Brazil Carmo Estate Peaberry

Sweet Maria's Coffee

This is new crop coffee from the excellent Carmo Estate that I visited this past October. It's a really high quality farm-specific south Minas Gerais coffee with a lot of history behind it: the Junqueira family introduced coffee in this high altitude region 150 years ago. And it is still in the family; Tulio Junqueira, a fourth generation member of the same family, owns Carmo Estate. Carmo Estate has 525 acres (212 ha) which is fairly average for an Estate type Brazilian farm (they get a LOT bigger than this) and ranges from 3,000 to 3,800 feet. It is planted with quite a few arabica varieties - Mundo Novo, Catuaí, Catucaí, Bourbon, Acaiá and Icatú. The cup has a very mild brightness, but is in perspective a very low acidity coffee. It's the roast tastes I really like much, milk chocolate, nuts, spice, wood, rich humus (good earth, not dirty). It is certainlu a great espresso too, as a straight shot it produces a lot of crema. I have tried light roasts but prefer a Full City that is right at the cusp of 2nd crack... or a few snaps into it. There's a nice tangy pungency in this roast, and a creamy body that compliments the overall cup profile so well.

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