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If I wasn’t such a dark roast fan I think this blend from Sweet Maria’s could have shined stronger, but the caramel and malt aroma of this coffee really brought in the beginning of Fall nicely.

What a surprise the Colombia Tolima turned out to be. My previous encounter with Colombian coffee didn’t turn out to be something I was impressed with for espresso. I don’t think I’ve come across a more comforting coffee so far.

The very last of my blend experiment (not counting when I actually take on making my own blends), Sweet Maria’s Liquid Amber Blend. This blend is pretty much a one trick pony, but it does that trick well.

So close to the end of our blend experiment. We have one more after I tell you all about Sweet Maria’s Moka Kadir Blend. I also figured it was about time I showed an updated pull from the La Pavoni. One of the best things about this coffee journal is I get to look back [...]

Most of the blends I have tried tend to sit on the darker roast side, Sweet Maria’s Espresso Workshop #11: Tono Alto is meant for light roast, and by that I mean keep it to a City+ if you can take it. I pushed it too far into Full CIty, but I still got an [...]

Sweet Maria’s Puro Scuro is absolutely meant for dark roasts. I tried to play it a bit safe with this blend and start with a Full City+. I was not enjoying the flavors I pulled at this level. Kind of like drinking earthy V8 with coffee. Not terrible, but not exactly enjoyable. So, I decided [...]

As I dive through more blends I am starting to realize that I might not enjoy complex coffee as much as I thought. I am finding I really miss the nice clean flavors single origin espresso offers. While there are blends I like, the majority of the time I am still feeling like my cup [...]

I’m sure everyone has noticed by now that I tend to get all my green from one supplier, and right now that has been Sweet Maria’s. In this installment of your favorite home roasting journal, I’ll be exploring their New Classic Espresso Blend.

After all the light roasting I’ve done in the past month and a half it is so nice to hit the dark stuff again. Sweet Maria’s Espresso Workshop #10 is a great blend to kick off our next espresso experiment. I’ve decided to go with all blends this time around. I have one or two [...]

I am going to admit right off that I have not done Sweet Maria’s Espresso Workshop #9: Dénouemoi any justice this past week. I have been in the trial phase of pulling shots with La Pavoni Europiccola. While the trials are going well, it is learning how to pull espresso shots all over again.