Pulp natural coffee drops from the process machinery above to a cart that will be used to transport it to the drying beds. At another farm in Carmo de Minas (not Santa Lucia).
Winnowing out stems and other debris at a Carmo Coffees farm.
Pulp natural coffee being send to the soaking tanks before drying.
Pulp natural coffee drops from the process machinery above to a cart that will be used to transport it to the drying beds. At another farm in Carmo de Minas (not Santa Lucia).
Winnowing out stems and other debris at a Carmo Coffees farm.
Pulp natural coffee being send to the soaking tanks before drying.

Brazil Pulp Natural Fazenda Santa Lucia

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Low-toned, low-acidity coffee, bittersweet and nutty accents, big body, and a long finish. Hints of rustic sugars, walnut, cocoa powder, baking chocolate, leathery note. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Total Score: 85.8
Product Overview
Full Cupping Notes

The dry grounds have a pleasant sweet-to-savory mix in City+ and Full City roasts, with ample bittersweet cocoa powder behind it. The crust billows a caramel-nut and cocoa smells in the steam. City+ roasts strike a nice balance between unrefined sugar sweetness and nut notes in the cup, like walnuts, light brown sugar and sweetened granola, along with some rustic cocoa powder in the aftertaste. Full City roasts pull out viscous body and low-toned flavors, such as bittersweet cocoa powder, and earthy raw cacao. There's quite a long lasting finish, layered with hints of baking chocolate, a leathery note, roasted nuts and rustic sweeteners. I found the best brewing results at City+ and Full City levels where the sugars are developed without risking any ashiness from charring the not-so-dense coffee. If you do take this into 2nd snaps I advise you to pull your roast at the very first audible snaps. Full City roasts will work great as single-origin espresso too, or as a blend base.

COFFEE DETAILS
process methodPulp Natural
cultivarBourbon Types, Modern Hybrids
farm gateYes
Farm Notes

Origin & Farm Notes

Fazenda Santa Lucia is located in Carmo de Minas, Minas Gerais. They farm much more than coffee, but have designated roughly 80 hectares for coffee production. The folks at the farm put a lot of effort into the separation of lots and varietals, including individual testing onsite. This particular lot is entirely yellow bourbon, and we were able to construct this lot from several smaller lot separations. Elevation at the farm is in the range of 1000 - 1250 meters. They manually harvest by hand - a rarity in Brazil these days - and the coffee is then washed (pulp-natural) using recycled water, which is recycled yet again and used for other farming purposes. After washing, the parchment is machine dried and rested for about a month before transport. Santa Lucia is part of a much larger farm group in Carmo who invest quite a bit into infrastructure at the farm level as well as in the community - schools, medical, and utilities.

Specs

Technical Specifications

Key specifications and operating details for this product.

region Carmo de Minas
processing Pulp Natural
drying method Patio Sun-Dried and Mechanical Dryer
arrival date Jan 2025
lot size 63
bag size 59 KG
packaging Ecotact Liner
farm gate Yes
cultivar detail Acaia, Red and Yellow Bourbon
grade Estate 16 Up
appearance .7 d per 300 gr; 15+ screen - a few partial quakers in the roasted coffee
roast recommendations City+ to Full City+
type Farm Gate
recommended espresso Yes
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