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Updated: 02/04/2025

Brazil - Santa Lucia

Region: Minas Gerais
Variety: Yellow Catuai
Altitude: 1100m
Processing: anaerobic natural

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Tasting Notes:
ruby chocolate, marshmallow, raspberry,
caramel, purple grape, walnut, papaya

We’ve waited a long time for this one; and for a generally impatient guy like me that’s a real task! We cupped the samples in Brazil in late August, loved them, but had to wait for the rest of the harvest to finish up so there would be enough coffee to hit the volumes we needed.

We’ve always loved the anaerobic lots from this farm but this year there was a new challenge coming from the lack of rain during the pre-harvest development season. This led to a decrease in cherry size, which is a big issue when you’re looking to ferment coffees anaerobically, because that fermentation relies on sugars from the fruit to work.

With less fruit to work with, the amount of anaerobic coffee available also dropped, and the fermentation and delightful flavours it brings were harder to come by.

And after all that, the fact that this coffee is still tasting amazing, fruity, complex? That is why this coffee is so special.

I could talk about this farm forever; it’s one of the first we ever visited 7 years ago and the owners are amazing, but instead I recommend you go to @jaguaracoffee on Instagram and see for yourself!

- Howey Gill, Head of Coffee @ Grind

Allergens: N/A