Brazil Mantiqueira Fazenda Baixadao Natural Yellow Catuai 15+

Sourcing Details

From this volume of coffee, we have plucked a special treat traceable to farms located in the protected origin of Mantiqueira de Minas region known for its rolling hills and uneven terrain. This particular lot comes from a 30 acre farm called Sitio Baixadão, which is owned by Helisson Afonso da Silva. Helisson comes from a family with a history in the specialty coffee market. Helisson's father has an impressive reputation for quality, recognized with the highest scoring natural processed coffee in the 2015 Brazil Cup of the Excellence competitions. Helisson’s lot finished in an impressive 14th place the same year.

Processing Details

For the post harvest processing, the cherries are taken to the mill where carefully selected ripe cherries are washed and floated to remove damaged and less dense seeds before the drying process begins. Cherries are gently dried to reduce moisture to 11 percent and then carefully stored until it is time for milling and export.

Exporting Details

Preparation for export is done at the Cooperative of Coffee Growers of Vale do Rio Verde (COCARIVE), which was established in 1961 and currently has 660 producer-members. At the COCARIVE dry-mill, traceability and quality control are carefully managed