Green Coffee

Gahahe is "complete" in terms of the levels of sweetness, cleanliness and vibrance. Raw sugar, apple-like acidity, top notes of cranberry and baking spice. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Kibingo has a honeyed mouthfeel and flavor, toasted sugar, black tea, buoyant body and tea-tannic acidity. A crowd pleasing coffee. City to Full City.

Layered sweetness gives way to subtle baking spice and apple accents, black tea, and lemon water acidity. Balanced sweet and bitter flavors and Full City shows rich dark chocolate and cherry notes. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso. 

Baking spice flavors peak in lighter roasts and 'pop' against a cooked sugar backdrop. Darjeeling tea, clove, all spice, cinnamon, lemon rind and cider-like apple notes. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

A lovely, delicate Burundi cup. Fruited hints of apricot and dried papaya with complex baking spice notes woven through, like mace, clove, and anise. Syrupy sweetness from start to finish and mild floral character. City to City+.

The level of sweetness ranks high (8.8!) - sugar in the raw, cream caramel, light brown sugar - with spiced flecks of cinnamon powder, hints of apple and pear and structuring acidity. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

 

Tea and spice notes flourish in Nemba's brew, a chamomile floral aroma, spiced Darjeeling, along with a juicy lemon note. Acidity is brilliant like citrus and the tannic side of black tea. City to Full City.

City roasts brew nicely, raw sugarcane juice underpins top notes of dried apple, lemon zest and cinnamon stick. Acidity really pops like lemonade and the finish is brisk and clean. City to Full City.

 

Brews well in light to middle roasts, tea-like vibrance, raw honey and caramelizing sugars, muted baking spice and fruited top notes and syrupy bittersweetness with darker roasting. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

 

Yagikawa excels at City+ and beyond yielding opaque body, turbinado sugar, molasses, cinnamon and ginger spice, and cocoa powder. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

 

Duromina has intense cup flavors, nectarine, peach skin, herbal rue and orange marmalade notes are attention grabbing. Deeper roasts pull out cacao bittersweetness and rustic dried stone fruit. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Underlying clover honey sweetness, stone fruit flesh and bittering peach skin, orange peel and kaffir lime accents and a complex herbal/rue aroma. City to Full City.

Clean, transparent sweetness when roasted light, with an orange flavor that accents the cup and defines acidity too, followed by peach tea, and orange blossom top notes. City to City+.

Honeyed sweetness is accented by a pulpy citrus note and hop flower aroma. Intense bittersweet chocolate at Full City, with berry hints and orange zest. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

City and City+ roasts show big fruits and clean floral aroma; strawberry lemonade, dried cherry, raspberry, pineapple hard candy, dried mango, orange and a jasmine nose. City to Full City.

 

 

Fruit flavors are juicy and clean, strawberry jam and berry-like brightness illuminate the cup, hints of sweet citrus, peach puree and tart acidic impression. City to Full City.

Such a clean and complex DP cup, notes of fresh and dried fruits, baking spices, blueberry hard candy, mixed berry jam and stunning floral aroma. A standout pour over brew. City to City+.

Perfumed jasmine and lavender florals at City, with a bergamot citrus oil note, sweet raw sugars, vibrant acidity, and Earl Grey tea aftertaste. Complex, to say the least. City to Full City.

Light roasts of Yukiro make excellent pour over brews, delicate floral aroma, soft fruited notes like lime, pink grapefruit, green apple and nectarine and backing of simple syrup sweetness. City to City+.

Lighter roasts are tangy and sweet, with citrus and cookie characteristics like lemon bars, and a Hefeweizen beer note that works with the lemony twist. City to City+.

Equal parts raw sugar sweetness and complex baking spice notes, butter toffee sweetness giving way to clove and cinnamon top notes, candied lemon peel and English Breakfast tea finish. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Brewing light roasts offers soft accents of black tea, dried apple, and raisin atop a sweetness that has the transparency of simple syrup, and a finish marked by notes of Earl Grey tea, and roasted barley. City to City+.

