roasted in Vancouver, Canada, we test it, slurp it, and stamp it with an “e” – so that you’ll love it with the same passion that went into creating it.
  • EASY PULL TAB WITH RESEALABLE ZIP: Each whole coffee bean bag is equipped with a pull tab to open and a zip lock seal to preserve freshness and natural flavours after opening.
  • SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN ORIGIN: Our Lush medium dark roasted coffee is sourced seasonally from premium arabica coffee, grown at high altitudes. Scan the QR code sticker on the back of your bag to learn more about where your coffee was grown, when it was roasted, and view insider cupping, tasting and roasting details. A perfect gift for coffee lovers.
  • FAIRTRADE, ORGANIC, KOSHER, B CORP CERTIFIED: We’ve got you covered with credible third party social and environmental certifications. Better for farmers and their families, better for the planet, and of course, better for you.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.5/10 — ranked #633 of 1193 (54% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Smoky.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.8/10 from 1,262 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.7
Freshness 20% weight 8.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.6
Value 15% weight 7.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.4
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.5/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.4★ from 1,262 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 71%
4 star 16%
3 star 5%
2 star 3%
1 star 5%
  • Joel Patrick Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Solid roast

    Great flavor profile

  • Holly Massey Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Delicious coffee!!

    This is really, very good coffee! Clean and crisp but perfect balance, depth and acidity. I selected the Lush. It’s said to be a medium-bold, but to be truthful, it’s a beautiful medium with subtle complexity. A very good cup of Joe!

  • Paul E Christensen Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Great Aroma

    Great aroma - everyone in our household prefers it to any coffee we have had for the last few years.

  • jamnotes5 Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Smooth, Rich taste

    I like dark, robust coffee. This met my expectations with a smooth, creamy taste. I was looking for an ethically grown coffee and although this does not specifically say “shade-grown,” I wrote the company and they said it was (I can’t remember the exact wording.)

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