Intelligentsia coffee is a coffee company based in Chicago, United States. Founded in 1995. Most common roast level: dark. According to its shop, it delivers worldwide.
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About Intelligentsia coffee
Intelligentsia coffee is a Chicago-based roaster founded in 1995. The company roasts single-origin coffees and blends, with a catalog that leans toward dark roasts but also includes lighter options. Its coffees come from origins such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia and Guatemala.
The company's site describes Intelligentsia Direct Trade, a program built after it found the coffee trade was not giving it access to the coffees it wanted. Staff travels to meet growers and build lasting relationships, and Intelligentsia says it buys coffee from more than a dozen countries. Roasting happens at its Roasting Works in Chicago, where green coffee is roasted, cupped and blended before brewing in its coffeebars.
The range runs from espresso blends such as Black Cat Classic Espresso to single origins like Ethiopia Alaka Natural and Kenya Kiangoi AA. The light-roasted Intelligentsia House Blend shows the lighter side of the lineup, while dark roasts make up most of the selection. Tasting notes across the coffees often point to caramel and sweetness, fruit, chocolate and citrus.
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Intelligentsia House Blend
$17.50
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Organic Black Cat Espresso
$18.50
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El Gato Blend
$17.50
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Illumination Blend
$20.00
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Black Cat Classic Espresso
$17.50
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Guatemala Milder Velásquez
$24.00
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Decaf Black Cat Espresso
$18.50
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Frequency Blend
$17.50
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Questions about Intelligentsia coffee
Where is Intelligentsia coffee based?
Intelligentsia coffee is a coffee company based in Chicago, United States.
When was Intelligentsia coffee founded?
According to its own site, Intelligentsia coffee was founded in 1995.
What does Intelligentsia coffee specialise in?
In its own words: Single-origin coffees and blends.
How does Intelligentsia coffee source its coffee?
According to its own site: Buys coffee from over a dozen countries; staff meet growers.
What coffee does Intelligentsia coffee sell?
Origins of its coffees: Ethiopia (4), Guatemala (2), Colombia (1), and Kenya (1). Processing methods: natural (1) and washed (1).
What roast levels does Intelligentsia coffee offer?
Roast levels of its coffees on Cafendo: light (1) and dark (3).
What does Intelligentsia coffee coffee taste like?
The flavour groups that come up most often in its coffees’ tasting notes are caramel & sweet, fruity, chocolate, and citrus.
How much does Intelligentsia coffee coffee cost?
Prices start at $17.50. Prices come from the shop and can change; the shop has the current ones.
Where does Intelligentsia coffee deliver?
According to its shop, it delivers worldwide.
Where can I buy Intelligentsia coffee coffee?
In its own online shop at intelligentsia.com; every coffee on this page links to it. Cafendo does not sell coffee itself.
