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Rise Up Coffee Roasters

Organic Maryland Blend, Certified Fair Trade Organic Coffee

We are very proud of our Maryland Roots. Having recently been selected as Maryland’s Best Coffee, we set out to craft a coffee experience to capture this pride.

9.4 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #14 of 1193 (Top 2%)
Our Coffee Score 9.4
Coffee Lovers Score 9.3
Overall Ranked #14 of 1193 (Top 2%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #5 of 200 (Top 3%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #15 of 1193 (Top 2%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #211 of 1193 (Top 18%)

Our verdict: Ranked #3 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium pick with sweet, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 148 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Guatemala, Honduras
Process
Organic
Size
12 oz
Price / oz
$1.50
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

SweetRich

The Coffee Score review

We are very proud of our Maryland Roots. Having recently been selected as Maryland’s Best Coffee, we set out to craft a coffee experience to capture this pride. Our team spent hands-on time with the Organic Maryland Blend, Certified Fair Trade Organic Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #3 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium pick with sweet, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 148 Amazon ratings.

We are very proud of our Maryland Roots. Having recently been selected as Maryland’s Best Coffee, we set out to craft a coffee experience to capture this pride. This delicate combination of our favorite coffees yields a clean, sweet taste yet has the charm of a superb daily cup. 65% FTO Honduras (Las Capuquitas/Omar Rodriguez), 35% FTO Guatemala (Chajulense Association)

From the roaster

  • MEDIUM ROAST
  • RICH | CLEAN | CHARMING
  • CERTIFIED FAIR TRADE + ORGANIC
  • ROASTED FRESH TO ORDER!

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9.4/10 — ranked #14 of 1193 (2% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Sweet, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.3/10 from 148 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.8
Freshness 20% weight 9.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 10
Value 15% weight 7.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 9.5
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9.4/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.8★ from 148 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 85%
4 star 10%
3 star 3%
2 star 2%
1 star 0%
  • LisaLong Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Wonderful flavor.

    A very smooth and flavorful coffee. One of the best cups of coffee I’ve had in a long time. The scent alone is well worth the purchase.

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  • CharlieBooksNYC Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Organic Maryland Blend, Certified Fair Trade Organic Coffee, 12 oz, Whole Bean

    VERY FRESH AND GREAT SMELLING. LIKE HEAVEN. WONDERFUL COFFEE WITH NO ACID TASTE. I USE MY LARGE OLD CORNING WARE PERCOLATOR COFFEE POT. DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT. THANK YOU!

  • Ida Romeo Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great coffee

    Had this coffee in Rehobeth beachThen found it hereDelicious

  • Nancy Kessler Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Coffee is delicious

    A little bit expensiveWish it would come already groundWill buy again

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