Coffee guide
How you take your coffee, with milk or black, is the single biggest clue to which one you'll love. Here's how it changes the pick, and the easy way to land on yours.
Milk drinkers want a coffee with enough body and sweetness to come through the milk, which is where a chocolatey, caramel-led blend shines. Black drinkers can enjoy the brighter, more delicate flavours of a single origin, since nothing's covering them up. Tell the finder how you take it and it does the rest. Free shipping over $80.
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Why milk or black changes everything
Milk softens and sweetens, and it can swallow delicate flavours whole. So a coffee for milk needs body and sweetness, chocolate, caramel, nuttiness, that still tastes like something once the milk is in. King Carlos blends are built for exactly that.
Black coffee hides nothing, which is a gift if the coffee is good. The brighter, fruitier, more floral notes of a single origin come through clearly, so black drinkers can chase flavour and character that would be lost under milk.
Milk or black, what suits
How you take it points you to the kind of coffee you'll enjoy most.
| You'll enjoy | Why | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk drinker | A chocolatey, caramel-led blend | Body and sweetness cut through milk |
| Black drinker | A brighter single origin | Delicate flavours come through clean |
| A bit of both | A balanced blend | Works with and without milk |
Either way, with King Carlos
- Milk-friendly blends with the sweetness to carry through milk
- Brighter single origins that shine black or as filter
- A finder that matches you to either in about a minute
- Beans roasted in Hurstville
- Free shipping over $80, Australia-wide
Want your own house blend?
Drink it your way with a coffee that's yours. You can build your own blend tuned for milk or black.
Milk or black FAQ
Does it matter if I drink milk or black?
Yes, it's the biggest clue to what you'll like. Milk wants a sweet, full blend; black lets a brighter single origin shine.
What coffee is best with milk?
A blend with chocolate and caramel sweetness and enough body to come through milk. King Carlos blends are built for it.
What's best for black coffee?
A single origin. Black or as filter, its brighter, more delicate flavours come through clearly.
I drink both, what then?
A balanced blend is the safe bet, good with milk in the morning and fine black later. The finder can suggest one.
How do I find mine?
Take the coffee finder, tell it how you take your coffee, and it matches you.
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Tell the finder how you take it, milk or black, and get matched to a coffee you'll love.
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