Brazil Cerrado -Lot 141 Wagner Ferrero

Sweet Maria's Coffee

The Patos de Minas microregion took first and second place in the CD category at the competition, and I think I know why. These coffees have a bit more altitude than most, and have delicate sweet cups with great balance. Overall, Brazils are mild coffees and are largely flavored by the processing method used... at least that is true with the naturals where the coffee pulp has sustained contact with the parchment coffee. When you remove that fruity layer as they do with the CD process, you lose some body, some intensity, some of the husky/rustic qualities of the cup, but you gain delicacy and sweetness. With 26 judges (might have been more?) agreeing through all the rounds of cupping, this coffee certainly received the thumbs up several times over. I found a nice bright nip in the wet aroma, with sweet. clean, dark molasses roast notes in the cup. The finish is balanced, mildly chocolatey. It produces a very aromatic espresso when roasted to the Full City + stage, with berry nuances, and some of the sharp bright notes remain. It's a nippy "tasse".

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