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Sitio Maranhao, Brazil

This beautiful lot from Minas Gerais is a real family affair, with brothers Josiel and Jeferson taking care of coffee growth and harvesting, and their wives Jessica and Cleissimara looking after post-harvest processing. A meticulous approach to every stage of production and processing on this small scale farm has led to one of the tastiest Brazilian lots of this year's harvest.

Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Light Roast

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Yellow Plum, Chocolate Bourbons

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 Discover the wonders of specialty coffee from around the globe. Featuring an exclusive new brew every month, expect wildly unrivalled taste profiles to curb your curiosity and spark the imagination. 

OUR BUYING STANDARDS

It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags are 100% plastic-free and can be recycled with your household paper or composted in your garden. We recommend storing your coffee in an airtight container like this one. Our 1kg bags are home compostable but not domestically recyclable, please don't put them in your curbside recycling. The planet thanks you!

Details

Producer

The Betti Family, Sitio Maranhao

Origin

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Variety

Yellow Catuai

Process

Natural

Country of origin

Brazil

The largest coffee producing country in the world is not always considered for progressive growing practices or complex flavour profiles, but we make this our mission. We look to smaller producers who prioritise sustainable agriculture for all our Brazilian lots, who by no coincidence always have the best tasting coffees on the table.

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The Betti Family, Sitio Maranhao

In this instance the coffee was handpicked - a rarity in Brazil - before being fermented in tanks for 72 hours and then laid onto the patios to be sun-dried for a couple of weeks. The Yellow variety of Catuai reflects more sunlight than its red counterpart, resulting in a much longer maturation and drying times; this increases the complexity and brightness in the cup.

The annual production for the family is around 300 bags, a very small farm in the context of Brazil, but this allows them to really focus on quality and sustainability. Their passion and dedication for their work is evident in the coffee and how they manage their farm, the whole family have become valued contributors within the local coffee growing community, and we could think of no better reason to feature their coffee.

Social relationships

Social Relationships

The supply chain - from farm to cup - can be a long and complicated road. Every person in that chain has to get paid from the sale of the coffee, so reducing the amount of middlemen means we can offer premiums to producers, without having to inflate the price to the consumer. Working directly with farmers is key to forging long term relationships, and we can commit to buying before the harvest has even started.