Altitude
Farm altitude of all eight coffees. The higher coffee grows, the longer the cherry ripens and the denser the bean.
Brazil · Cerrado Mineiro · Natural
Calm
Even, nutty, no sourness
Tasting notes
- hazelnut
- milk chocolate
- caramel
Natural Brazil for people who avoid sourness. Heavy body and nutty sweetness: good for espresso, cappuccino, a moka pot and a cezve.
Passport
Where this coffee comes from
Cerrado Mineiro is a high plateau in Brazil with flat land and a dry harvest season. The cherries dry whole on open patios. There is hardly any acidity, but plenty of hazelnut and milk chocolate. An easy everyday cup, like a day without wind.
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Cerrado Mineiro
- Producer
- Plateau estate farm
- Altitude
- 950–1,200 m
- Varieties
- Yellow Catuaí, Mundo Novo
- Process
- Natural
- Harvest
- May – September
- Roast
- Medium, for espresso
- SCA score
- 84–85
Process
Natural: the whole cherry dries first, and the dry husk comes off later. More sweetness, berries and body.
Observations
Observations
Flavour profile
Scores on a 1 to 5 scale from our cupping.
- Acidity
- 1 of 5
- Sweetness
- 4 of 5
- Body
- 5 of 5
- Bitterness
- 3 of 5
- Finish
- 3 of 5
Harvest
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May — harvest
- Jun — harvest
- Jul — harvest
- Aug — harvest
- Sep — harvest
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Recipes
How to brew
V60 dripper
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Temperature
- 91 °C
- Time
- 2:30–2:50
Espresso
- Coffee
- 18 g
- In the cup
- 36 g
- Ratio
- 1:2
- Temperature
- 93 °C
- Time
- 25–28 s