It's been a MINUTE since we had a single origin from Brazil in our line-up. We are stoked to have sourced this really special red catuai natural coffee from our pals at Ally Coffee.
It's a "natural", which means some of the coffee cherry flesh was left on the bean so it develops a nice sweetness and some deep flavours. The sweetness definitely comes out on this one, but there's also a beautiful lingering after taste similar to baker's chocolate. There's a mild acidity that's not biting like citrus, and we think it's a bit like green apple. It hits you all across your palette, creating a full coffee drinking experience. This one is a wonderful daily sipper. We're also stoked to try it on espresso.
From ALLY COFFEE:
"Sítio Cajarana in Lambari, Minas Gerais, Brazil is operated by Paulo Junior da Silva and his father, Paulo Sergio. Production at the farm began in 1980 with Paulo Junior’s grandfather, Mr. Divino, who passed a tradition of simplicity and love for agriculture on to the next generations. Today, Paulo Junior and his father work together in pursuit of high quality crops. They take classes to grow their knowledge base, and intend to continue investing in the improvement of their practice.
The farm is 33 hectares total, with 6.5 hectares planted with coffee. Cajarana has an average temperature of 20° C and elevations between 950 and 1100 meters. The father and son know that the region they’re in, Mantiqueira de Minas, has high potential for good coffee, which drives their continued dedication to good harvest and post-harvest processes. This lot of Red Catuai coffee underwent Natural processing. Catuai was developed by the Instituto Agronomico (IAC) of Sao Paulo State in Campinas, Brazil by crossing Mundo Novo and Caturra varieties. Catuai coffees are cultivated widely across Brazil, and are known for their high productivity potential."
We haven't had a profile from Brazil in a while and we are super excited to have this one in our line-up. Brazil is a huge coffee producer and there are so many hidden gems and top-shelf coffees to explore. We hope you give this one a shot and experience just how incredible Brazilian specialty coffee can be!
REGION: Mantiqueira de Minas
FARM: Sitio Cajarana
PROFILE: Medium
NOTES: Almond, Dark Chocolate, Green Apple
VARIETALS: Red Catuai
PROCESS: Natural
ELEVATION: 950-1100 MASL
Available in 340g, 850g or 2.2kg bags of whole bean coffee.
We recommend this equally as a well-rounded filter coffee or as a nice, sweet espresso.
