Coopers Cask Coffee: Barrel Aged Coffees for a Morning Kickstart
Cooper’s Cask Coffee is a Rhode Island-based coffee roaster that roasts their beans differently from other US roasters. They use award-winning Whiskey and Rum barrels to create a unique line of gourmet coffee. Can Cooper’s Cask Coffee meet your coffee expectations with their unique way of roasting? What rum, whiskey, and wine coffee options do they offer?
- The beans are roasted-to-order so every batch sent are fresh
- The beans are delicious for cold brew
- The coffee beans are grade 1 quality
- The beans are a bit expensive
- The box set contains only 4 packs of 4 ounces of coffee beans
- Limited variety
Get to Know Cooper’s Cask Coffee
Cooper’s Cask Coffee started out of curiosity. John Speights, one of Cooper’s co-founders, learned from a few companies that aging tea leaves in wine barrels creates a unique taste. The barrel aging method gave John the “Aha!” moment of “What about coffee?” So, he ordered a bunch of much barrel-aged coffee from different coffee companies but was disappointed after tasting them.
Just because someone is already doing something doesn’t means it’s too late for you. For John Speights, he firmly believes that he can roast better barrel-aged coffee -better.. So, he contacted his friend, Jason Maranhao. He told him about his big coffee plans and on-boarded Jason to create the best-tasting whiskey and rum barrel-aged coffee. That’s how Cooper’s Cask Coffee was born.
What Separates Cooper’s Cask Coffee from the Coffee Competition?
Many coffee companies were established with a significant focus on sustainability. Cooper’s was founded to share a coffee experience that every coffee lover deserves – a barrel-aged coffee roasted to perfection.
Cooper’s Aaged Ccoffee
Barrel aging is the newest trend in maximizing the flavors and aroma of the coffee beans. The fresh, green coffee beans are stored in used barrels for six to three years. These barrels were previously used to make gin, rum, wine, whiskey, and other liquors. So, when coffee beans and alcohol are mixed and aged for some time you can imagine the unique flavors this can create. It’s tempting, right?
Coffees Offered
Cooper’s Cask Coffee offers two types of coffees. These are the single origin sourced from top coffee regions around the world and their unique barrel-aged coffees beverages. They also offer their productscoffee in K-Cups for Keurig coffee machine users.
Single Origin Coffees
The Single-origin coffee series by Cooper’s are Grade 1 beans with great taste scores. Each coffee blend has specific nuances that make it unique from one another. Here are some of their bestsellers.
Single-Origin Box Set
The Box set contains four different single-origin coffee packed in a black, environmentally-friendly box. Each coffee bag is 4 oz. It’s a great gift box for coffee lovers who love coffee from Sumatra, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Kenya.
Sumatra coffee: A smooth, bold coffee with flavors of dark chocolate, woody earth and dark cherry with hints of tobacco undertones.
Ethiopian coffee: Bold and intense coffee with flavors of lemon tart, raw honey, and floral nectar.
Rwanda coffee: A full-bodied medium roast with rich caramel and brown sugar flavor with hints of honeyed sweetness and ginger snap undertones.
Four, 4oz bags (16oz total) of our most popular single origin coffees. This makes a great gift or simply a great way to try single origin coffees from around the world.
Single Origin Sumatra Dark Roast, Organic & Fair Trade, 4oz
Of the Lintong region of the island of Sumatra is known for the ancient large volcanic crater. These beans are organic grade 1 which are wet processed (coffee cherry removed then washed) and sun dried. This volcanic island region gives way to an earth tone rustic sweetness. You will find undertones of woody cedar, dark chocolate, slight dark stone fruits and a hint of raw tobacco. It is roasted to a full dark roast to showcase the dark rich flavors and rustic earth tones.
AMAZING TASTE PROFILE: Woody Earth, Dark Chocolate, and Dark Cherry with a hint of tobacco. A smooth and bold coffee.
Ethiopian Intensely Bright Light Roast, Micro Lot Single Origin Direct Trade, Whole Coffee Beans, 4oz
An incredibly vibrant boutique aromas with a bold intense colorful flavor. The beans get this unique flavor because of the dry process the farm uses. Dry process is the extra tedious step of laying out the coffee cherries of heirloom varietals on raised beds to dry in the dessert sun. This imparts some of the actual cherry into the beans for a distinct citrus, raw floral honey and wild berry undertones. It is roasted to a light roast level to maximize the flavor intensity and caffeine.
