coffee bean

Also known as “expresso beans”,“espresso beans”. Roasted coffee beans is generic for coffee beans that have been processed and roasted so as to be ready for grinding and brewing in order to produce the beverage coffee. For cocktail and mixed drink use, whole heavy-roasted beans of any of a number of coffee varieties can be floated atop a drink as garnish. The beans ground into a powder (grinds or grounds) are themselves occasionally used as garnish or flavoring as well. Coffee is also the basis for liqueurs and syrups which are popular mixed drink additives.