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Brazil Yellow Bourbon Natural

This Yellow Bourbon is produced by Fazenda Cachoeira located in the Mogiana Region in the State of Sul de Minas. Yellow Bourbons cherries are bright yellow when fully ripe; the cup is very bright and sweet with nutty flavors. Growing altitude is 3500 to 3800 feet.

Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama has been in the Carvalho Dias family since 1890. It is located 3 miles from Minas Gerais state line and has characteristics from the mountainous areas of Mogiana and from Sul de Minas. On this farm everything is done manually, which includes coffee plantation handling and harvest, since its topography does not allow any kind of mechanization.

Social and environmental sustainability is considered very important in the farm management. The farm has a school, a club and an official size soccer field for the employees' benefit. There are 47 houses for the employees and their families, all with modern facilities. Wastewater is treated to avoid pollution.
The farm produces various Bourbon coffees, famous for their exceptional quality. This Yellow Bourbon is a full natural process coffee so it will add body and some of the characteristic bite to espresso blends; however, this can also be a stand-alone coffee.  Natural processing means that the skin and pulp are left on the cherries and they are allowed to dry intact. Coffee is harvested manually on cloth, preventing beans from getting in touch with the earth. The entire cherry is dried under the sun in terraces until the beans reach 20 percent humidity. At this stage, the coffee is transferred to the dryers to reduce humidity to 11 percent. Once fully dried they are milled down to reveal the inner beans. This method produces earthy rather than bright tastes.

The quality of the coffee produced by Fazenda Cachoeira is a result of dedication and care during all coffee production stages, from the selections of the nursery trees and plantation to harvesting and processing. After harvest the beans receive the maximum attention possible so as not to lose any of the body and cup qualities that the region is known for. Fazenda Cachoeira has had numerous coffee in the Brazil Cup of Excellence over the years and have been among the finalists in 6 of the past 7 years.

Cup Characteristics: Earthy, robust, medium heavy body with milk chocolate aftertaste. Tart with lemon-citrus note, floral notes of jasmine. Sweet with delicate acidity.

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Fair Trade coffees where noted are certified by Transfair USA.