Wholesale- Fazenda Um - Swiss Water Decaf - Natural - Brazil - Medium

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil· Minas Gerais

Tasting notes

Character

• Comforting
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• Funky
  20

Fazenda Um MInas Gerais , Brazil 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.: Mundo Novo 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. Dried on Shaded beds and patio Harvest date: May - August Drying time: 25 days on raised beds and 16 days on patio Humidity: 40 - 60% Altitude: 1100 - 1300 masl Fazenda Um was purchased by Stefano Um in 2009 as part of an existing coffee export business, and part of his retirement plan. He quickly became focused on producing the highest quality Brazilian specialty coffee. In 2015, his sons Boram and Garam Um entered the specialty landscape in Brazil, founding the Um Coffee Co. cafes and roastery in Saõ Paolo. Passion inspired passion, and as Boram and Garam pushed for excellence in their business as well as on the competition stage (Garam is a World Brewers Cup finalist and Boram is the 2023 World Barista Champion) so too did farm operations continue to strive for the best possible output. The family focuses on sustainable, organic farming practices, advanced drying techniques, and experimental processing. Stefano has also done extensive work bringing his agricultural knowledge to surrounding smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. farmers, while his sons have focused on elevating techniques for roasting and preparing coffee through their training academy. This lot of Mundo Novo coffee is planted among shady areas in lush volcanic soil, and farmed using organic practices. It is milled at Floresta Armazens Gerais, where it is naturally processed, dried 25 days on shaded raised beds and another 16 days on patios. The result is an iconically Brazilian cup with moderate 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., gentle fruit notes and a base of caramelized sugar and date sweetness. We think the flavor profile is just perfect for a late afternoon or early evening decaf! Coming from completely non-traditional coffee farmers, Fazenda Um began in an abandoned farm in South of Minas Gerais in 2009. Stefano Um, son of South Korean Immigrants in Brazil, was never involved with producing coffee in his life until he began thinking about retirement. Stefano lived and grew