This full bodied coffee is all chocolate and caramel. As it cools, hints of dried apricot and orange open up, with roasted almonds and chocolate biscuit in the finish.
COUNTRY: FARM, PROCESS (REGION)
- Brazil: Matas de Minas, Pulped Natural (Matas de Minas)
- Nicaragua: La Escondida, Washed (Jinotega)
Medium-Light.
This lighter roast profile showcases the unique character of the coffees we use, highlighting sweetness and acidity, along with the outstanding work of our sourcing partners at origin.
ESPRESSO RECIPE
Dose: 18g
Yield: 42g
Time: 29 sec
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Brazil: Matas de Minas, Pulped Natural
Divided into 64 municipalities, the Matas de Minas region is in the macro region of eastern Minas Gerais. Its extension has different coffee production scenarios, with emphasis on altitudes, which can vary from 900 to 1,400 metres. All of this makes it possible to find different models within the region: small, medium and large producers; natural processing, pulped natural and washed... But one thing unites the Matas de Minas region, coffee production.
In regions above 1,000 meters in altitude, small-scale family coffee farming is the majority scenario. With the steepest relief, harvesting is carried out manually, or even selectively - in regions such as Caparaó, a micro-region located within Matas de Minas, altitudes can reach up to 1,400 meters. Added to the region's humid climate, several flowerings are recorded throughout the harvest, resulting in coffees with an interval of maturation, which are selectively harvested to ensure the best possible quality.
- Country: Brazil
- Region: Matas de Minas, Minas Gerais
- Producer(s): Various small-holder producers
- Variety: Yellow & Red Catuaí, Yellow & Red Catucaí, Yellow Bourbon, Caturra
- Process: Pulped Natural
- Altitude: 1000 – 1,400 m.a.s.l.
Nicaragua: La Escondida, Washed
Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which is the capital of the department of Jinotega in the north-central region of Nicaragua. The straight translation from Spanish to English of 'escondida' is ‘hidden’. Escondida is called 'Escondida' because the farm is 'hidden' from the road by forest and trees, which makes it appear to blend right into the side of the mountain.
- Country: Nicaragua
- Department: Jinotega
- Community: Lipululo
- Farm: La Escondida
- Farm manager: Jose Elias Contreras
- Farm owners: The Mierisch Family
- Coffee growing area: 70 hectares
- Elevation: 975–1,230 m.a.s.l.
- Varietal: Red Catuai
- Processing method: Washed
- Diurnal temp. cycle: Avg High 25ºC, Low 21ºC