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| Central America | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| El Salvador Majahual Tablon La Montana | $5.90
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 | $25.67 | $48.97 | $93.86 |
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It's a balanced and basic cup, Full City+ roasts develop nice cocoa roast tones, while middle roast ranges show rich tapioca flavors. The mouthfeel intensifies as the cup cools and becomes quite creamy. The cup finishes with bittersweet notes, a bit of cacao and caramel, with a slightly tannic almond skin accent. Full City to Full City+.
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| Guatemala Antigua Cafe Pulcal | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $103.10 |
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It's elegant in terms of the acidity and the way it plays off of the mouth feel. A mandarin note is first apparent - effervescent and crisp - followed by red currant. As the cup cools a distinct baker's chocolate flavor lingers in the finish before a ripe blackberry note appears. This is a versatile coffee that makes a crowd pleasing cup as well as a great SO espresso, especially at more developed roast levels. City+ to Full City+.
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| Guatemala Antigua Retana Yellow Bourbon | $6.60
| $12.54
| $28.71 | $54.78 | $104.64 |
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Equal parts caramel and cocoa, that make for a delicious flavor combination. Fruits like fresh peach, plum, and apricot make appearances in the cooling cup. There's also a note of saturated black tea that brings a nice tannic quality to the acidity. This coffee is very versatile and will do best when giving the starch content a chance to develop into sugars. City+ to Full City.
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| Guatemala Finca Candelaria - Lote Nueces | $6.00
| $11.40
| $26.10 | $49.80 | $95.40 |
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The lightest roasts of Candelaria have citrus with a twist of rind in the finish. I really like how this developed in the darker roast level as sweet orange-laced chocolate. The brightness still breaths life into this coffee at darker levels. It's not a super complex coffee, but a great daily drinker, especially with the a good roast treatment. Yet the sweetness persists through the long aftertaste. An early Guatemala arrival of this quality is a godsend. City+ to Full City+.
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| Guatemala Volcan de Fuego Guacatepeque | $6.00
| $11.40
| $26.10 | $49.80 | $95.40 |
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The cup has good caramelized-sugar sweetness, especially in the light roast where orange notes and hazelnut roast taste are so complimentary. There is a dark honey taste in the finish, and a hint of cinnamon stick. More developed roasts reveal dark toffee with almonds, milk chocolate and raisin fruit notes. It's not an overly complex coffee, but delicious all the same. Full City to Full City+.
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| South America | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Bolivia Organic Bolinda | $7.25
| $13.78
| $31.54 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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Our darker roast had a fruitiness not found at the lighter end of the spectrum, that verged on black cherry. The profile is simple, yet offers a cup of coffee that is complete. The sweetness reminds me of simple syrup, or unrefined cane sugar. The nuttiness found in the dry grounds is in the cup as well, and is similar to almond milk. Lighter roasts have a malic acidity, that is bolstered by a fruited note of red apple. This coffee has a juicy mouthfeel, and with weight. City+ to Full City+.
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| Bolivia Organic Buenavista #1738 | $6.40
| $12.16
| $27.84 | $53.12 | $101.56 |
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Toasted Almond teams with a chocolate syrup flavor while the cups is warm. As it cools a Bartlett pear-like flavor and acidity resides in the profile of the City roast while the darker roast tends more towards darker cherry and bittersweet cacao flavors in the City+ profile. Buenavista is a viscous coffee with hefty mouth feel that finishes long with lingering notes of semi-sweet cacao. City+ to Full City.
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| Bolivia Organic Caranavi Uchumachi | $7.25
| $13.78
| $31.54 | $60.18 | $114.65 |
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The cup has an interesting cocoa and nut tone, distinct from the low-grown nutty flavors one might find in a coffee like Brazil. Chocolate and hazelnut notes combine to give a Nutella-like flavor at Full City roast, while lighter levels have walnut flavors and cocoa powder. The light roast has dried orange peel brightness, an acidic snap to the cup that shows off it's high-grown origin. City to Full City+.
