Brazil — Sul de Minas

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Brazil Coffee from Sul de Minas

Rolling Hills • Sul de Minas • Brazil

Rolling hills of Sul de Minas, Brazil

The rolling hills of Sul de Minas, Brazil, where this coffee is grown by small producers.

This coffee comes from small producers in the rolling hills of Sul de Minas, Brazil. The roaster describes the area as having a mild climate, gentle rainfall, and local microclimates that support coffee growing. Farms range from 10 to 150 hectares, with many tended by generations of growers.

Coffee drying patio in Sul de Minas, Brazil

A coffee drying patio in Sul de Minas, Brazil.

In the Cup

Cupping Notes

Mandarin Orange • Chocolate • Clean Finish

Medium Acidity Smooth Body Natural Process SSFC 17/18

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Coffee Profile

Sul de Minas Origin Details

Region

Sul de Minas, Brazil

Altitude

950–1,100 meters above sea level

Process

Natural

Grade

SSFC 17/18

Varietals

Mundo Novo, Catuai, Icatu, and Bourbon

Farm Scale

Small-to-medium farms, 10–150 hectares

Growers

Small producers and generations of farming families

Roast Profile

Medium roast, smooth body, medium acidity

The Region

A Coffee-Growing Landscape

Sul de Minas is a region of rolling hills in southern Minas Gerais. For this coffee, the growing details are straightforward: small producers, elevations between 950 and 1,100 meters, a mild climate, gentle rainfall, and local microclimates. Those conditions provide the setting for a naturally processed coffee with mandarin orange, chocolate, and a clean finish.

The Process

Natural Process Coffee

The roaster identifies this lot as Natural process. Natural processing is one part of a coffee’s character, alongside its growing region, altitude, varietals, and roast. In the cup, this coffee is described with mandarin orange and chocolate notes, a smooth body, medium acidity, and a clean finish.

Coffee cherries in a Sul de Minas coffee-growing setting

Coffee cherries in a Sul de Minas coffee-growing setting.

The Varietals

Four Varieties in the Lot

This Brazil lot includes Mundo Novo, Catuai, Icatu, and Bourbon. These varietals are part of the coffee’s recorded origin details, along with its Sul de Minas growing region, natural process, and SSFC 17/18 grade.

Coffee harvest scene in Sul de Minas, Brazil

A coffee harvest scene from Sul de Minas, Brazil.

The Grade

SSFC 17/18

SSFC 17/18 is the grade listed by the roaster for this lot. It appears here as part of the coffee’s identifying details, alongside the region, altitude, process, and varietals.

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Mandarin orange, chocolate, a smooth body, and a clean finish from Sul de Minas.

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