Brazil – Mantiqueira De Minas – Sitio Da Torre -Pulped Natural Peaberry

Description

This is a smaller beaned coffee, mostly peaberries but a couple smaller flat beans included in the screen as well. Fresh coffee with good sweetness, hints of acidity and a clean cup from an award winning farm for only $3.99. Works nicely as a blend base or a daily drinker.

Coming from Fazenda Sitio da Torre, located in the Mantiqueira de Minas region, a protected origin within the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Álvaro Antônio Pereira Coli has managed Sitio da Torre for 20 years, the same land that his great-grandfather purchased in the late 1800s when he immigrated from Italy. Álvaro has built an impressive reputation for quality consistently recognized in the Brazil Cup of the Excellence competitions over the last decade.

Tasting Notes: I like many of these smaller bean screens, they seem to carry a little simpler profile but often a much sweeter edge. Lighter roasts have some clear citric lemony acidity and a more neutral and traditionally Brazilian nutty and chocolaty factor. Medium roasts bring out a fuller body and mute the more acidic tones of the cup pretty quickly as one gets closer to 2nd crack than first. Into second crack will add some strong smoky tones but it compliments the more nutty cup profile nicely.

Roasting Notes: For single origin drinking a city+ to full city roast will be the way to go, gets some crisp lighter tones balancing nicely with the darker tones. For blending or espresso, usually best to stick with the full city roasting to make it more of a neutral nutty/chocolaty base. Smaller beaned and a bit chaff heavy.