Piatã Bahia

Beans: Piatã Bahia
Roasting degree: City
Roaster: Intelligentsia Coffee
Area of production:  Piatã, estado da Bahia, Brazil
Grade/Screen: N/A
Altitude: 1,300m
Processing: Natural, Traditional Brazilian methods
Variety: Red Catuai, Catucai Vermelho


【Impression】
Light body, clear citrus aroma of mixed lemon & lime, black pepper like spice hidden, refreshing, crisp, sheer, clear,light texture, layer of refreshing acidity & sweetness, fruity sweetness of fresh Bartlett & Anjou pear, apricot, white grape, earthiness as African, similar to Ethiopian beans, clear acidity of lemon, a tint of bitterness of cacao hidden, a long lasting juiciness as fresh fruits. 
This refreshing cup suits sunny morning, spring to  summer, w/o milk and sugar.  

 【Note】
Piatã is a Brazilian municipal district of the state of Bahia, Brazil, which is located 1,268 m elevation, the highest municipal district, and occupies the whole Northeast Area.  Piatã has raise its popularity through COE Brazil, representing with many winning farms.  In 2010, as far as I remember,  Piatã represented the prestigious first place with Catuai variety, the high-yield of Mundo Novo and Caturra originated in  Brazilian laboratories.  

There are many micro-farms cultivating high quality cherries in this area.  Some of them produces several hundred sacks of coffee each year.  Most of them are well maintained, hand picked and processed by traditional brazilian methods, which enhances flavor of the beans.  People often think nothing special about Brazilian coffee, but now Piatã elevates the value of Brazil in the market.  And, somewhat, Intelligentsia is taking a part of this dramatic show of Brazilian transformation.   

Sunda Hejo

Beans: Sunda Hejo
Roasting degree: French
Roaster: Beans Tei
Area of production:  Garut and Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Grade/Screen: N/A
Altitude: 1,200 ～ 1,400m
Defects: N/A
Processing: Washed/Sun-dry
Variety: Typica, Timtim

【Flavor chart】 
Bitterness 4
Richness 5
Acidity 2
Aroma 4
Sweetness 2 
Mildness 2
※1 to 5 shcale

【Impression】
Medium to full body, sweet cocoa cented with spices, nutmeg, dried apricot, mellow, clear and clean, transparant, light texture, well-balanced and round cup, sweetness of dried fruits, raisin and dates, honey like milky sweetness detected, thin and light bitterness lay on the bottom, juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】

Kota Bandung, located in West Java, was where the first coffee was planted by Dutch in 16th century.  This area is blessed with rich volcanic soil and surrounded by surrounded by volcanic mountains, Guntur, Papandayan, Kamaojang, Malabar and Masijit.
Sunda Hejo means "Sundanese natural conservation", the idea of which led by recent educational outreach to help with erosion and water quality improvement. Sunda Hejo project encourage farmers to increase yield and harvest high quality coffee cherry through reforestation.
This coffee is grown organically in Forest Reserve of Garut&Bandung area and handcrafted by over 100 micro farmers, who each cultivates only 1-2 acre and works together in village based co-op style groups.