Meet Lana. She handles tons of Sweet Maria’s customer service messages and processes never-ending stacks of incoming coffee and merchandise orders. Having access to our extensive offerings list, she put together a list of a few coffees she really likes.
Name: Lana
Position: Customer Service
Coffee Approach: I’ve been with Sweet Maria’s since last September and have really enjoyed tasting and learning about coffee! On the weekends, I enjoy going out to new coffee shops around the Bay Area to scope out the best single-origin pour-overs. I gravitate towards floralFloral notes in coffee exemplify the connection between taste and smell. Describing the taste of a specific flower is near impossible...we always default to “it tastes like it..., tea-likeA term used to describe coffees with light, tannic, slighly astringent mouthfeel and tea aromatics. We find it in some Rwandan flavor profiles, among others. coffees via BurundiBurundi coffee bears resemblance to neighboring Rwanda, in both cup character, but also the culture surrounding coffee. Burundi is a small landlocked country at the crossroads of East... or RwandaA Bourbon cultivar variant from Rwanda and Burundi. Bourbon coffees are named for the island in the India Ocean where French colonists grew it. Some history from the..., but also love a chocolatey Central or South American.
My Picks:
Rwanda Nyamasheke Cyato: Black tea notes with a hint of chocolateA general flavor or aroma term reminiscent of chocolate. But what type? Usually described with more specifics.: Chocolate is a broad, general flavor or aroma term reminiscent of.... Amazing at all roast levels! Roast level: City+City+ roast is an ideal roast level that occurs roughly between 425 and 435 degrees Fahrenheit in many coffee roasters with a responsive bean probe where First Crack...
Burundi Kayanza Dusangirijambo Coop: One of my absolute favorites with Earl Grey-like notes and some citrus. A good daily drinker! City.
GuatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to... Michicoy FincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... Rosma: Why wouldn’t you want coffee that tastes like a chocolatey oatmeal cookie? So good at Full City with other dark fruit notes. Roast level: Full City.
El SalvadorEl Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. Unfortunately, agriculture... Finca Matalapa Lote Cumbrita: An awesome dark roast! Chocolatey, nuttyNutty is a broad flavor term, reminiscent of nuts ... but what kind exactly?: Nutty is a broad flavor term, reminiscent of nuts. It is tied intrinsically to..., sweet and a tad bitterBitterness is one of 5 basic tastes: Sour, Sweet, Salty, Bitter and Umami (savory flavors). There are many types of bitterness, hence not one avenue to tracking down.... Roast level: Full City.
Check out all four in our Staff Picks Sample Set.