Sweet Shop

Origin

• 🇧🇮 Burundi
• 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Fun. Wildly Complex. Fruit Driven . Ships within 1 week after roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. 100% specialty arabica coffee beans only Square Miles' coffee beans are at their peak 1 to 2 weeks after roasting Origin Mbewe Heza Hills VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. N39, BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Bourbon Processing WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Washed Producer Mbewe AMCOS Heza Washing StationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. Country Tanzania Burundi Roast Level Medium Medium About this coffee: 50% Mbewe / 50% Heza Hills The idea behind our Sweetshop blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. is simple: combine sweet and characterful coffee to create a fun, wildly complex and fruit-driven espresso. This isn’t about balance and it certainly isn’t about tradition. This is about cramming as much fruit and fun into the cup as possible. We want an espresso that doesn’t taste like anything else. About: A floral, fruity burst of joy, the latest iteration of Sweetshop has landed! Combining two East African components that highlight the ‘Great Lake’s’ region of Africa, Mbewe from Songwe, Tanzania meets Heza Hills from the Kayanza Province in Burundi in this blend. Tanzanian Mbewe adds a fresh and zesty yet sugary touch to Sweetshop, just in time for your summer brewing. Produced by an AMCOS (Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society), this local cooperative thrives on the initiative of supporting farmers in Tanzania. The society helps increase the potential of the farmers' work and livelihoods by offering advice focusing on agriculture, marketing and access to quality resources such as seeds and fertiliser. With accents of dried apricot and sunny orange hues, Heza Hills compliments the sweetness of Mbewe wonderfully. Produced at Heza Washing Station, it sits on a backdrop of adventurous mountainsides, hand built log bridges and the community that live in the surrounding hills is comprised mostly of coffee farmers. With Heza meaning ‘beautiful place’ in Kirundi, the local language of Burundi, the station truly lives up to its name! Brewing Recipe : Espresso Brewing ratio 1 : 2 Ground coffee 19g Espresso output 38g Brew time 28-32 s