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| Bolivia Organic La Paz | $7.00
| $13.30
| $30.45 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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A very pleasing cup, with light caramel sweetness and bittering note of Dutch drinking cocoa. Slightly tannic acidity, like tea, darker roasts have a raw cacao flavor, like that of nibs. The fruit juiciness in flavor and mouthfeel at the deeper end of the roast spectrum reminds me of dark berries. At Full City roast, this is a great selection for a single-origin espresso, with a peanut sauce like sweetness, lively acidity, and loads of cocoa in the finish. City+ to Full City+.
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| Bolivia Sultana Coffee Cherry Tea (1/2 pound) | $3.15
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This Bolivian Sultana is vastly superior to any Cascara we've ever tasted from El Salvador. There is clearly a relation here between Flor de Jamaica tea and Sultana. As the coffee cools a clear, refreshing rooibus tea character develops. At 5 minutes steep time we find an intense golden raisin and tamarind flavor in the cup which makes lots sense all things considered. Rose petal and hibiscus come screaming out of the cup as it cools. At 10 minutes steep time the sweetness intensifies along with an herbal character. The nuance and subtlety of the hibiscus and dried floral notes begin to dissipate.
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| Brazil Dry Process -Fazenda Monte Verde | $7.75
| $14.73
| $33.71 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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Juicy, with notes of black cherry, grape, and stone fruit. Tart acidity like huckleberries, or even coffee cherry skin. Dark roasts have a waxy chocolate mouthfeel, and with notes of fig, Monnuka raisin, and tamarind. This coffee finishes sweet, and with a weighty mouthfeel. Great SO espresso. City to Full City roast.
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| Brazil Fazenda Sao Benedito | $5.80
| $11.02
| $25.23 | $48.14 | $92.32 |
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Malted milk chocolate, sweet caramel nougat notes and a hint of fruit peeking out, low acidity makes this a great backdrop/base coffee for an espresso blend. Lighter roast levels have less thickness to the mouthfeel, but have a nice nut-honey character. There are suggestions of peach and pineapple as the cup cools. City+ to Full City+.
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| Brazil Sertao Carmo de Minas | $5.80
| $11.02
| $25.23 | $48.14 | $92.32 |
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This is one of the cleaner and sweeter Brazils we have cupped from the higher ranks of Specialty preparation this year. Light roasts have a transparent honey sweetness, hazelnut-toasted almond roast tone, and a pleasantly tea aspect in the finish (green tea/ assam). The darker roast levels we did for espresso shots also cup really well, and make a nice brewed cup. Full City has toasted graham cracker with rich bittersweet chocolate, and dark caramelized sugar sweetness. City+ to Full City+.
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| Brazil Yellow Bourbon - Fazenda Kaquend | $6.30
| $11.97
| $27.41 | $52.29 | $100.02 |
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Sweet grains are definitely front and center in the cup with toasted sesame seeds, malted barley, and a note of gen ma cha tea. The coffee has a silky mouthfeel, full body, and with a pleasing touch of raw honey. Dark roasts have chocolate roast tones, burnt sugar, and a smell of pecan pie. This coffee has a clean finish, with a note of orange pekoe tea. Great SO espresso. City+ to Full City+ roast.
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| Colombia Alipio Zuniga Microlot | $7.00
| $13.30
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The cup is juicy, with craisin, green apple, honey, and raw pinenut. Flavors of stewed stone fruits emerge as the cup cools - so sweet like the juice from canned peaches. Dark roasts bolster the juiciness of this coffee and brings on characteristics of complex sugar browning. The finish is like fine cocoa powder. Really nice SO espresso. City+ to Full City+.
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| Colombia Huila Fredy Diaz | $7.00
| $13.30
| $30.45 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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A note of black tea sits atop a fruited profile of apple, pear, and ripe peach. Taking the roast toward Full City will bring about flavors of green grape and blackberry, as well as a sweetness of chocolate milk. The finish is like fine cocoa with a layer of toasted nut underneath. This coffee also makes an absolutely amazing SO espresso. City+ to Full City.
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| Colombia Humberto Calderon Microlot | $6.90
| $13.11
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This is a subtle, balanced coffee with crisp acidity. Red apple, raw honey, and chocolate syrup are found at light roasts. More developed roasts show black cherry and raisin, along with a chocolate finish. The body is weighted, like stout. Great SO espresso. City+ to Full City+.
