C041: 

Farm/Producer: Josiani Moraes 

Region: Brazil, Paraguaçu, Minas Gerais

Process: Anaerobic Natural

Altitude: 1100 masl

Variety: Icatu

Cup Profile: Blueberry, Marzipan, Milk Chocolate

Background info: 

Brazilian coffees have always been found in blends for good reason; their strengths lie in providing a solid base of bolder flavour notes and heavier body. Recently we've been cupping quite a few Brazilian lots that have changed our perception of what they can taste like. One of those lots we would like to introduce to you is Fazenda Santa Cruz

Located in the south of Minas headed by Josiani Moraes, initially this was a farm growing orange trees acquired in 1992. Josiani saw the potential to invest in coffee production with a high focus on quality. Santa Cruz has been built on a self-sustainable model by using their organic compost and recycling the water used on crops earning them a Carbon Neutral seal.

Josiani also pushes coffee education often hosting lectures and workshops with neighboring farmers on coffee production.This particular lot we've sourced is one of their smaller handpicked lots that have gone through an anaerobic process which would explain what we picked up in our cup profile 

On filter we picked up notes of blueberries, quite aromatic on the nose with a round mouthfeel. The colour that kept coming to mind was purple and blue throughout. Espresso still had this fruit element to it but we also picked up notes of marzipan. The milk based drink was a pleasant sweetness of milk chocolate.