Brazil | Sitio da Torre | Natural

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil· Carmo de Minas

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Papaya, mango, passionfruit, & juicyAcidityThe 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. Region: Carmo de Minas Producer: Alvaro Coli 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. Recipe: Espresso - 1:2.5 | Filter - 1:17 About the farm: Sitio da Torre is owned and operated by Álvaro Coli. He is a reputable producer in Brazil having placed in the Brazil Natural’s Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. Álvaro is proactive in his farming philosophy. You will often find him cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. in the lab analysing his coffees; next level! Located in the municipality of Carmo de Minas, Sitio da Torre (meaning tower) bears some of the highest eleva- tions in the Mantiqueira de Minas region, reaching around 1300 masl. Fourth generation coffee farmers, the Coli family currently produces both natural and pulp natural methods. Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.