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Lion Coffee

Lion Coffee, Arabica Coffee Beans

SMOOTH TROPICAL FLAVOR: Enjoy a rich, smooth taste with the blend of Vanilla bean and Macadamia nuts in each sip of this lightly roasted flavored coffee, using Arabica coffee beans whole.

9 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #197 of 1193 (Top 17%)
Our Coffee Score 9
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #197 of 1193 (Top 17%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #63 of 200 (Top 32%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #178 of 1193 (Top 15%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #283 of 1193 (Top 24%)

Our verdict: Ranked #57 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding light pick with vanilla, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 957 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Light
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
10 oz
Price / oz
$1.50
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

VanillaSmoothRich

The Coffee Score review

SMOOTH TROPICAL FLAVOR: Enjoy a rich, smooth taste with the blend of Vanilla bean and Macadamia nuts in each sip of this lightly roasted flavored coffee, using Arabica coffee beans whole. Our team spent hands-on time with the Lion Coffee, Arabica Coffee Beans 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 #57 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding light pick with vanilla, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 957 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • SMOOTH TROPICAL FLAVOR: Enjoy a rich, smooth taste with the blend of Vanilla bean and Macadamia nuts in each sip of this lightly roasted flavored coffee, using Arabica coffee beans whole.
  • PREMIUM ARABICA BEANS: Savor the excellence of coffee made from specially selected Arabica beans, roasted to capture the perfect flavor in each whole coffee beans.
  • ALOHA FROM HAWAII: Experience optimal taste and aroma from roasted coffee beans whole that are vacuum sealed immediately for freshness, providing great coffee in each bag.
  • ENJOY THE ISLAND: Let the light roast taste and enticing fragrance of vanilla coffee whisk your senses away, creating a tropical paradise in each whole bean coffee cup.
  • ICONIC BRAND HERITAGE: Join the tradition with Lion Coffee, wake up with more Roar in Every Pour with its flavored coffee, crafted from whole coffee beans since 1864.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9/10 — ranked #197 of 1193 (17% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Vanilla, Smooth, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 957 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.5
Freshness 20% weight 9.3
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.8
Value 15% weight 7.6
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 957 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 84%
4 star 7%
3 star 5%
2 star 1%
1 star 3%
  • Kim in So Cal Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Love, Love, Love, Aloha!

    This is not over flavored like grocery store coffee in the blue bag. First tried at Honolulu Airport in the guest lounge and was so impressed, had to write down the brand to get some for home. The beans are robust with understated flavoring. The price is competitive and astronomically less than boutiqe brand coffee.

  • rosemary ellis Verified purchase ★★★★★

    I will say it's excellent with your eggs🥓🍳 breakfast,

    OMG coffee is delicious 😋 wow 😳,,, love it,

    1 found this helpful

  • ThatGuy Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Absolutely a treat.

    One of the best coffees available. Hard to explain how great this is. It has every bit the creamy sweet of macadamia with the soft slightly bitter flavors of a good Kona coffee. Great all around as a treat or a regular drip if you can afford the price.

    2 found this helpful

  • Bruce Hewston Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great smelling coffee beans

    It is what my DIL wanted!

    1 found this helpful

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