We taste: toasted nut, cocoa, apple pie

Farm: Fazenda São Bernardo owned by Roberto Queiroz do Nascimento
Region: Minas Gerais
Processing Method: Natural
Elevation: 1,020 msl
Variety: Yellow Bourbon

This coffee comes to us from producer Roberto Queiroz do Nascimento, owner of Fazenda São Bernardo, a farm in Brazil's Minas Gerais region. The farm, established in 1961, spans a total of 291 hectares of which 213 are planted in Red Catuai, Yellow Bourbon, Mundo Novo, Topázio, and Rubi. Cherries here are picked ripe using both mechanical and manual harvesting techniques. After harvesting, cherries are moved to a cement patio where they are dried for an average of 15 days while being moved 6 times per day. Once the coffee is dried, it is moved to a mechanical coffee dryer to finish, ensuring an even and balanced resting moisture content.

When brewed, this naturally processed Brazilian coffee is balanced with base notes of mixed nuts and cocoa with a mild acidity that reminds us of the apples in a homemade apple pie. This easy-sipper has a creamy, full body and it continues to sweeten as it cools. It’s delicious served black or with milk.