Category

Origin

Traceability Project

Brazil

Natural Red Catuaí – Donas do Café

region: Minas Gerais, Campestre and Areado

Fazendas: Sitio Posses, Sitio Palmital, Fazenda Canta Galo, Fazenda Vale do Cerrado

producers: Elizabeti, Idivane, Juliana and Andreia

varietal: Red Catuaí

cultivation: mixed sun and shade-grown

process: Natural

A traceable blend of Brazilian Red Catuaí, sourced from four women-owned farms. From some farms we've been sourcing for many years, and are always extremely happy with their high quality product.

Espresso

  • chocolate
  • hazelnut
  • ripe grape
  • cocoa

Smooth body with a backdrop of chocolate and wonderful notes of hazelnut and ripe grapes. The refined acidity is reminiscent of cocoa, and the aftertaste is tasty like chocolate-covered grapes.

Cupping

  • cocoa
  • hazelnut
  • ripe grape

Medium body with notes of cocoa, toasted hazelnut and a sweetness reminiscent of ripe grapes. The aftertaste is pleasant and balanced.

Natural Process

The harvested coffee cherries are selected, either manually or mechanically, to remove unripe cherries and foreign matter. They are then laid to dry on cement patios or raised beds, and turned regularly to avoid unwanted mold and fermentation. The whole drying process may last between three and six weeks, depending on climatic conditions.

This drying process allows the sugar from the pulp, mucilage (mesocarp) and skin (exocarp) to penetrate the beans, giving sweetness, body and a characteristic yellow hue (or bronze in the case of foxy beans).

When the dried cherries reach around 11% humidity, they are taken to the mill for hulling and kept in parchment (endocarp), before being milled and bagged.

Good for use in

  • Espresso

  • Cappuccino

  • Moka

Traceability Project

Brazil

Natural Red Catuaí – Donas do Café

Brazil