VIBRANT TASTE PROFILE: Intensely bright and clean, lemon tart, raw honey, floral nectar.
Single Origin Rwanda Medium Roast, Farm Gate, 4oz
The farms of Rwanda are considered high-grown at elevations of 1800 to 2000 meters and is known as the land of 1000 hills. This single origin Rwanda bean is of the Bourbon varietal have a balanced sweetness of rich caramel and brown sugar with a tea like lemon ginger finish. It is roasted to a full-bodied medium to release the peak caramelization of the natural sugars locked in the bean.
AMAZING TASTE PROFILE: Rich caramel, brown sugar, honeyed sweetness, ginger snap
Single Origin Farm Gate Kenya Coffee Beans, Dark Roast Gourmet Coffee, 1lb bag Whole Bean
We select only the highest grade, Kenya AA of the Bourbon varietal. These beans exhibit a great combination of tart and dark fruit notes. The aromas have a molasses honey wheat tea biscuit like scent. It is roasted to a slightly darker medium roast to bring out a bitter sweet chocolate and dark cherry fruited sweetness.
AMAZING TASTE PROFILE: Honey wheat, bitter sweet chocolate, molasses biscuit
Ethiopian Bold Roast
The bold Ethiopian roast is a dry-processed micro-lot single-origin coffee sourced from organic and Fair Trade-certified coffee farms in Ethiopia.
Roast level: Light Roast
Cup notes: Intensely bright and clean, bold coffee.
Taste Notes: Has recognizable flavors fruity and floral tones with hints of wild berry undertones.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish
VIBRANT TASTE PROFILE: Intensely bright and clean, lemon tart, raw honey, floral nectar.
MICRO LOT SINGLE-ORIGIN COFFEE: An incredibly vibrant boutique aromas with a bold intense colorful flavor. The beans get this unique flavor because of the dry process the farm uses. This imparts some of the actual cherry into the beans for a distinct citrus, raw floral honey and wild berry undertones. It is roasted to a light roast level to maximize the flavor intensity and caffeine.
QUALITY SOURCED BEANS: We profile each lot of Organic, Fair Trade or Farm Gate Coffee Beans (Grade 1).
Kenya AA
The Kenyan AA Cask Coffee is a gourmet coffee sourced from Farm Direct Trade-certified coffee farms. The coffee plants are from the Bourbon varietals, known for their combination of sweet and fruity tones.
Roast level: Medium-Dark roast
Cup notes: Bold, smooth and flavorful coffee
Taste Notes: With delectable bittersweet chocolate and sweetness of dark cherries tastes.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish
Kenya AA Medium-Dark Roast Coffee Beans, Micro Lot Single Origin Whole Bean Coffee, Farm Gate Direct Trade, Gourmet Coffee - 12 oz Bag
VIBRANT TASTE PROFILE: Honey wheat, bitter sweet chocolate, molasses biscuit
MICRO LOT SINGLE-ORIGIN COFFEE: We select only the highest grade, Kenya AA of the Bourbon varietal. These beans exhibit a great combination of tart and dark fruit notes. The aromas have a molasses honey wheat tea biscuit like scent. It is roasted to a slightly darker medium roast to bring out a bitter sweet chocolate and dark cherry fruited sweetness.
QUALITY SOURCED BEANS: We profile each lot of Organic, Fair Trade, or Farm Gate Coffee Beans (grade 1). If it doesn't meet our high standards it is not used.
SMALL BATCH ROASTERS: Our premium coffee beans are artfully roasted in small batches to ensure fresh delivery of recent roasts. This gives us full control of the profile and creates a bold, smooth, flavorful coffee.
WICKED GOOD GUARANTEED: If for any reason you’re not satisfied with our imported, high-end coffee beans, just let us know within 30 days for a full refund.
Sumatra
The Cooper’s Cask Sumatran coffee is a bold dark roast with an impressive flavor profile. The coffee beans are sourced from the Lintong region, where coffee farms cultivate the plants on volcanic soils.
Roast level: Dark Roast
Cup notes: Bold, smooth coffee with dark rich flavors and rustic, earthy tones.
Taste Notes: Has noticeable flavors of woody cedar, dark chocolate, and a slight taste of dark stone fruits with hints of tobacco undertones.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish
FAIR TRADE & ORGANIC! Directly from the Lintong region of the island of Sumatra. These beans are organic grade 1 which are wet processed (coffee cherry removed then washed) and sun dried. This volcanic island region gives way to an earth tone rustic sweetness. You will find undertones of woody cedar, dark chocolate, slight dark stone fruits and a hint of raw tobacco. It is roasted to a full dark roast to showcase the dark rich flavors and rustic earth tones.
