Tasting notes:
stone fruits, dark chocolate, caramel
Region: Carmo de Minas
Farmer: Group of farmers
Altitude: 1100-1300 masl
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Process: Pulped Natural
Roast: Espresso only
The story
This regional Mantiqueira Mountains Yellow Bourbon blend is produced by several smallholder farmers who are members of COCARIVE cooperative in Carmo de Minas. Coffees are selected by quality and variety, and are graded and milled at COCARIVE’s own processing facility. In order to be selected for the regional blends, farms must meet a set of quality criteria. Balance and sweetness are the key features of this coffee.There are a growing number of farms in Brazil that are focusing more on cup quality than volume. These farms approach growing, harvesting and processing with a great attention to detail. Ripe coffee is picked using a derricadeira – a sort of mechanized rake that uses vibration to harvest ripe cherries. A tarp is spanned between coffee trees to capture the cherry as it falls. After harvesting, cherry is pulped and laid to dry in the sun on concrete patios.