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| Colombia Inza de Cauca | $7.00
| $13.30
| $30.45 | $58.10 | $110.80 |
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There are heaps of developed sugars and honey in the cup profile. It has a candy-like sweetness, like caramels. Fruit notes are prevalent, with raisin, currant, blackberry, and fresh peach. Fruit complexity grows as the cup cools. This coffee has a very juicy body and mouthfeel, along with a lactic, creamy finish. This is the type of profile that bodes well as both a cup of coffee and also as a SO espresso. City+ to Full City.
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| Colombia Pedregal Vereda Agua Blanca | $7.00
| $13.30
| $30.45 | $58.10 | $110.80 |
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Nice fruited profile that is juicy, with asian pear, passion fruit, and a hint of guava. There's apple as well that vacillates between the tart aspects of green apples and the up-front sweetness of red - like what you find in a Honey Crisp apple. This is a coffee that really opens up as it cools. The fruits transform from tropical, to green grape, to citrus, to...the list grows and becomes more complex the longer you have this coffee in your mouth. City to City+.
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| Ecuador Organic Zamora | $6.55
| $12.45
| $28.49 | $54.37 | $103.87 |
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Darker fruits, especially raisin are most dominant in the City+ roast, along with prune, date, and yellow fruit as the cup cools. Sweetness is a major player in this coffee. The lighter roast is like rock candy with a burnt sugar note coming out with more development. Zamora has medium body. It has a juiciness to its texture that ties in very nicely with the aforementioned flavor and acidity. This coffee is quite versatile showing extremely well as drip and as espresso. City is ideal.
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| Peru Organic Lot #86 | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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Blackberry and fresh cream lept out in the break after an intense dark sugar sweetness wafting the crust before it. It was so sweet it reminded me of blackberry syrup. The malic juiciness and brown sugar sweetness did really well at the City level. Although still pleasant Puno Lot #86 turns almost unilaterally into bittersweet cacao at the City + level. The finish on all of the Puno lots have been reminiscent of creamy hot chocolate and this coffee is no exception. City to City+.
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| Africa | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Burundi Kirimiro Teka | $6.10
| $11.59
| $26.54 | $50.63 | $96.94 |
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Apple-like brightness dominates the cup profile of Teka with both red apple and pear. The sweetness is more akin to Asian pear, and as the cup cools more like ripe black cherry. A darker roast level shows more of the toasted almond, caramel and cream notes with acidity more like hibiscus or rose. Teka has an extremely clean finish, pleasantly dry, like black tea. City to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Busa Bechane | $6.30
| $11.97
| $27.41 | $52.29 | $100.02 |
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The lighter ranges feature apricot, peach and mango fruits, syrupy sweetness, a trace of mandarin citrus, and a praline almond roast tone. As it cools the brightness has the grape-like character of tartaric acidity. With slightly more "degree of roast" I find the same fruits with a more jammy intensity, and milk chocolate starts to ebb the sweetened nut roast taste. City to City+.
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| Ethiopia Dry-Process Yirga Cheffe Konga | $6.90
| $13.11
| $30.02 | $57.27 | $109.26 |
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Bing cherry, dried apricot, strawberry, and mango are found in lighter roasts, whereas the fruits in dark roasts are situated around a base of chocolate. The sweetness is slightly confectionary, which, along with dried tropical and berry fruits, has a fruit-roll-up appeal. Fruits turn to chai spice in the finish along with a dusting of bittersweet cocoa. This coffee has a thick, milky body, and works great in espresso; even as straight unblended shots if you like a rustic sweetness. City+ to Full City+.
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| Ethiopia Goma Duromina Cooperative | $7.15
| $13.59
| $31.10 | $59.35 | $113.11 |
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The cup is restrained and articulate with fruit juice sweetness, clean berry notes, peach essence, lightly caramelized sugars, sweet grain, light body, and fruit jam flavors. This is a coffee that intensifies greatly as it cools. City to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Illubabor Camp | $6.95
| $13.21
| $30.23 | $57.69 | $110.03 |
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Moderate brightness, peach notes, floral hints, and an overlay of chocolate roast taste. Dense body gives it a nectar-like mouthfeel. Darker roasts really bring out the bittering chocolate aspect of this coffee balanced with lemon hints. Full City to Full City+.