Barrel-Aged Coffees
The barrel-aged coffees were aged from freshly emptied casks for several months before roasted. The coffee beans stored in the whiskey & rum barrels absorb the natural flavors and aroma imprinted in the charred oak barrels.
Bourbon, Whisky, & Rum Barrel-Aged Coffee Box Set
The coffee box set contains a pack of four coffee bean bags that weighs 4 ounces each. It showcases the barrel-aged coffee bestsellers such as the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, Uprising Stout Whiskey, Battle Cry Rye Whiskey, and the Thomas Tew Rum coffee.
Over 250 Reviews of our barrel aged coffee box. 4, 4oz bags (16oz total) of our Barrel Aged Coffees. This makes a great gift or simply a great way to try all 4 barrel aged coffees. Kentucky Bourbon Barrel (Colombian), Uprising Stout Whiskey (Sumatra), Battle Cry Rye Whiskey (Ethiopian) and Thomas Tew Rum (Rwanda).
UPRISING STOUT WHISKEY BARREL AGED COFFEE
- Barrel Aged: Uprising (Son’s of Liberty Whiskey): Stout style American whiskey
- Coffee Beans: Sumatra Lintong
- Tasting Notes: Woody Earth, tobacco, tropical fruits, vanilla, caramel
- The Sumatra coffee bean is from the sub-region of Lintong and was chosen because of the complementary tasting notes of woody earth and mild sweet tobacco, with a hint of ripe tropical fruits. When aged in whiskey barrels, the flavor and aroma of the bean is enhanced with the sweetness of vanilla and caramel from the whiskey. When tasted, you get the enriched coffee experience with a very long whiskey finish. Excellent as an espresso.
BATTLE CRY RYE WHISKEY BARREL AGED COFFEE
- Barrel Aged: Battle Cry (Son’s of Liberty Whiskey) Rye American whiskey
- Coffee Beans: Ethiopian Dry Processed
- Tasting Notes: Bright and clean cup with a slight acidic spice, fruited notes of peach jam and strawberries, touch of sweetness of red raw honey and dutch chocolate
- This coffee uses the dry process by means of drying out the cherries under the sun on raised beds instead of the traditional wet processed (cherries stripped off after picking). The dry process intensifies the flavor of the cherry directly into the coffee bean. The flavor profile has a very bright and clean cup with accents of peaches, strawberries, raw red honey, and a touch of dutch chocolate. The Battle Cry whiskey is distilled from a Belgium yeast style beer with grains of malted rye and honey malt. The whiskey complements the coffee with bright spicy flavors and an intense floral nose that is slightly sweet. Enjoy the intense aromas and the complex flavors of this barrel aged coffee!
THOMAS TEW RUM BARREL AGED COFFEE
- Barrel Aged: Thomas Tew Rum Barrel from Newport, RI
- Coffee Beans: Rwanda Single Origin
- Tasting Notes: Caramelized sugar, red raisins, molasses, rich cocoa, baking spices, vanilla and oak
- The perfect pairing of the natural dark toffee and molasses of the coffee with the caramel sweetness and slight spiciness of the rum. You will find this coffee to be incredibly smooth. The aroma after a fresh grind gives way to an amazing caramelized sugar and all-spice with a hint of golden raisins. The flavors in the brewed cup continues but deepens into a rich cocoa complexity with notes of spice, vanilla, and oak come into play. An espresso shot intensifies the sweet toffee and spice with a rich cocoa and oak structure.
BOURBON BARREL AGED COFFEE
- Barrel Aged: Kentucky Bourbon Barrels
- Coffee Beans: Colombian Single Origin
- Tasting Notes: Vibrant taste profile of rustic sweetness, a hint of cocoa and dark fruit notes with a bourbon finish
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee
The Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey coffee is a Colombian Grade 1 coffee beans. The coffee beans are aged in the whiskey barrel for 45 to 60 days and roasted the beans to medium-dark.
Roast level: Medium to dark roast
Cup notes: Bold, smooth coffee with vibrant taste profile and rustic sweetness with a bourbon finish.
Taste Notes: With hints of cocoa and dark fruit note.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish, Cold Brew
A new release by Cooper's Coffee Company. We take a very well known, freshly dumped Kentucky Bourbon Barrel and load in grade 1 Colombian green coffee beans. We then age this for 45-60 days and roast to a medium-dark.