 

Cane juice sweetness anchors the cup, lemon grass tea, citric acidity, cinnamon and all-spice finish. Robust spiced chocolate when roasted dark. City to Full City. Prime espresso option.

Sweet and bitter flavors are harmonious, a honey note is near floral and overt, black tea with lemon, hints of golden raisin, hibiscus flower tea and dried pear. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

 

Gaseke makes a unique, herbal cup at City+. Licorice root and lemongrass tea flavors comes through, and date sugar sweetness goes the long haul in the finish. A bodied brewed coffee. City+ to Full City+.

 

Raw sugar sweetness, and top notes touch on aspects of dark dried fruits like raisins rolled in clove powder, Mission fig, and prune, along with a candied citrus note offering sharp contrast. City to Full City.

Medium roasts show balanced sweet/bittering flavors, elements of buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup, bittering powdered cocoa, licorice hint and an aromatic woody aroma. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

City+ roasts are creamy, Brazil nut and dusty cocoa, dried stone fruit, cooked rhubarb, rustic date sugar, dried tamarind, black licorice, and aromatic cedar wood. City+ to Full City+. Wild espresso.

As complex as they come, chicory, date, slab apricot, tobacco, cooked rhubarb, dried tamarind, black licorice, sandalwood aroma. City+ to Full City+. Wild espresso. Best with rest.

It's tea, made from coffee, and you can eat it! Yes, these dehydrated coffee cherries are crispy, tart and sweet. No roasting necessary, just steep a fruited tea, try as sun tea, or use as a snack in place of dried fruit. Flavors of hibiscus, tamarind, passion fruit, apple, raisin. With or without sweetener, this one's great. *sold in 3 oz. bags

A balanced cup, nut-to-chocolate roast tastes, restrained sweetness of caramelized sugars, subtle top notes like green apple, hazelnut, and walnut. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Base of unrefined sugars, apple and tamarind hints, tangy black tea finish. Deeper roasts are dominated by bittersweet chocolate roast tones. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

SF 1900 presents rounded sweetness in the cup, molasses, cane juice, with a tasty vanilla accent, and acidity like lemon tea. Full City builds a more chocolate-toned cup. City to Full City.

Middle roasts have flavor aspects of granola; oats and roasted almonds baked with honey and cinnamon, even a subtle dried raisin note. Heavier dark chocolate flavors are found at Full City. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

La Esperanza is a fairly delicate, nuanced El Salvador. Toffee/caramel sweetness, roasted barley green tea, lemony acidity, light body, clean mouthfeel. City to Full City.

As good as it gets: star jasmine, rose water, Assam, tart rose hips, pristine sweetness, fruit bubblegum, tropical aroma, and brisk acidity. City to City+. Works as floral and chocolatey espresso too when roasted darker.

Brown sugar, apple-like acidity, indications of green tea, almond, toasted barley, raisin, and fig. Dominant bittersweet chocolate when roasted dark. City to Full City+. Good espresso.

Fruited aroma, notes of raw sugar, apple and orange are connected by bracing, tart acidity. Sweetness sticks around in the finish, peppered by an accent of malted milk powder. City to Full City+.

Light roasts show honeyed sweetness, complex berry top notes, candied citrus and a cardamom spice hint. Roast development brings out chocolate bittersweetness. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Layered sweetness - caramelizing sugars, butterscotch, and molasses - hints of apple and pear, a tart malic acidity. Full City produces opaque cocoa roast tones balanced by a sturdy sweet base. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

A complex brew at a wide range of roasts, underlying butterscotch sweetness that hits a perfumed floral apex, accent notes of brisk tea, dark berry, candied citrus and a tangy acidity. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Sweet citrus flavors and herbal green tea in light roasts, dried fruit character, burned sugar, caramel and rich chocolate roast tones with deeper roast development. City to Full City+. Good espresso. 

