Brazil | Sitio São José | Yellow Catuai | Natural | Espresso | 250g

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Carmo de Minas Elevation: 1200 masl 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.: Yellow 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. Notes: Panela, floral, raspberry, & syrupy About: Sitio São José is located in the town on Jesuânia in the very south of Minas Gerais, an area known for high-quality coffee production. Producer Luiz Ribeiro grows only Yellow Catuai and Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. here as he prefers the flavour profile to their red-fruited siblings. He also only produces natural processed coffees and has it down to an art. This coffee reaches beyond the stereotypical Brazilian profile with complex floral and red berry flavours.