- Barrel Aged: Kentucky Bourbon whiskey
- Coffee Beans: Colombian Grade 1
- Tasting Notes: Vibrant taste profile of rustic sweetness, a hint of cocoa and dark fruit notes with a bourbon finish
MICRO LOT SINGLE-ORIGIN COFFEE: Colombian Single Origin Farm Gate dark roast coffee beans. An incredibly vibrant boutique of aromatics and smooth full body flavor.
QUALITY SOURCED BEANS: We profile each lot of Fair Trade Coffee Beans (Grade 1). If it doesn't meet our high standards it is not used.
SMALL BATCH ROASTERS: Our premium coffee beans are artfully roasted in small batches to ensure fresh delivery of recent roasts. This gives us full control of the profile and creates a bold, smooth, flavorful coffee.
WICKED GOOD GUARANTEED: If for any reason you’re not satisfied with our coffee just let us know within 30 days for a full refund or pick something else and we will ship it to you for free.
INDIVIDUALLY CRAFTED: Our Master Roaster handwrites the roast date, lot number, and initials every bag. Appreciate the work of a master craftsman when you open the bag and smell the amazing aroma.
Uprising Sumatra Single Malt Whiskey Barrel-Aged Coffee
The Uprising Sumatra is a single malt American whiskey barrel-aged roast with beans sourced from the Lintong region. The beans are Graded 1 for its excellent taste profile (90+ points).
Roast level: Medium to dark roast.
Cup notes: Bold, smooth coffee with a long whiskey finish and aroma of sweet vanilla and caramel.
Taste Notes: With hints of woody earth and mild sweet tobacco.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish, Cold brew
UPRISING SINGLE MALT AMERICAN WHISKEY BARREL AGED COFFEE, WHOLE BEAN.
- UPRISING COFFEE Barrel Aged: Uprising (Son’s of Liberty Whiskey): Single Malt American Whiskey
- Coffee Beans: Sumatra Lintong
- Tasting Notes: Woody Earth, tobacco, tropical fruits, vanilla, caramel
- The Sumatra coffee bean is from the sub-region of Lintong and was chosen because of the complementary tasting notes of woody earth and mild sweet tobacco, with a hint of ripe tropical fruits. When aged in whiskey barrels, the flavor and aroma of the bean is enhanced with the sweetness of vanilla and caramel from the whiskey. When tasted, you get the enriched coffee experience with a very long whiskey finish. Excellent as an espresso.
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SINGLE ORIGIN BEANS: We only use Grade 1 coffee beans which score high in a taste profile (90+ pts). Other coffee companies use a blend but we select the whole bean, so you extract maximum flavor when you grind it. Our fresh beans maintain flavor longer than lower grade beans with a flat taste profile.
WICKED GOOD GUARANTEED: If for any reason you’re not satisfied with our imported, high-end coffee beans, just let us know within 30 days for a full refund.
K-Cups
Cooper’s Cask also offers its cask coffee in K-cups. Each box contains six K-cups.
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel-Aged K-Cups
Freshly roasted Grade 1 coffee beans aged 45-60 days in a Bourbon barrel is what you’ll get from Cooper’s in K-cups. These K-cups are compatible with Keurig 2.0.
Roast level: Medium to dark roast.
Cup notes: Syrupy and smooth coffee with some toasted vanilla oak lingering in the palate.
Taste Notes: With unusual flavors of honey, nutty butterscotch and hints of rustic chocolate notes.
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Espresso, Turkish.
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel K Cups! 12ct box.
A new release by Cooper's Coffee Company. We take a very well known, freshly dumped Kentucky Bourbon Barrel and load in grade 1 Colombian green coffee beans. We then age this for 45-60 days and roast to a medium-dark.
- Barrel Aged: Kentucky Bourbon whiskey
- Coffee Beans: Colombian Grade 1
- Tasting Notes: Vibrant taste profile of rustic sweetness, a hint of cocoa and dark fruit notes with a bourbon finish
MICRO LOT SINGLE-ORIGIN COFFEE: Colombian Single Origin Farm Gate dark roast coffee beans. An incredibly vibrant boutique of aromatics and smooth full body flavor.
QUALITY SOURCED BEANS: We profile each lot of Fair Trade Coffee Beans (Grade 1). If it doesn't meet our high standards it is not used.
