Taylors Brasilia Ground Coffee: Taste, Grind and Pairings

Taylors of Harrogate Brasilia: The Smooth One in the Range

Brasilia is the Taylors coffee least likely to start an argument. Soft, nutty and short on sharpness, it suits the guest whose coffee habits you do not know and the house that mostly drinks tea.

Published 26 Sep 2026 Curator-written, not crowdsourced

Taylors of Harrogate Brasilia: The Smooth One in the Range, in summary: Brasilia is the gentle one in the Taylors line-up: nutty, mellow, caramel-edged and low in acidity, with a medium body that holds milk. Its all-round grind suits a cafetiere, a filter machine or a pour-over.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.

Brasilia is the Taylors coffee least likely to start an argument. Soft, nutty and short on sharpness, it suits the guest whose coffee habits you do not know and the house that mostly drinks tea.

A coffee without the sharp edge

The name points towards Brazil, and the cup behaves the way a Brazilian-led coffee usually does: soft and rounded, with toasted nuttiness and soft caramel through the middle and none of the citrus brightness of an East African bean. Anyone who finds most coffee sour will be on safer ground here. For the exact origin wording, read the current pack, which can change between print runs.

Each Taylors coffee has a roast strength number printed on its front, a useful bit of labelling that lets you place Brasilia against the other packs at a glance; read it there rather than trusting a figure quoted from memory. The body is medium, with enough weight to carry milk but never heavy, which is part of why a second cup comes so easily.

Grind, dose and cups per pack

The grind is an all-rounder. Cafetiere, filter machine and pour-over cone all handle it as it comes, and a moka pot copes at a push, though a proper espresso basket wants something finer. Measured at 7g a cup, the 200g pack gives roughly 28 cups; a cafetiere dosed at 15g per 250ml gets about 13 mugs out of it.

In the kitchen, water decides which of the roaster's flavours reach the cup, so brew it with care: water just off the boil, a steady steep and a slow plunge. Fold the pack down tight after opening. The toasted, caramel aroma is the first thing to leave, and a pack left gaping goes quiet within a few weeks even though nothing in it has spoiled.

Brasilia against the rest of the Taylors shelf

Taylors is a Harrogate family firm, and plenty of people know it only through Yorkshire Tea without realising the same house roasts coffee. Alongside Brasilia we stock After Dark, Flying Start and Hot Lava Java, with the Decaffé packs covering the decaffeinated side.

Choose Brasilia when most of the household drinks tea, when guests are coming and you do not know how they take their coffee, or when a second cup matters more than a bold first one. Anyone who wants a coffee that bites back will find it too polite, and that restraint is exactly why it earns a place beside the stronger packs.

The packs we stock

Taylors of Harrogate Brasilia Ground Coffee, 200g (barcode 615357752610)

What the label says

The published ingredient list for Taylors of Harrogate Brasilia Ground Coffee, 200g names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.

Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.

What to eat with it

Lu Le Petit Cookie with Chunky Rich Chocolate Chips, 184g: Chocolate chips beside a nutty, caramel-edged cup make a gentle pairing for a gentle coffee.
Border Butterscotch Crunch Organic Biscuits, 135g: A butterscotch crunch beside a mellow, nutty cup: sweet against sweet, with neither taking over.
Maryland Minis Cookies - Choc Chip 6 Mini Bags, 118.8g: Small bags suit a guest cup, one packet to a saucer.

Elsewhere in the Taylors of Harrogate range

The full range is on the Taylors of Harrogate coffee page.

FAQ

What does Taylors Brasilia taste like? Smooth, nutty and mellow, with soft caramel and low acidity; it is the gentlest cup in the Taylors range.

Is it made only from Brazilian coffee? The name points to Brazil and the cup reads that way, but origin wording can change between print runs, so check the current pack.

Which brewing methods suit the grind? Cafetiere, filter and pour-over all suit it, and a moka pot will manage, but a proper espresso basket needs a finer grind.

Does it take milk? Yes. The medium body holds milk without the coffee disappearing.

How far does a 200g pack go? Roughly 28 at a 7g measure, or about 13 cafetiere mugs at 15g per 250ml.

Curator's note: This is the coffee to keep for the tea drinkers in the family. Serve it with milk and a butterscotch biscuit and nobody will ask for the teapot instead. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

In short: Taylors of Harrogate Brasilia: The Smooth One in the Range

Field	Detail
Brand	Taylors of Harrogate
Packs we stock	200g
Category	Ground Coffee
Allergens (as published)	The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens.
Caffeine	caffeinated
Acidity	Low
Best for	Tea households and guests
Brew	Cafetiere, filter or pour-over