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Monaco — La Colombe

Item: Monaco — La Colombe
Rating: 3.9
Author: Who Makes The Best Coffee

TagsArabica Medium roast Milk Chocolate Cherry Blend La Colombe Owned by Chobani Our review Purchased by us

A smooth, chocolaty blend that is pleasant and dependable without ever getting exciting. Milk chocolate leads, the black cherry stays in the background, and the graham cracker note shows up more as texture than flavor. A good everyday bag, not a memorable one.

Our rating

3.9 out of Five Stars

3.9/5 on our star rating scale

Blend: Brazil · Colombia · Mexico · EthiopiaMedium roast

Brand

La Colombe

Who owns the brand

A large corporation — Chobani

Roaster website

Visit website

Countries

Brazil · Colombia · Mexico · Ethiopia

Regions

Cerrado Minas · Sierra Nevada · Huatusco · Sidamo

Town

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Farm / Station

Varies by component — see below

Farmer / Producer

Multiple contributors — see blend components

Species

Arabica

Type

Blend

Grade

Not specified

Varieties

—

Process

See individual components

Roast

Medium

Tasting notes

Milk chocolate, Graham cracker, Black cherry

Fermentation

—

Drying

—

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

Oct 25, 2026

Why some details are blank

country idThe blend lists no component origins on the bag.
region idNo growing regions are stated on the bag.
farm idNo farm is named on the bag and none is published by the brand.
producer idNo producer or cooperative is named on the bag or in the brand's public materials.
variety idThe bag does not name any varieties for the blend.
process idThe processing methods for the blend components are not stated.
roast dateNo roast date is printed on the box.
bag size gThe net weight line on the box is torn and not fully legible.

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Sourcing explained

Who grew each part of this blend?

This coffee combines separately grown lots. A producer named for one component is not the grower of the entire blend. Current official product page identifies components from Brazil (Cerrado Minas/Lacador), Colombia (Sierra Nevada/Asoprokan), Mexico (Huatusco/La Laja), and Ethiopia (Sidamo/Moredocofe); proportions are not published.

Brazil component

Country:: Brazil
Region:: Cerrado Minas
Farm / station:: Lacador
Research note:: Current official Monaco product page; proportion not published.

Colombia component

Country:: Colombia
Region:: Sierra Nevada
Producer:: Asoprokan
Research note:: Current official Monaco product page; proportion not published.

Mexico component

Country:: Mexico
Region:: Huatusco
Farm / station:: La Laja
Research note:: Current official Monaco product page; proportion not published.

Ethiopia component

Country:: Ethiopia
Region:: Sidamo
Farm / station:: Moredocofe
Research note:: Current official Monaco product page; proportion not published.

Check the roaster’s current component disclosure ↗

The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

A blend contains several origin chains, not one farmer or country. The component records above show each documented origin; undisclosed details stay undisclosed.

01
The name on the bag
Monaco — La Colombe
Named on the bag
02
The brand
La Colombe
Documented
03
The roaster
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
04
Varieties
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
05
Farms / processing sites
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
06
The growers
Multiple contributors — see component details above
Named on the bag
07
Regions
Cerrado Minas · Sierra Nevada · Huatusco · Sidamo
Named on the bag
08
Countries
Brazil · Colombia · Mexico · Ethiopia
Named on the bag

From the producer

The coffee is sourced from a selection of specialty Arabica beans grown across Latin American and East African regions.

From the roaster

La Colombe is a coffee roaster focused on sourcing specialty-grade beans and utilizing precise roasting techniques to highlight distinct flavor profiles. They emphasize freshness and offer a wide range of blends and single-origin coffees for various brewing preferences.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The name Monaco is derived from the Greek word for 'single house,' reflecting the roaster's intent for this to be a versatile, go-to coffee for home brewing. It is specifically crafted to bridge the gap between traditional chocolatey profiles and brighter, fruit-forward expressions.

Our review

The full tasting

The first sip

Monaco opens exactly the way the box promises: smooth and chocolaty. The body is round and medium, the acidity is polite, and the first cup tastes like milk chocolate with a quiet dark edge underneath. It is a very easy coffee to drink and a very easy coffee to describe, and that is both its charm and its ceiling. Nothing about the first sip surprised us.

What we tasted

The bag lists milk chocolate, graham cracker and black cherry, and the cup split the difference. Milk chocolate is clearly the star and it holds through the whole cup. The black cherry is there if you go looking, a faint dark fruit note near the finish, but it never steps forward. The graham cracker reads mostly as a toasty, slightly sweet graininess in the middle rather than a distinct flavor. As the cup cooled the chocolate deepened and the fruit faded, which told us this blend is built for comfort and consistency, not for the glass. We brewed it as drip and as espresso, and espresso suited it best: the chocolate got denser and the cup felt more finished.

The story in the bag

The back of the box says Monaco is named for the Principality of Monaco, a small place with a huge historical impact, and that it fulfills the chocolatey tradition of coffee while verging into fruit flavors. It also tells the La Colombe story, from its beginnings in a Philadelphia cafe to the roasting and packaging that still happens in Philadelphia, PA 19134. What the box never tells you is what is actually in the blend: no farms, no producers, no countries, not even a hint of component origins. It is a smooth story about a brand wrapping a blank space, and we marked all of those details as undisclosed rather than guess.

Who this is for

This is the bag for the espresso drinker who wants a chocolaty, low drama shot every morning, and for drip drinkers who like their coffee smooth and middle of the road. It is forgiving, widely available and consistent. If you want distinct fruit, farm level traceability or a story you can trace to a farmer, this blend will disappoint on all three. 3.8 stars, earned.

How we'd brew it

Monaco is at its best as espresso: start at a 1 to 2 ratio in about 30 seconds and expect a dense, chocolaty shot. As drip it is smooth and easy, though the cherry note mostly disappears. Let the beans rest a few days after roasting for the best balance.

Monaco — La Colombe — supplied coffee image 1

Bag — front

Monaco — La Colombe — supplied coffee image 2

Bag — back

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Editorial illustration

Our star ratings

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Flavor

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Balance

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Body & Mouthfeel

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Finish

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Overall

3.8

The final rating

Average of all six criteria

3.8/ 5

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

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Monaco — La Colombe

Who grew each part of this blend?

Brazil component

Colombia component

Mexico component

Ethiopia component

FROM THE BAGBACK TO THE LAND.

The full tasting

The first sip

What we tasted

The story in the bag

Who this is for

What the internet is saying about this coffee

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