Brazil – Fazenda Alta Vista

ORIGIN: Carmo de Minas

ROAST LEVEL: Medium

TASTING NOTES: peanut chews, cooked sugars, honey granola, and roasted cacao nibs.

FARM NOTES: Alta Vista Farm lies in the foothills of Serra da Mantiqueira, in the Carmo de Minas municipality. This area is known for coffee cultivation, with relatively good altitude for Brazil, and favorable microclimates for both growing and drying coffee. Alta Vista is 84-hectare farm that was started less than a decade ago, and taking 7th position at the Brazil Cup of Excellence competition in 2007, just 3 years after being planted.

PROCESSING: Pulp Natural

DRYING METHOD: Patio Sun-Dried

ELEVATION: 1300 MSL

CULTIVAR: Bourbon, Catuai

BREWING METHODS: This coffee brews well in all methods including espresso.