Brazil — Sul de Minas
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Brazil Coffee from Sul de Minas
Rolling Hills • 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.
A coffee drying patio in Sul de Minas, Brazil.
In the Cup
Cupping Notes
Mandarin Orange • Chocolate • Clean Finish
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Mandarin Orange · Chocolate · Clean Finish
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.
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.
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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