This Yellow Bourbon is produced by Fazenda Cachoeira located in the Mogiana Region in the State of Sul de Minas. The cherry of Yellow Bourbons are bright yellow when fully ripe; the cup is very bright and sweet with nutty flavors. Growing altitude is 3500 to 3800 feet and precipitation is between 1,800 and 2,000mm per year with an average temperature of 19ºC - ideal conditions for coffee. Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama has been in the Carvalho Dias family since 1890. Gabriel de Carvalho Dias, son of the owner, Lindolpho de Carvalho Dias is responsible for the property's management. It is located 3 miles from Minas Gerais state line and has characteristics from the mountainous areas of Mogiana and from Sul de Minas. On this farm everything is done manually, which includes coffee plantation handling and harvest, since its topography does not allow any kind of mechanization. Social and environmental sustainability is considered very important in the farm management. Lindolpho de Carvalho Dias developed a program of planting native species to keep a better ecological balance. The farm has a school, a club and an official size soccer field for the employees' benefit. There are 47 houses for the employees and their families, all with modern facilities. The wastewater is treated to avoid polluting the stream that runs across the farm. The farm produces various Bourbon coffees, famous for their exceptional quality. This Yellow Bourbon is a full natural process coffee so it will add body and some of the characteristic bite to your espresso blends; however, this can also be a stand-alone coffee. Coffee is harvested manually on cloth, preventing beans from getting in touch with the earth. This is full natural coffee, not pulped-natural. The entire cherry is dried under the sun in terraces until the beans reach 20 percent humidity. At this stage, the coffee is transferred to the dryers to reduce humidity to 11 percent. Subsequently, the coffee lots are stored in a warehouse, with very low humidity level and free from odors that can affect the coffee. The quality of the coffee produced by Fazenda Cachoeira is a result of dedication and care during all coffee production stages, from the selections of the nursery trees and plantation to harvesting and processing. After harvest the beans receive the maximum attention possible so as not to lose any of the body and cup qualities that the region is known for. Fazenda Cachoeira has had numerous coffee in the Brazil Cup of Excellence over the years and have been among the finalists in 6 of the past 7 years. Cup Characteristics: Earthy, robust, medium heavy body with milk chocolate aftertaste. Tart with lemon-citrus note, floral notes of jasmine. Sweet with delicate acidity. Roasting Notes: Depends on your intended use. As an espresso blend component, for which it's very well suited, you can run the gamut from City+, a lightness you might see in Northern Italian styles, but this coffee would be terrific at a Viennese roast level, past second crack but pulled before caramelization. Some might want it darker still but at that point much of the sweetness would be gone.
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| 1 | $6.09 | | 2-4 | $5.79 | | 5-19 | $5.48 | | 20+ | $4.87 |
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