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| Ethiopia Organic Suke Quto | $6.90
| $13.11
| $30.02 | $57.27 | $109.26 |
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A transparent cup with Jasmine tea, and peach hard candy. This is a juicy coffee and the fruit flavors really come to fore as the cup cools. Light roasts have stone fruits, green grape, Asian pear, and melon. Caramelized sugars are front and center, especially in Full City roasts and beyond, with notes of dark brown sugar and coffee cake crust. There's a malic brightness throughout the roast spectrum that frames the bouquet of fruit and flowers quite nicely. City to Full City.
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| Kenya Kiawamururu AB | $7.00
| $13.30
| $30.45 | $58.10 | Limit 10 pounds |
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The cup is intense, bright, and takes the tongue for a turn. The brightness has a combined red and black currant acidity to it, with ripe fruit notes headed toward a wine-like aspect. This is textbook "jammy" coffee. As it cools, plum and flame grape notes emerge. The sweetness is like muscavado sugar, raw, unprocessed, with vanilla and caramel hints. It's a fantastic cup. City+ to Full City.
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| Kenya Nyeri AA Gatomboya | $7.95
| $15.11
| $34.58 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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Gatomboya has a well defined citric acidity, akin to pomelo or Meyer lemon, that pops at City/City+ roasts. This particular tone is tamed down a bit at darker roast levels, but thankfully remains prevalent, far from flattening out altogether. Citrus and tropical fruits are definitely a prime attribute of this coffee and remain so all the way through to the candied orange peel finish. This makes an absolutely killer SO espresso at Full City and beyond. City+ to Full City.
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| Kenya Nyeri Gaturiri AB | $7.60
| $14.44
| $33.06 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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The cup distinguishes itself from other Kenyas with it's balance, and well-integrated and moderate acidity: It's not too tart. It has raisin-like dried fruit character, dark plum preserves and sweet spice notes of cinnamon and a touch of mace. As it cools the cup has a plum pudding personality, creamy, thick and sweet. City+ to Full City+.
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| Kenya Nyeri Kagumo-ini AB | $7.40
| $14.06
| $32.19 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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The cup is sweet and juicy. City+ roasts bring out the fruited complexity that this coffee is capable of producing. Red apple, ripe pink grapefruit, green grape, and candied orange peel, names only a few of the fruit notes we found. Going darker into the roast sees a caramelized sugar note along with golden raisin. This coffee fades to a slightly rindy finish as it cools, which is pleasantly bittering. City+ to Full City.
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| Rwanda Kanzu Bourbon | $6.55
| $12.45
| $28.49 | $54.37 | $103.87 |
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Great across the roast spectrum. Light roasts have apple and grape-like acidity, as well as flavor. There is also a note of Asian pear that lends a crispness to the cup. City+ to Full City roasts produce a deeper, pectin-like sweetness - think Thompson raisin and black currant. The finish is sweet like brown sugar, and has a density that is like red honey.. City to Full City.
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| Rwanda Karenge Coffee Villages | $6.00
| $11.40
| $26.10 | $49.80 | $95.40 |
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The cup has a structured brightness with an 'orange and spice' character, with black tea-like bittering in the finish. As it cools the cup opens up to a new set of flavors; black cherry and baked apple, cola, caramel, cranberry. This coffee turns noticeably sweeter with a little more roast. The cup is really dynamic, clean, pointedly bright, and seems to improve even more with several days rest after roasting. City+ to Full City.
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| Rwanda Karongi Gitesi | $6.40
| $12.16
| $27.84 | $53.12 | $101.56 |
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The cup is sweet and amazingly "complete" in the lighter roasts for such a delicately bright coffee, with a brilliant acidity. The mandarin orange notes are quite distinct in the cup, especially at City roast. There's a refined sweetness, like pure cane syrup. There are apricot hints and the floral note of acacia blooms. As the cup cools the sweetness has a clean clover honey character, with a long aftertaste floral and sweet citrus. City to Full City+.
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| Rwanda Tumba Cocatu | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $103.10 |
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Cocatu is a hefty, yet balanced cup with thick body and good bittersweet intensity. The brightness has a red berry character, while underneath lies a more latent dark fruited character that comes out as the coffee cools: spiced blackberry and stewed plums. There is a pleasant tannic tea note in the finish of the cup, and spiced accents that lend dimension to the bittersweets of the roast taste. City+ to Full City+.
