Brazil Premium Natural Fazenda Primavera (New Arrival) Colombia Inzá Vereda San Antonio (New Arrival) Peru La Communidad de La Palma Sumatra Gayo Wet Process Gunung Tujuh Ethiopia Guji Uraga Tome station Kenya PB Washed Serengeti Burundi Kayanza Yagikawa Station Guatemala Antigua Pulcal Inteligente (Last 2) Tanzania Tarime Town AA (Last 2) Costa Rica Muyo Bella…

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Taste note: Raw sugar, dark honey, raisin and dehydrated apricot This coffee from Inzá is made up of coffee from Vereda San Antonio, “vereda” being the equivalent of a small neighborhood in Spanish. It’s created by the Sweet Maria’s team locally trying to bring out the best of Inza, by mixing the best quality lot…

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Taste note: Chocolate, molasses sweetness, bittersweet ending Fazenda Primavera is famous for natural processing, in particular pulped natural (Brazil COE #1 spot in 2017). This lot is a high scoring natural processed Red Caturi which the farm took great care to produce. Very clean cup, a sweet floral balancing with chocolaty edge. A sweet edge…

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Taste note: baking spice in the aromatics, raw sugar sweetness, ginger powder This coffee is from Yagikawa Farmers Cooperative Society in Kayanza Province, Burundi. Yagikawa operates as a central location where small farmers/coop members can deliver whole cherry for sale, processing, and eventual export outside of the country. The station itself is situated at 1750…

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Taste note: syrupy sweet, notes of red grape, hibiscus flower tea flavor Tarime sits in the northern region of Tanzania, nestled between the Serengeti and Lake Victoria. This remote area, occupied by multiple self-governing tribes, is dotted by farms ranging from 2-8 hectares. These farmers make their living growing coffee and other cash crops as…

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Taste note: caramel sweetness, berry flavor, Earl grey tea finish The Mutovu coffee station was established as a cooperative in 2012 in Nyamasheke area of Western Rwanda. It is in an ideal area for growing coffee with rich soils, and with so many small holder coffee farmers around, it’s also a perfect location for a…

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I started the journey of being a coffee maker rather than a coffee drinker when I lived in Taiwan in 2015. I took classes on hand drip and latte art, bought gears home to make coffee for my family, writing blogs on cafe, and even growing coffee plant at home. Just like any coffee connoisseurs…

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