A sweet almond paste flavors unfolds to candied nut flavors like almond and peanut, chocolate-covered nut, baking cocoa, and inky body. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Pour over brews yield a fruited cup that fits right in with our top tier Centrals American coffee. Berry-like vibrance, honey sweetness, red berry, apple, tart rhubarb and a walnut finishing note. City to City+.

Crowd pleasing in light and middle roasts, raw cane and brown sugars, accent notes of vanilla bean, roasted almond, dried apple, mild tea-like acidity, and bittersweet finish. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Bambito is sweet at a wide range of roasts, brown sugar and honey, a marshmallow hint, walnut, fruited highlights, and a sturdy bittersweet core. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Chocolate roast tone and toasted grain notes mingle nicely: Nutella spread on toast, cocoa powder, and the grainy side of carob and malted grains. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

Lighter roasts have hints of burned sugar, malted grains, gingerbread, and chocolate characteristics underneath it all. Aggressive bittersweetness at Full City with much bigger body. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

A decaf with mild bittersweetness at City+, toasted caramel and cacao nib flavors, chocolate malted grains, honey-wheat bran muffin, and mild baking spice accents. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

Brown sugar and molasses sweetness keep bittering roast/cocoa tones in near perfect balance. Surprisingly un-decaf in flavor...in fact, I passed it off as regular non-decaf. Shhhh. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

Waja Mala has a bran muffin aspect in aroma, with flavors of turbinado sugar, walnut, raisin and the bittersweetness of flourless chocolate torte. City to Full City.

Herbaceous aroma is offset by prune-like fruited flavor, rustic brown rice syrup sweetness, hints of red fruit, bell pepper, cedar aroma, and a horehound candy, herbal-sweet finish. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Earth-toned aromatics reminiscent of Sumatra, rustic sweeteners like brown rice syrup and date sugar, bittering cacao, citrus rind, bell pepper, red fruit and sweet tobacco. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso blending.

Goulala has a sweet cup character, butter cream frosting and mild bittering bass notes are illuminated by tart goji berry and lemon rind, and an almond meal finishing note. City to Full City.

City+ pulls out an underlay of unsweetened cocoa powder that allows tart berry and fruit skin notes to stand out. Big body, moderate acidity, and herbal finishing hints. City+ to Full City.

Shows some typical wet hulled qualities, unrefined molasses and date sugar, stewed fruits, molasses cookie, rustic cocoa tones, tobacco leaf, muted acidity and an oily mouthfeel. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Intense sweetness and bittering roast flavors, sorghum syrup, foresty cedar, baking chocolate, chicory, hints of licorice and burdock root. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

The cup is intense to say the least, rice syrup and palm sugar, herbal tones, foresty peat, berry pulp, lemon zest, black tea and a tobacco finishing note. An uncompromising earth-toned cup. City+ to Full City+.

City+ and Full City roasts have herbaceous/earthy mix in fragrance and aroma, date and palm sugars, foresty notes and roasted grain and cacao nibs flavors in the aftertaste. City+ to Full City+.

A sweet, earth-toned coffee with herbal honey sweetness, accents of basil and fresh tarragon, a saturated green tea flavor, rustic palm and date sugars, tart citrus, and sandalwood aroma. City+.

An all around sweet, clean PNG. Syrupy sweet, bubblegum accent, Botan rice candy, orange marmalade aroma, and mild, black tea-like acidity. City to Full City. Wilder espresso option.

Full City roasts produce chocolate-covered nut character in the brewed coffee, balanced bittersweetness, mirky fruited accent, and soft green tea-like vibrance. City+ to Full City. Good for espresso.

At City+, nuanced roast tones compliment burned sugar, hazelnut, pecan cookie, dark caramel sauce, and a roasted barley tea note. A medium-bodied brew. City+ to Full City.