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| Tanzania Peaberry -Malala Coop | $5.75
| $10.93
| $25.01 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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This cup is fruit-forward from the get go. Notes of strawberry, huckleberry, and raspberry come through, along with raw honey and a burned caramel finish. Cool, the flavors shift toward concord grape and sweet citrus, along with a tropical note of pineapple juice. There's also an element of floral hops, that along with the fruits, tastes of an IPA. Interesting SO espresso. City+ to Full City+.
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| Indonesia and Asia | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Java Sunda Candra Wulan | $6.65
| $12.64
| $28.93 | $55.20 | $105.41 |
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Cooked fruit notes, like peach pie filling, with a orange honey sweetness in the lighter roast levels. The mouthfeel is well-weighted, but not as heavy as some of the typical wet-hulled Indo coffees. The brightness is, however, nothing like the wet-hulled types, with a lively level of acidity that accents the fruit notes in the cup. Lighter roasts have nut and cocoa roast tones, while City+ and darker, with more sugars converted, becomes more brown sugar-like with some milk chocolate aspects as well. City+ to Full City+.
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| Java Sunda Mayang | $6.90
| $13.11
| $30.02 | $57.27 | $109.26 |
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The cup has a fruit jam quality, peach preserves, a strong and pervasive sweetness, with a juicy mouthfeel in the finish. There is a savory/umami quality in the cup that pairs well with the body, and some fruit tea tannins in the light roast finish. Darker roasts have a lot more cocoa roast tones to the cup, with latent peach-apricot flavors and a suggestion of blackberry as the cup cools. City+ to Full City+.
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| Papua New Guinea Baroida Estate | $6.75
| $12.83
| $29.36 | $56.03 | $106.95 |
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The fruit in the cup is definitely "bold" but sweet, and again goes toward tropical: strawberry and plum, as well as guava, and papaya. Cola at darker roast levels, a bit like Dr Pepper. There's a citrus quality to this coffee reminiscent of kumquat or overripe lemon. Baroida finishes with citrus zest and cocoa, especially deeper roasts. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sulawesi AA Tana Toraja | $6.95
| $13.21
| $30.23 | $57.69 | $110.03 |
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This coffee is light in body, and fairly complex in character. The cup profile has balanced sweetness with notes of dark brown sugar and caramel. There is a refreshing component to this coffee with the crispness of green apple and melon. Citrus essence defines the acidity, gentle, yet articulate. There is a slight "earthy-ness" to the finish, with resinous flavors providing an Indonesian twist to a profile that might otherwise be Central American. This Sulawesi coffee is truly unique, and compared to wet-hulled coffees from this same region, shows a pristine profile all the way through to the finish. City+.
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| Sulawesi Seletan Peaberry | $6.90
| $13.11
| $30.02 | $57.27 | $109.26 |
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Cupping this coffee, you might think it was harvested in Central or South America. Honey and Caramel are the major "sweet" components. Fruit notes are juicy, with apple, green grape, and kumquat. Darker roasts have pulpy orange juice as well as bittersweet cocoa. While this is an unusual Sulawesi cup, it still has flavors that relate it to other coffees of the region. It's herbaceous and has notes of dried basil, sage, and even a hint of tarragon in the finish. City+.
