Brazil - Tropical Bahia: Natural, Catuai

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky

To select pre-ground coffee please choose from our 'Ground' selection before adding this coffee to your cart. Sweet, with a pleasant acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., and a rounded mouthfeelBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method.. A staple component of our Momentum BlendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus., it's time Tropical Bahia came to our list as a single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. coffee. Due to the highest elevations in the region, coffee cherries are often transported to a neighboring Caatinga biome leading to extended fermentation and a lovely fruity cup. Country : Brazil Region : Bahia Farm Name : Tropical Bahia Producer Type : Small Holder Farmers Elevation : 800-1200 m.a.s.l. Coffee VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. : CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. Process : NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge.