This coffee has a wonderful track record. In the 2005 Brazil Cup of Excellence it took first place and was later auctioned for a record setting $49.75 per pound and that was the raw cost prior to importing and roasting. In the 2006 Cup of Excellence the jury rated Brazil Fazenda Santa Ines as the #5 coffee with a score of 91.43 and was our personal favorite (we were jurors at the competition). We acquired the tiny amount of coffee at auction and were able to offer it to you for $20 pound. This year, however, the Cup of Excellence was not held in Brazil for a variety of reasons, many of them political. That fact coupled with our direct relationship results in a great benefit to you.

The Sertao Group owns the farm Santa Ines, located in the Mantiqueira Mountain Range in the State of Minas Gerais. The Group owns two other coffee farms. They are highly concerned with environmental issues and the welfare of the farm's employees.

All coffee from Santa Ines is hand picked on cloth to avoid touching the soil. It is then washed, pulped and spread on terraces to dry.

Quantity is very limited.

Cup Characteristics: Fazenda Santa Ines is a very sweet, bright coffee with hints of lemon and clove. Its citrusy character is very striking. It possesses a delicate texture and a layered, complex taste. Very aromatic, it has chocolaty body and creamy mouthfeel with a long, sweet finish. A truly outstanding cup.

Grower Francisco Isidoro Dias Pereira and his mother