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| Sumatra Lake Toba -Samosir Island | $6.05
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| $26.32 | $50.22 | $96.17 |
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Bold cup, with heavily caramelized sugars, bittersweet chocolate, and a fruited undertone of mixed melons. Thick, syrupy quality to the mouthfeel of this coffee, and low-toned acidity. The finish has some of the sweetness found in chicory root, and the sweetness of dark caramels. This makes interesting and intense espresso. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sumatra Lintong Pak Joner | $6.00
| $11.40
| $26.10 | $49.80 | $95.40 |
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The cup has a great rustic sweetness, with molasses, cinnamon stick, mulling spice, and a note of Darjeeling tea. Light roasts have a flavor of fresh hops and reminds me a bit of IPA. Full City roast level has dark malt syrup, caramel apple, and finish with fine Dutch cocoa powder. This coffee finishes long and sweet, has a weighty, juice-like body, and has great acidity across the roast spectrum. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sumatra Mandheling-Aceh Triple-Pick | $5.75
| $10.93
| $25.01 | $47.73 | $91.55 |
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The cup has layered chocolate roast taste, moderate brightness, and juicy body. Cocoa powder and dark chocolate are prime characteristics and are accented by pulpy fruits and even strawberry. The finish has a slight dryness and bittersweet quality, reminiscent of Bakers Chocolate. City+ roasts brings out fruited notes of dark berry and dried papaya. Darker roasts are great as SO epresso or in blends. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sumatra Toba Batak Peaberry | $6.05
| $11.50
| $26.32 | $50.22 | $96.17 |
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There is dark dried raisin-plum fruit, a bit of rindy orange brightness, stewed rhubarb, spiced apple cider. This brightness paired with intense sweetness is unique in Sumatra wet-hulled coffees. The body is lighter than our other Sumatra offerings, but syrupy in texture. There's a dark malty note, as well as caramelized sugars, with a slight rustic overlay of cedar. The long finish has a nice cinnamon-laced black tea note that I find very pleasing. City+ to Full City+.
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| Islands and Others | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Imported Chicory, Roasted and Cut | $5.00
| $9.50
| $21.75 | $41.50 | Limit 10 pounds |
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You can't make New Orleans Style coffee without Chicory, and you can't make good New Orleans coffee unless you use a FRESH roast of good coffee roasted to the French stage, and good imported Chicory.
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| Blends | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Espresso Workshop #26 - Ethiopiques | $7.10
| $13.49
| $30.89 | $58.93 | $112.34 |
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We brought back Ethiopiques with new harvest arrivals. It's an amazing, vividly bright espresso, surprisingly syrupy with chocolate roast taste and long-lasting on the palate. But it is also very clean, succinct, not earthy or rustic. On top of this are piney resinous notes, lemon oil and rind, raisiny ripe fruit and lavender flowers. The body seems bolstered by the intense cup flavors, and has the effect of satiny chocolate. It's fantastic! Full City is ideal.
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| Espresso Workshop #27 - Los Tumulos | $7.10
| $13.49
| $30.89 | $58.93 | $112.34 |
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The cup has complex stone fruits, ranging from peach-apricot in the lighter roast levels to the already-mentioned plum-raisin-prune at Full City roast. In any case, it has intense sweetness, and syrupy viscosity. Caramelized sugars are complex in themselves, with Bourbon vanilla retro-nasal aromatics. The finish is has jam-like fruit, along with fig butter. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sweet Maria's Espresso Monkey Blend | $6.25
| $11.88
| $27.19 | $51.88 | $99.25 |
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We blend this for body, balanced between high and low tones, fruited-chocolate roast flavors, and slightly rustic fruited accent notes. Our roast goal is in the beginning stages of 2nd crack ... we never "let it roll", so we recommend FC+ to light Vienna roast.
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| Sweet Maria's French Roast Blend | $6.75
| $12.83
| $29.36 | $56.03 | $103.95 |
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Designed to endure the rigors of dark roasting, and produce excellent pungent tastes, attractive bittersweet/carbony flavors, and great body.
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| Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Espresso Blend | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $103.10 |
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A potent, pungent blend for espresso beverages. It's ideal for milk drinks, as this intense bittersweet cuts through the steamed milk. Rustic sweetness, spice, savory notes, long aftertaste. Monsooned coffee and a small percentage of Robusta add crema and body. Vienna roast.
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| Sweet Maria's New Classic Espresso | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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A classic, balanced espresso, but without the baggage of the old world espresso conventions ...and without robusta! The espresso has balanced bittersweet notes, thick and opaque body, almond and chocolate roast flavors, hints of peach tea, spice, jasmine.
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| Decaf | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Africa Wazungu SWP Decaf Blend | $7.60
| $14.44
| $33.06 | $63.08 | $117.04 |
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The body is syrupy and it pairs well with the tropical fruited notes in the cup, papaya, concord grape, and a finish that reminds us of Oolong tea. The coffee works well for espresso as well, roasted to Full City level and rested at least 3 days post roast. This coffee has a strong sweetness, dark brown cane sugar and brown rice syrup come to mind, another outstanding custom decaf blend. City+ to Full City.