SMALL BATCH ROASTERS: Our premium coffee beans are artfully roasted in small batches to ensure fresh delivery of recent roasts. This gives us full control of the profile and creates a bold, smooth, flavorful coffee.
WICKED GOOD GUARANTEED: If for any reason you’re not satisfied with our coffee just let us know within 30 days for a full refund or pick something else and we will ship it to you for free.
INDIVIDUALLY CRAFTED: Our Master Roaster handwrites the roast date, lot number, and initials every bag. Appreciate the work of a master craftsman when you open the bag and smell the amazing aroma.
What People Love About the Cask Coffee by Cooper’s
Alternatives
If you think Cooper’s whiskey barrel-aged coffee is too strong for you, Big Cup of Coffee highly recommends these coffee alternatives below.
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee by Oak & Bond Coffee Co.
It’s a Brazilian single-origin coffee aged in Bourbon whiskey barrel. The beans are sourced from a family-owned small coffee farm in the Southeast of Brazil.
Roast level: Medium roast.
Cup notes: Sweet-toned and smooth coffee
Taste Notes: With notable flavors of rich chocolate, caramel, and Mandarin orange
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Pour-over
TASTE PROFILE: The Rich Chocolate, Caramel, and Mandarin Orange flavors of our Brazil Single Origin Coffee are combined with the Sweet Bourbon and Oak flavors extracted from the once used Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Barrel. This sweet and smooth taste profile is one which we know you will enjoy.- SINGLE ORIGIN COFFEE: Our 100 % Arabica, Brazil Single Origin coffee beans have been sourced from a small family farm in the Southeast region of Brazil. Coffee has been grown professionally at this farm for generations, which is evident in high quality taste and high rating of our Oak & Bond coffee.
- BOURBON BARREL: All of the Kentucky Bourbon Barrels we age our coffee beans in have been hand selected from the finest distilleries in the Kentucky blue grass state.
- ROAST LEVEL: Our Bourbon Barrel Aged coffee line is expertly roasted to a Medium roast level to accentuate the chocolate and caramel flavors in the Brazil Single Origin Coffee beans.
- FRESHNESS: Our Bourbon Barrel Aged coffee is first packaged in a gold stamped Valve coffee bag to ensure absolute freshness in every bag.
Stillhouse Blend by Traverse City Whiskey Co.
These grade 1 coffee beans are roasted in collaboration with Roaster Jack Coffee Co. The beans are aged in a 10-year old Bourbon Barrel.
Roast level: Medium roast.
Cup notes: Well-balanced, smooth coffee with an elegant finish
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Pour-over
- ROAST: Grade 1, Medium Roast Coffee - Smooth & Elegant Finish
- BARREL AGED: Aged in 10 Year Old, Used Bourbon Barrels
- PACKAGING: 12oz Bag, Sealed for Freshness
- GUARANTEED FRESHNESS: Crafted in Small Batches Every Few Weeks
Storyteller Espresso Roast by Clout Coffee
The Storyteller Espresso roast is a Columbian single-origin coffee aged in a Bourbon barrel.
Roast level: Dark roast.
Cup notes: Rich and smooth coffee
Brew Method: French Press, Auto-drip, Pour-over
- BARREL AGED. Columbian Coffee beans aged in fresh dumped bourbon barrels.
- UNIQUE BATCHES. No two are the same. We partner with local and national distilleries to bring small batches to you.
- EVERY BEAN COMES FROM A BARREL. We don't mess around. Every bean we manufacture comes from a barrel.
- EVERY BARREL HAS A STORY. If you are a true enthusiast then you know that every barrel matters. And every barrel is different.
- MAKE MEMORIES. Share more than coffee with those around you.
Conclusion
Cooper’s Cask Coffee does not only offers delicious barrel-aged coffee but a unique experience that makes us think outside the box (and into the barrel?) The barrel-aged coffee is refreshing for those who want to be adventurous with the way they drink coffee.
For Cooper’s, it’s challenging to create a unique flavor out of aging the beans from used barrels because the outcome is not always the same. Likewise, the beans have to be roasted to perfection to create a taste profile that makes barrel-aged coffee of Cooper’s different.
Yet, Cooper’s promises that you’ll crave its savory notes and pleasing aroma every time you open a bag of any of their barrel-aged coffees.
Have you tried a barrel-aged coffee? What do you love/hate about it? Please share with us your whiskey & rum barrel-aged coffee experience at the comments below.
