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Sweet Maria's sells Green Unroasted Coffee. This page is our complete offering list. Here are some helpful FAQs:
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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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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 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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| 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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| South America | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 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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| Africa | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| 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 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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| 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 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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| 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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| Indonesia and Asia | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Islands and Others | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Hawaii Kona Kowali Farm Typica | $19.80
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The body is light but has a nice silky quality. And it has the brightness that is lacking in so many low-grown Hawaiian coffees, and a floral accent to the cup. A refined, elegant sweetness prevails, with white grape, cane sugar, and honey that lasts through to the finish. I found this real "sweet spot" at City+, which is what this review is based off of, but we've pulled great espresso shots at Full City/Full City+. City+ to Full City+.
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| 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 #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 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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| 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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| Decaf | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| 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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| 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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| Ethiopia Wakito-Sekala SWP Decaf | $8.30
| $15.77
| $36.11 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Robusta | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
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Trying a sampler is the best way to get started
home roasting. Especially if you are not sure what coffee to choose. We can
not promise a particular origin in the sampler since we try to include a coffee from every coffee growing continent, and a range of processes. Samplers are a great value - if you ordered the same coffees ala cart from our list - you would spend 20 to 25% more! All the coffees in the samplers are the same quality as what we offer on the list - no bargain basement special. | ||
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The 4 Pound Sampler: from $20.50 (+ 4 Lbs. shipping) |
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careful selection from Indonesia, Africa, South America and Central America, (note: 4lb espresso sampler will be mostly/all espresso blends) One sampler per order, please
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The 8 Pound Sampler: from $39.50 (+ 8 Lbs. shipping) |
 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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