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| Brazil Mogiana WP Decaf | $6.25
| $11.88
| $27.19 | $51.88 | $99.25 |
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This is a surprisingly sweet cup, with a profile consisting of demerara sugar, toasted sesame and nut, and a note of dried stone fruit. There is a slight dryness up front, but not an unpleasant one. More like that of black tea. This is a really nice cup on its own and would also make a great backdrop to an espresso blend. Full City to Full City+.
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| Colombia Cauca Popayan WP Decaf | $6.20
| $11.78
| $26.97 | $51.46 | $98.48 |
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This cup is quite lively and bright at City+ roast levels, reminding me of the really nice Ethiopia decafs. In fact, some might want to take this to FC roast to tone down the cup. It has a balanced sweetness and acidity, with golden raisin and hibiscus tea. The aftertaste has a well defined, cleanly-disappearing sweetness. The body is fairly light at City+, which is not at all a negative because it suits the brisk nature of this cup. City+ to Full City.
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| Colombia Narino Gerardo Lorenzo SWP Decaf | $7.55
| $14.35
| $32.84 | $62.67 | $119.27 |
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The cup is surprisingly delicate for a decaf coffee, with a transparent clean character rarely found in coffees that have undergone the process. The brightness lends lemon-orange zest to the cup, adding a palate-cleansing counterpoint to the light caramel sweetness. It's not a super complex cup, but decafs rarely are. What separates this coffee is how little it resembles a decaf, and how well defined the characteristics are. The finish has honey-on-toast taste, turning toward dark caramel at City+ roast. City+.
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| El Profundo SWP Decaf Blend | $8.05
| $15.30
| $35.02 | $66.82 | $126.97 |
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This coffee works well across the roast spectrum. The lighter roasts of El Profundo are very sweet, with cocoa, apricot, and a clean syrupy sweetness. Dark roasts have more intense chocolate character, with spiced rum, and a creamy mouthfeel. There is a lingering aftertaste of toasted marshmallow in the medium roast. City+ to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Illubabor Baaroo SWP Decaf | $7.95
| $15.11
| $34.58 | $65.99 | $125.43 |
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The cup is bright, sweet, and full of character from the great green coffee we sent to SWP. There are lightly caramelized sugars, sweet orange, and floral hints in the lighter City-City+ roast level. (Yes, floral, in a decaf!) Darker roasts have a caramel-filled chocolate roast taste, with cinnamon bark spices, red fruits, and raisin. The finish has some hibiscus-rose hip tea notes, with a slight blackberry leaf tea aspect. City to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Wakito-Sekala SWP Decaf | $8.30
| $15.77
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It is hard to tell that this is a decaf. Lighter roasts show stone fruit, while Full City+ roasts offer malted chocolate, and almond milk. Silky mouthfeel with toasted cocoa powder and almond in the finish. Great single origin (SO) decaf espresso, with dark chocolate notes. City+ to Full City+.
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| Java Pitaloka SWP Decaf | $7.80
| $14.82
| $33.93 | $64.74 | $123.12 |
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The cup is nice and sweet with a build up of developed sugars. There's a note peet that is a gentle reminder of this coffee's origin and lends to the coffee's intensity. The body is deep and the finish is toasted caramel along with bittering notes of cacao and baker's chocolate. This is a great dual purpose coffee and does well in the City+-Full City+ range of roast. City+ to Full City+.
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| Sweet Maria's Decaf Espresso "Donkey" Blend | $7.45
| $14.16
| $32.41 | $61.84 | $114.73 |
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Fruited cup profile, some sweet bright accents, medium body. FC+ to a light Vienna is recommended.
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 Sweet Maria's Green Coffee Cupping Reviews are ratings of every coffee we offer based on the pre-shipment cuppings that determine what we will buy, and the arrival cuppings when the shipment actually shows up at our shop. What makes Sweet Maria's unique is our rigorous daily cupping practices used to weed out great coffees from so-so ones; every coffee on our list represents many that were rejected! (See Tom's Cupping Log). You can access the review for any coffee by clicking on the name in the price list above, or you can follow the links below. Please refer to our Reference Page for definitions of terms and cupping numbers, and the Roast Pictorial Guide for roast information.
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