BRAZIL CERRADO MINEIRO

Tasting Notes: Orange, Peanut Butter, Cream, Milk Chocolate

Grown By: Smallholder Coffee Producers from Cerrado Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Region: Cerrado Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Process: Full Natural and Dried in the Sun

Roast Level: Light-Medium

Brazil is the coffee producing superstar. They source around one-third of the world’s coffee, making them the largest coffee producer in the globe! Of course, most of this is lower grade Arabica. However, this country is capable of producing specialty coffees. This particular Brazilian Cerrado Mineiro is standard specialty quality coffee. The flavor pops because the beans are dry-processed, meaning the beans are patio-dried while they are still in the cherry. Since the coffees are dried in contact with the sweet mucilage, the coffee’s cup profile will be heavy in body, sweet, smooth, and complex. The 17/18 screen size has a more consistent flavor without the pungent fruit notes that can turn up in smaller screen sized beans, which is an indication of varying bean maturity.