Ingredient guide · dossier № 26
Almonds
MB2 · Ambrosia Activationoptionalteccino
Buy organic California almonds (whole or meal) and toast them dark yourself just before mixing — the roasted nut oil is what gives the blend its nutty aroma and crema-like richness, and fresh-roasted meal hasn't gone rancid.
Where to buy
- Burroughs Family Farms$15 / 1 lbRegenerative Organic Certified, truly raw (untreated) — direct from the CA farm; 5 lb and 25 lb sizes too
- Anthony's Goods$20.29 / 1 lbUSDA organic blanched almond flour, California almonds, steam pasteurized
- Terrasoul Superfoodsfrom $16.49 / 1 lb (terrasoul.com)Organic raw unpasteurized (sproutable) almonds; 2–6 lb bags on Amazon
Role in the beverage
Roasted almond is Teeccino’s signature aromatic: their original flavor is literally “Dandelion Caramel Nut” territory, and ground roasted almonds appear in the classic formulas. In the blend, almond meal contributes toasted-nut aroma, a touch of natural oil that rounds the mouthfeel (the closest thing an herbal brew gets to crema), and mild sweetness that ties the grain roastiness to the fruit sugars.
Quality criteria
- Certified organic — and note the raw-almond quirk: all US “raw” conventional almonds are treated with propylene-oxide gas, while organic ones are steam pasteurized; only a few direct-from-farm sellers (like Burroughs) ship truly untreated raw almonds.
- Roast for the blend: whatever you buy, oven-toast to a deep golden brown before grinding — raw almond meal tastes flat in a brew.
- Freshness over convenience: almond oil oxidizes; buy whole nuts or recently milled meal, keep cold, and grind/roast in small batches. Natural (skin-on) meal has more tannic depth; blanched flour is milder and brews cleaner.
- Coarse meal, not fine flour, in the brew basket — fine flour can paste up a filter.
Where to buy
Burroughs Family Farms — Truly Raw Regenerative Organic Almonds, $15.00 for 1 lb direct from the farm (Denair, CA), with 5 lb and 25 lb options and bulk roasted/diced formats (~$412 for 25 lb). First Regenerative Organic Certified almond farm; never gassed or steam-treated. The from-the-farm pick — buy whole, roast and grind at home.
Anthony’s Goods — USDA Organic Almond Flour (blanched), $20.29 for 1 lb on anthonysgoods.com. California almonds, steam pasteurized, gluten-free verified. The no-equipment option: toast the flour in a dry skillet until golden and it’s blend-ready.
Terrasoul Superfoods — Organic Raw Unpasteurized Almonds (sproutable), from $16.49/lb on terrasoul.com, with 2, 4, 5, and 6 lb bags on Amazon (price approximate as of July 2026). Terrasoul also sells an organic almond flour on Amazon.
Backpacking form
Dry-roast the almond meal well (this also drives off moisture), blend it in, and size batches to the trip — almond is the one ingredient in this mix with real rancidity risk, so mix a few weeks’ worth, not a season’s. The payoff on trail: it’s the only component that adds meaningful calories and fat to the morning cup.