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Lezzet Cardamom Turkish coffee bag with cardamom pods

Super-fine, powder-fine Turkish ground coffee. Organic green cardamom adds a warm, herbal, citrus-like aroma.

The oldest pairing in coffee

Coffee and cardamom have traveled together since the spice routes — it is still how coffee is served across much of the Middle East.

Lezzet Cardamom joins that tradition from the Turkish side: the same specialty-grade Arabica base as our Traditional, with organic green cardamom ground into the blend.

Cardamom is a lifting spice, not a heavy one. Its citrus-and-floral aroma rises with the foam and brightens the chocolate base underneath, which is why this is the cup people describe as "cozy" and "fragrant" in the same breath.

Green cardamom pods and seeds with an explanation of how Lezzet blends organic cardamom into its coffee

What it tastes like

In the cup: citrus and floral cardamom over smooth chocolate and nut, medium body, aromatic finish. The most fragrant cup in the collection.

The story of cardamom

Coffee or cardamom — which came first? Cardamom, by more than three thousand years.

  1. 4,000 years agoFirst foraged wild in the rainforests of the Western Ghats, in southern India.
  2. 3,000 years agoSanskrit texts record cardamom in Ayurvedic preparations and sacred ritual.
  3. 2,700 years agoIt appears in Mesopotamian records — already luxury cargo moving west out of India.
  4. 2,400 years agoThe Greeks import it and give it its name, kardamomon; Rome later buys it in volume through the Red Sea ports.
  5. 600 years agoCoffee harvesting, roasting, and brewing take shape in Yemen.
  6. Soon afterArab traders begin mixing cardamom into their coffee grounds — and the pairing never leaves the Middle East.

Why the pairing endures: cardamom's warm, citrusy sweetness lifts the aroma and softens the bitter edge of a dark roast without a spoon of sugar. Four thousand years of trade routes, and it ends up in your cezve.

Before you order

What does cardamom Turkish coffee taste like?

Citrus and floral over the chocolate-and-hazelnut base — cardamom lifts the aroma rather than adding heat. There is no sugar in the bag; the sweetness you notice is the spice rounding the edge of the roast.

Is the cardamom organic?

Yes — organic green cardamom, ground and milled into the coffee with nothing else. The full ingredient list is specialty-grade Arabica and organic cardamom: no flavorings, oils, or extracts.

Will the spice overpower the coffee?

No — the blend is measured so the cardamom rises with the foam while the coffee still leads the cup. If you want the plain base first, start with Traditional and come back when you are curious.

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