Perfumed sugar aroma, glimpses of apple juice, golden raisin and berry wine amidst a balanced core of raw sugar sweetness and tannic bittering qualities. Light roasts have tart berry-like acidity. City to City+.

City+ constructs a framework of sucanat, panela, and toffee sweetness, marked by raisin and almond hints. Full City boosts dark chocolate tones and milky body. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Intense cup flavors, apple, dried plum, orange, and hibiscus tea. While I prefer the light and bright cups, dark berry notes flourish at Full City too. City to Full City.

A sweetness like date sugar holds complex cup flavors together; raisin, berry jam, orange rind and sweet basil. Hefty body and rich cacao in dark roasts. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Bodied brew at a wide roast range, dark sweetness like sucanat and molasses, hint of spiced apple tea. Darker roasting raises deep cocoa roast tones and fruited finishing accents. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Apple-like vibrance adds structure to notes of semi-sweet chocolate, dried pear and walnut. Capable of deep chocolate roast tone with development. City+ to Full City+.

Raw sugar sweetness, hazelnut and walnut accents, along with dried apple and peach tea. Bittersweet the darker you roast, and fruited hints hold up to roast development. City to Full City.

Fruited cup profile, some sweet bright accents, medium body. FC+ to a light Vienna is recommended.

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.

All fresh ingredients makes for an incredible espresso. Full City shots have sweet chocolate flavors, and complex fruited notes like nectarine and peach, dark grape, and milder citrus hints. So sweet, without acidity being "over the top". Fruit flavors shift and the sweet aftertaste lingers. City+ to Full City+ depending on brew application. Best for espresso.

Designed to endure the rigors of dark roasting, and produce excellent pungent tastes, attractive bittersweet/carbony flavors, and great body.

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.

Rich chocolate flavors come through in layers, with fruited notes of slab apricot and plum, and finishing notes are leathery, herbal, fruited, and of course bittersweet. Creamy mouthfeel and works well for milk drinks. Full City to Vienna. Great espresso. 

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.

If you're a fan of those deep, dark, creamy, chocolate roast tones, we have put together a convenient set of coffees to keep the Willy Wonka tastes flowing. We plan on circulating other coffees with chocolate notes into this set so check back once in a while to see what chocolatey coffees we have to offer!

This set is $24.00 for 4lbs of coffee and you can deselect any of them from your cart before checking out (but we can't imagine why you would).

4 pre-selected decaffeinated coffees from several different growing regions. An economical way for a beginner to start roasting or find some new favorites. We choose the coffees. Four 1lb bags of four different decaf coffees.

*Please note that we can't make substitutions or take special requests for our samplers. Thank you!

The Espresso Sampler includes pre-selected Sweet Maria's Blends and single origin coffees that are good as espresso. Starting off with a sample set is an economical way to start roasting and become familiar with origin flavor characteristics. Some of the single origin coffees and blends will not be available to order from our main coffee list since they are coffees that are going out of stock or are for sample sets only. You will receive 4 or 8 different 1 lb bags of green coffee.

Pre-selected coffees from some of the different growing regions we offer. Starting off with a sample set is an economical way to start roasting and become familiar with origin flavor characteristics. These coffees will not typically be available to order from the our main coffee list since they are coffees that are going out of stock or are for sample sets only. You will receive either 4 or 8 different 1 lb bags of green coffee.

Roasted on 10/08/2019 to City ++

Roasted almond, cinnamon, and raisin notes. 

Roasted on 10/08/2019 to City

Delicate bright cup with citrus notes. 

Enjoy 2 lbs of freshly roasted coffee from our Probat roaster at Sweet Maria's Coffee. With a roasted coffee subscription we ship you two different single origin coffees roasted between a City-Full City roast, packaged in resealable valve bags. 

Roasted on 10/08/2019 to Full City ++

Bittersweet chocolate, licorice, and dark fruit notes.