Brazil - Caramuru

Brazil - CaramuruAbout the Coffee The Barbosa Family has been growing coffee in Carmo do Paranaba, Minas Gerais since the early twentieth century. Their operation is based in this part of Brazil's Cerrado Mineiro region, where farms sit between 1,016 and 1,290 meters above sea level. A team of ten people runs the day to day work, handling everything from field to warehouse. The Barbosa Family grows Red Catuai, a variety bred in Brazil in the 1940s by crossing Mundo

The blend is designed to hold up well with milk and work across different brewing methods

at which point samples go to a lab for physical and sensory analysis before the lot is approved

Esnaider Ortega-Gomez and Didier Ortega of Monkaaba named this particular blend La Colmena

both before and after roasting

Forty-Five is a three-country espresso blend built around Brazil Santa Helena (50%)

4cm (10") Height 30

Boiler capacity: 130 ml (4

which adds body and a fruit-forward quality

Manage various information and settings of the machine (boiler temperature

but the approach stays the same: natural processing from both origins

consistent lots year after year

a natural process that allows for better airflow and more even drying compared to drying on the ground