Mother Tongue

Mugshots

Sweet & Smooth

Medium Blends

Mugshots balances big, fresh citrus aromatics with sweet nutty flavor that goes well in any mug.

Flavor Profile

Roast Level

Medium

Tasting Notes

Citrus

Nut

Brown Sugar

Origin

Country Of Origin

Peru, Mexico, Ethiopia

Process

Washed
About the Roaster

After roasting for coffee’s biggest names and winning the US Cup Tasters Championship, Jen Apodaca set out to launch Mother Tongue Coffee in 2019. With an equal emphasis on how coffee tastes and how it makes you feel, the Oakland, California-based roaster builds relationships based on mutual values of creating sustainable communities near and far, paying better-than-fair prices to producers and connecting with the Bay Area through its work with public radio and local food banks.

Location

Oakland, CA

Fun Fact

A trusted source of delicious coffees, this roaster’s name comes from the words themselves: Mother is a guardian and the Tongue (and nose) is the gateway to our senses.

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About the Roaster

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About the Roaster

Mother Tongue

Oakland, CA

After roasting for coffee’s biggest names and winning the US Cup Tasters Championship, Jen Apodaca set out to launch Mother Tongue Coffee in 2019. With an equal emphasis on how coffee tastes and how it makes you feel, the Oakland, California-based roaster builds relationships based on mutual values of creating sustainable communities near and far, paying better-than-fair prices to producers and connecting with the Bay Area through its work with public radio and local food banks.
Fun Fact
A trusted source of delicious coffees, this roaster’s name comes from the words themselves: Mother is a guardian and the Tongue (and nose) is the gateway to our senses.