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About Brazil Legender Especial Peaberry Natural

Arrived April 2026, in Grainpro bags.

Peaberries occur in about 3 to 5 percent of coffee cherries. Where most coffee cherries have two facing halves, each a 'flat' coffee bean, peaberries grow into a single cylindrical shape. The theory is that one of the flat beans does not develop and so the other takes over and fills the entire space. Instead of producing two 'coffee beans', actually the cherry's seeds, peaberries form a single seed or bean within the cherry. Because they are cylindrical, and have no flat surfaces, they roll around in drum roasters and typically roast more evenly than their flat counterparts.

Legender is a coffee buying group who select from multiple small area farms (called sitios) in the unique micro-regions of Machado, Poco Fundo and Campestre, all located in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. All lots are purchased directly from growers who are committed to quality and willing to provide detailed information and transparency about their sitios, harvesting methods, drying techniques and other relevant information about their coffee. This is opposite the majority of Brazilian coffee production which primarily takes place on very large coffee plantations.

Elevation: 1200 meters
Varietals: Mundo Novo,Yellow Catuai,Red Catuai
Milling Process: Natural
Drying Process: Patio and Raised Beds
Harvest Months: June to August
Export Months: October to January

Legender was founded in 2012 and is focused on offering the best coffees grown in their region. They provide full traceability of all of coffee lots and their partner producers are fully committed to environment friendly practices. The group is focused on building strong and lasting relationships with their grower partners. This Legender Peaberry Natural is a very fairly priced coffee that just arriveed in the US and was immediately snapped up. As mentioned, peaberry lots are normally quite small. Their coffees frequently present a solid choice; this is no exception.

Cup Characteristics: Beefy aroma with tamari. Very sweet, viscous cup with dark chocolate and toasted almond notes. A solid, clean and well structured coffee to use as a single origin or component for espresso blend.

Roasting Notes: Peaberries roast very evenly, in general. Coffees from these altitudes, while relatively high for Brazil, produce somewhat softer beans than other higher origins. Thus, slower roasts can be done. This coffee will produce earthy body and is a great candidate for single origin espresso. We advise pulling the roast before second crack has commenced, or just at its start.