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• 2/4: Today at Sweetmarias, TGIF means Thank God It's Four new coffees! Let's start with Honduras Cup of Excellence -Finca Fernandez from a somewhat remote and small family farm. Look for sweet fruit tastes with ripe apple, red berry, and a cinnamon note. Next up are a couple a favorite farms we've stocked before: Brazil Cachoeira Yellow Canario Bourbon and Colombia Finca Buenavista -Carlos Imbachi Microlot. With the Brazil Canario, expect a special auction-quality offering with light body, malted chocolate, bright peach. It's a limited lot that would even please the non-fans of Brazil. With the Colombia Imbachi, one can expect a fruit combo with guava, strawberry, peach and a taste of honey. This Colombian is another special lot from one our favorite farmers. Last but not least is Java Kajumas Organic Wet-Hulled with a low bass note profile, dark chocolate, butterscotch, and a marked low acidity. For even more verbose descriptions, ... check out the full reviews!
• 1/27: Say hello to four new arrivals today! From Central America we're adding two coffees... the Costa Rica Brumas Finca El Centro wet-process from Central Valley (with thick mouthfeel, plum tastes and winey finish) and Nicaragua Finca San Jose Java Longberry which is an atypical Java-type grown in Nicaragua. Look for great body and balance along with a chocolate roast taste in the Nic. Java and both these centrals can handle a dark roast nicely. From across the water we've received new crop Lintong, the Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry with spice, sarsaparilla, and a light body. We're rounding out the additions today with Kenya Nyeri Peaberry Kieni. Fans of Kagumoini and Kiamabara should take note of this new farm in the same collective. Look for sharp fruit taste balanced out with dark brown sugar. Check out the full reviews for these coffees!
• 1/21 Happy National Hug Day! We're seeing the return of some customer favorites today. We have two smaller lots that we are limiting to 5lb per order. The first, El Salvador Los Luchadores Pacamara, is mix of fruit and chocolate flavors with mango, mexican hot cocoa and a sizable body. Second is another favorite, the Hawaii Kona -Kowali Farm Typica, a mild island profile coffee with a refined sweetness and floral aromatics. This is one of our favorite Konas and folks will be happy to see it's in. The third coffee we're adding today is the Costa Rica Herbazu Red Honey. Look for savory sweet aroma, wine-like tastes of fruit and flowers. The Red Honey makes a great single-origin espresso too! Stock up if you like, there is no limit on this one.
• 1/12: We're adding new coffees today! First are two very fine Colombian offerings: the Colombia "Dos Payasos de Tolima" with caramel and spice tastes. It's a customer favorite that stays sweet from light to dark roasts. Also being added is the Colombia Huila -Finca El Junin, Humberto Diaz, a bright cup with aromatic fruits and syrup-like body. Next, from one of our favorite coffee farmers, is the Costa Rica Guillio Francesca -Finca El Espino with milk chocolate, sweet molasses and fruit in the finish. Lastly, it's Guatemala Bourbon -Finca San Diego Buena Vista from the Acatenango region. It has a classic Guat. profile with vanilla, caramel, and red apple finish. Click on the reviews to learn more about the flavor profiles and particular farms.
• 1/7: We're adding the first three arrivals for '10 today. First off is El Salvador Cup of Excellence La Montañita Pacamara with hints of cinnamon stick, sweet rhubarb and caramel. Second up is the Peru Organic Cusco Canelon -Tomas Ovalle, a balanced full-bodied cup with nut tastes and milk chocolate. Last up is a favorite we've had before, the non-traditional Brazil Moreninha Formosa "Raisin" Coffee. The special drying process here leads to chocolate tastes, a thick body, and a very atypical Brazil profile. As always, click on in and check out the full reviews!
• 12/22: Four new coffees to end 2009 ! Up first is the Kenya Kiambu Nyaga Peaberry with ripe fruit tastes and a citric accent. Kirinyaga fans should take note. Next up is a new arrival of Sumatra FTO Aceh Arinagata, a favorite in past months for those who like a slightly cleaner Sumatra prep. Look for spice tastes and a marked low acidity. We're also adding Rwanda Gkongoro Nyarusiza, a well-balanced cup with fruit tones and a tea-like aftertaste. Lastly, we finally have the long-awaited Papua New Guinea Kimel Peaberry in stock. This is a bright Indonesian cup; clean, and well-rounded. Look for apple cider and floral tastes. It's the best PNG we've seen in over a year! Check out the detailed cupping reviews for all of these coffees!
• 12/17: Three new coffees to take us into the holidays! First up is a classic central in the Guatemala Acatenenango -Finca La Soledad. Try this as Single-Origin Espresso and look for chocolate along the profile. Next up is Costa Rica Helsar "Villa Sarchi Solis" It's a new type for us with peach tastes and bright zest up to full city plus in the flavor profile. And finally, the return of El Salvador Matalapa "El Mirador" with bright orange taste and creamy mouthfeel. Check out the full reviews!
• 12/9: Happy Holidays! We're adding a CoE, a regular fave and some decafs today. First up is El Salvador Cup of Excellence -Villa Espana Bourbon, a classic Bourbon cup with a nice balance of citric brightness and body. Try it also as a Single-Origin Espresso! Next is the return of Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry, a big favorite in the past. Look for rustic sweetness, chocolate, spice, and a lighter body overall. Lastly, we have two fine decaf additions: Peru FTO Norte WP Decaf with hints of lemon tea and brown sugar. Also we've added Mexico Organic Santa Cruz WP Decaf: this is a great caffeine-free Chiapas coffee, clean and crisp with tastes of honey and panela.
• 11/26: Happy Thanksgiving! - We are listing two new coffees: Hawaii Kona XF Greenwell Farms, an early Kona offering just in time for the holidays that has oreo cookie, clove, and cinnamon tastes. Can take a dark roast well. Limit to 2lbs on this small lot. Also up is the return of Ethiopia FTO Oromia Yirga Cheffe, spicy and sweet with a trace of clove and allspice. To fully appreciate, keep it at a light roast!
• 11/19: Another big day! ...We are offering two Geshas together as the Panama Garrido Gesha Collection: 1/2lb Panama Garrido Gesha Traditional Wet-Process and 1/2lb Panama Garrido Gesha Pulp Natural Process ... look for effervescent jasmine in the Wet Process and a fuller body with stone fruit in the Pulp Natural. Check out Tom's full write-up on this very limited offering. We are also happy to re-stock our Mandheling standard Sumatra Takengon Classic, as most of you know is a heavy-bodied chocolate and spiced cup, good for darker roasting too. Maria
• 11/18: It's a big day! We are listing El Salvador Peaberry "Aida's Grand Reserve" (1lb limit)! Please click through to Tom's full review. Some of you remember this from previous harvest,... juicy mouthfeel with semi-sweet chocolate and Monukka raisin in the cup, this time ranking at a 93 overall score! ! Next is another special preparation coffee, Costa Rica Peaberry-Petite Bean Experiment (2lb limit), with a shifting flavor profile from cherry and plum to brown sugar and syrup. Again, don't miss the full reviews for details. Last up is a great espresso blend component, the return of Panama Guyami Indian Robusta Rustico with baker's chocolate in the cup. Also great in a French Press !

