Coffee of the Week

Brazil - BSCA Fazenda Saõ Silvestre (pulped natural screen 19+)

• Farm: Fazenda Saõ Silvestre
• Altitude: 1,250 m
• Owner: Ismael & Eduardo Andrade
• City: Serra do Salitre
• Region: High Cerrado

• Varietal: Bourbon, Típica, Yellow Icatú
• Processing: Pulped Natural

Fazenda Saõ Silvestre is located in the north of Minas Gerais, in an area known as the Cerrado Mineiro on the border with Bahia state. It has been farmed by the Andrade Brothers since 1991.

The farm’s volcanic soils provide ideal conditions for growing the farm’s main varieties - Yellow Icatú, Yellow Bourbon and Típica. The beans are harvested when ripe and prepared using the pulped natural process - the cherries are pulped, but the mucilage is left on the beans while they are dried on patios. After drying the coffee is stored in silos, still protected by the parchment or by the husk.

After a period of rest the coffee is milled and sorted prior to export. There is a BSCA standard cupping lab at the farm, where physical and sensorial analysis is carried out by qualified cuppers.

This is a smooth coffee with a creamy coating mouthfeel, with notes of milk chocolate, caramel and walnuts, and a rich sweet long-lasting aftertaste. Suitable for espresso and also for brewed coffee.

Roast style: medium dark

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