BSCA Fazenda Passeio 100% Yellow Bourbon natural 2011/12

This coffee is packed in jute sacks lined with PVC Grainpro bags – an airtight storage system that preserves aroma and freshness for longer, while also allowing the coffee to breathe naturally.

Fazenda Passeio is located in prime specialty coffee country in the heart of Sul de Minas. The farm’s 130 hectares of plantations lie between 1,100 and 1,200 metres above sea level, in a mountainous area with excellent soil fertility and regular rains.

The Vieira Ferreira family has specialized in coffee production for three generations - their attention to detail and commitment to producing top class specialty coffee is second to none. In order to guarantee quality, the farm employs a high number of skilled workers to carry out most of the production process by hand - from soil preparation for planting, to hand picking of the ripe cherries. In return, the farm looks after its workers - permanent workers and their families live on site, and are provided with schooling for their children, professional training, and environmental education.

The farm also takes environmental sustainability seriously and abides by all Brazilian environmental protection laws. Its native forests are set aside as protected reserves and are often visited by tourists, school children and ecologists. The farm also regularly plants new trees, particularly around its water sources, in order to maintain the local ecosystem.

Passeio’s coffee is harvested only when the cherries reach an advanced stage of ripeness, to avoid processing green beans. All the cherries are hand picked and dried in the sun on the farm’s extensive patios. The coffee is then kept in parchment wooden resting bins for a minimum of 60 days before the final dry milling and sorted immediately prior to export.

The farm cultivates several different coffee varietals - Mundo Novo, Catuaí, Acaiá, Icatú, and Bourbon. This particular coffee is a 100% Yellow Bourbon, which is harvested and processed separately from other lots to maintain its own distinct characteristics.

Processing facilities: Complete wet sorting and pulping line; 4.000m² of paved patios; suspended covered platforms, cylindrical driers with controlled temperature furnaces; wooden bins for parchment coffee storage; dry milling line for sorting and grading of finished product.

Cupping Date: 

24 February 2012

Cup: 

Clean

Sweetness: 

Sugary

Flavour: 

Coconut White Chocolate Nutty

Overall: 

Very clean and sugary sweet, with notes of white chocolate and coconut and nuts.