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Key: CoE means award-winning Cup of Excellence lot . DP means Dry-Processed. FTO means Fair Trade and Organic Certified. WP means Water Process Decaf. And (farm gate) means this coffee is part of our farm gate™ direct trade price program.

Key: CoE means award-winning Cup of Excellence coffee; DP means Dry-Processed; FTO means Fair Trade and Organic Certified; WP means Water Process Decaf. And (farm gate) means this coffee is part of our farm gate™ direct trade coffee program. Click on the coffee name to see the short review.

* 20 lb Bulk is intended for our hardcore home roasters or small commercial roasters. We do not recommend buying a 20 lb Bulk pack of a coffee you have not tried before! It is packed in a single burlap bag. Remember, we cannot accept any returns on green coffee. 10 lb bags are packed in paper or heat-sealed plastic.

Trying a sampler is the best way in my opinion 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. In the 4 Pound and 8 Pound Samplers we try to include a coffee from every coffee growing continent, and a range of processes. Some folks have suggested that having a larger quantity of a single bean that takes a range of roasts is a better way to learn roasting - I think getting a range of flavors so you can start to see the difference origin makes is better. The choice is up to you really.

You will be prompted to choose the coffees you want in the sampler - all regular, all decaf, half decaf/half regular, or espresso.

*There is a slight surcharge for the all decaf options on both the 4 Pound and 8 Pound samplers - since these are more expensive coffees.
P. S. : With very few exceptions, all our coffees are the top grade produced by the exporting country and are current crop if it is available yet. We buy coffee continuously and our stock is fresh! No coffee we have is "past crop." If I sometimes do not include the grade (SHG, SHB, Gr 1, Gr.5 -Ethiopia DP, AA, etc) or the crop year in the description, it's safe to assume it is top grade and current, because I always include the grade if it isn't! Grading can be very confusing; HG is the top Mexican grade but HG is the 2nd grade in Nicaragua. Grade 4 dry processed Ethiopians are the top grade available, but Grade 4 is often labeled Grade 5 to avoid higher export taxes ... email me, Tom, if you have any specific questions. See Coffee Cupping Review links below... and also check out Tom's Cupping Log of incoming samples.