MEDIUM ROAST

10oz. whole bean coffee

Natural Process

Fazenda was first purchased in 1967, by Isidro Pereira, father of Luiz Paolo Dias Pereira. Luiz was pursuing an education in agriculture at the time the farm came into the family, but after five years, he joined his father to expand production and improve quality.

By 1974, Luiz began expanding Fazenda: It now covers an area of 720 hectares—500 percent growth over the farm's original size. This estate cultivates Yellow Catuai, Yellow Catucai, Acaia, and Yellow Bourbon. The coffee is processed using both the natural and honey method. Nestled outside the city of Carmo de Minas, the farm sits at a range of 950–1200 meters. The higher altitude favors a slow ripening of cherry and permits selective picking, which are decisive factors to produce coffees of exceptional quality.

Yellow Bourbon is a coffee variety introduced after the first major leap of paying a premium so far above the going rate for a Brazilian coffee in the 90s that it was kind of scary at the time. The quality of the coffee was undeniable. This coffee is generally of a much higher quality than standard Brazils, and traceable to a specific farm and variety.

There is a social premium included in the purchase of these coffees that directly funds a charity called CriaCarmo, a youth initiative established by CarmoCoffees, the Cafe Imports export partner in Carmo de Minas, that aims to provide social, educational, and athletic opportunities to at-risk youth in the region. Cafe Imports has supported this project since 2013 with owner-equity donations, and also partners with CarmoCoffees on one lot of coffee annually that is priced to benefit CriaCarmo. The youth who participate primarily come from the local coffee-producing families and enjoy karate, futbol, and chess lessons among other things.

Flavor
Creamy body with cooked berry and cooked citrus flavors with tart acidity and a sugary sweetness.

Importer
Cafe Imports, Minneapolis, MN