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Square Mile Coffee Roasters

La Maria

HoneyMediumNorthscore 83
La Maria by Square Mile Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Honey
Altitude
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Harvest
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Weight
2.6 lb
Bag price
GBP 63.00
Price / oz
$1.89/oz
Brew
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As cupped

mango · peach · maple syrup

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 17 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 17 days ago.

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

83

Limited signal

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 4 signals

Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Sensory average

  • youtube
    90/ 30% weight
  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • transparency
    60/ 15% weight

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About Square Mile Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Square Mile is widely regarded as a benchmark specialty roaster, particularly within the UK coffee scene. They are frequently mentioned as a go-to for high-quality beans, with their 'Red Brick' and 'Sweet Shop' blends being specific community favorites. While one user reported finding a rock in a bag of Red Brick, this is treated as an isolated incident rather than a systemic quality issue, and the brand maintains a strong reputation for excellence.

industry benchmarkRed Brick and Sweet Shop blendsconsistently high qualityUK specialty stapleJames Hoffmann association
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On YouTube

8 videos · 591k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Square Mile Coffee Roasters as a foundational, quality-obsessed institution in the specialty coffee industry. Reviewers highlight the company's rigorous approach to sensory training, meticulous sourcing, and a commitment to operational excellence. The roastery is frequently described as a thoughtful, professional environment where technical precision and a deep, experiential understanding of coffee flavors are prioritized.

Rigorous sensory training and cupping cultureCommitment to operational and business transparencyEmphasis on building a 'mental library' of flavorsIntegration of vintage and modern roasting technologyFocus on long-term stakeholder and customer impact

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