Fazenda Ipanema ~ Dulce

Beans: Fazenda Ipanema ~ Dulce
Roaster: Home roasitng 
Roasting Degree: High
Origin/Area: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Grade: No2
Screen: 16/18
Defect: ～12
Altitude: 1,100m
Variety: Unknown
Process: Natural
※Rain Forest alliance Certified 

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 4
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Light, fruity aroma, clean, soothing, very natural, sweet, papaya, longan fruits, lightly tropical, raw honey, shaved cacao, dark chocolate, orange infused, touch of roasted walnuts, medium body, clean mouth feel, typical Brazilian coffee flavor, fine quality, quite well balanced, earthy chocolate tone, mellow but significant sweetness, raw chestnuts honey, linden honey, flowery, low tone tropic acidity holding flavor, rich but not heavy, well layered sweetness and rich body, clean light maple syrup with fine cacao like sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.  Citric tangerine peel like acidity shows when cup is chilled.

【Note】
Fazenda Ipanema is located Southern part of  Minas Gerais, Brazil, where the most biggest coffee farming area, the highland of Minas, is.  Fazenda Ipanema is one of the largest coffee farm in the world, owns 5,500ha, blessed with rich soil and water source, and produce 120,000 bags average/year.  This "Dulce" are fully matured on tree and processed naturally, with tropic flavor resembles to Irgachefe. 

Finca Sítio Floresta ~ COE2015

Beans: Finca Sítio Floresta 
Roaster: Home roasitng 
Roasting Degree: Full City
Origin/Area: Castelo, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 750m
Variety:  Catuaí 81 
Process:  Pulped Natural

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 5
Bitterness: 5
Richness: 4
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Highly fragrant, nutty but flowery, jasmine, almonds, lightly matured strawberries, cacao, sweet, deeply mellow, roasted wheat berries, fresh bakery like sweetness and crispiness, medium body, clean but rich in body, juicy, creamy, weighty mouthfeel, typical Brazilian flavor but artful, harmonized, dark chocolate like richness, caramel, clean sweetness, cream, tropic acidity, blackcurrants, papaya, guava, lemon zest, clean citric juiciness as a long lasting aftertaste.     

【Note】
Sítio Floresta is honored to be placed 19th in Cup of Excellence Brazil Program, Pulped Naturals, in 2015 with score 86.59.  The harvest is completely managed by hand, cherries are matured on trees and only ripe fruits are picked.  Cherries are taken to washer and separator on the same day, then pulped.

Sítio Vale do Sino ~ COE early harvest

Beans: Sítio Vale do Sino
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Araponga, Matas de Minas, Brazil
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,150 ～ 1,320m
Variety: Catuai 
Process: Pulped Natural
※2015 COE winning in early harvest program 

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 4
Richness: 4
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Medium dark to dark aroma, aroma-ful, fragrant, chocolaty, cacao beans, plum, sweet, fruity, mix of roasted almonds, cocoa, roasted wheat bran, and cashew nuts, whole wheat biscuits, lightly orange, touch of brandy, oak, maple syrup, lightly smokey, delicate, medium dark body, smooth texture, juicy, well balanced acidity and sweetness, light natural sweetness, Muscovado, molasses, caramel, coconuts butter, slightly tangy, cacao nib, clean acidity, orange, lemon, lime, satsuma orange, creamy, milk, condense milk, kinako, soy powder, creamy caramel like sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】     

Since the harvesting season is for four months, from June to September, ACE hold competition twice, the early harvest and the late harvest.  

Finca Sitio da Ponte

Beans: Finca Sitio da Ponte
Roaster: Home roast
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Araponga, Matas de Minas, 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,000m～1,100m
Variety: Red Catuai 46
Process: Natural

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 2
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 4
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Medium to medium dark, high sweet aroma, vanilla, dried apricot, milk chocolate, cocoa, hazelnuts, almond meal, lightly fruity, matured apple, full body, slightly tangy, a touch of tobacco, consistent, raisin, well structured, balanced sweetness and bitterness, honey, matured fresh prune, clear maple syrup, light acidity, green apple, mango, fresh, cacao nib and tobacco as a brief aftertaste.  

【Note】
Winner in late harvest 2015 Cup of Excellence Brazilian competition. 

Finca Daterra ～ Yellow Burbon

Beans:  Finca Daterra ～ Yellow Burbon
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting Degree: Full city
Origin/Area: Patrocinio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Grade: N/A
Screen: 16～18up
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,000 ～ 1,100m
Variety: Burbon 
Process: Natural, Sun & dryer dried

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 2    　　
※Grade 1 to 5 

【Impression】
Medium, Fruity, sweet, caramel, a touch of vanilla, cardamon, maple syrup, black berry, Gooseberry, lime peel, smooth, juicy, mellow, well balanced, a touch of berry acidity, syrupy sweetness, milk chocolate, rich, mild bitterness, lightly soothing, thick natural sweetness, matured dates, pear, roasted almond, blackberry, elderberry syrup, thick but light syrupy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】
There is not much to say, Daterra is one of the most popular estate in Brazil.  Their focus in now on both environmental sustainability and higher quality.  Besides yellow burbon, they also grows high enough quality Caturra,  Acaia and so on to satisfy Specialty coffee lovers.    

Santos Nibra

Beans:  Santos Nibra
Roaster: Namamame Hompo
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Sur de Minas, Cerrado, 
                     Estado de Minas GeraisBrazil
Grade: Type2
Screen: SC18
Defect: ～11
Altitude: 1,100　～　1,300m
Variety: Burbon, Catuai
Process: Natural

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 4
Richness: 4    
※Grade 1 to 5 

【Impression】
Light to Medium, chiffon, transparent, mellow,  sweet aroma, roasted hazelnuts, Chinese star anise and juniper berry as a top note, full bodied, clear, soothing, juicy, well-balanced sweetness and acidity, anis, Murcott tangor, king mandarin, chestnuts, cashews, harmonized, a shady but sharp lemony acidity, maple syrup like natural sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.  

【Note】
NCC is proud to introduce Nibra as THE BRAZIL coffee.  Santos Nibra is imported by NCC, Nippon Coffee Trading Co., LTD, and grown with the full-contract.  According to NCC, "Santos Nibra provides the highest quality and flavor coffee in Brazil, which has rich flavor and well balanced bitterness, sweetness and acidity as if they were blended."
Cerrado means "Closed" in Portuguese, which is the tropical savanna eco-region covers 24% of Brazil and has the biologically richest savanna in the world with high levels of endemism.  Cerrado often called "Campo Cerrado", which means "Thick field" or "blind field" as I was taught.  Brazilian government has encouraged pioneers to "cultivate" this area to grow soy beans, sugar cane, coffee and so on since 1970's.  The farmers develop new land Agriculture in Cerrado aims to export.  With this reality, Cerrado coffee leaves cynical and bitter feeling.

Carmo de Minas IP

Name:　Carmo de Minas I.P.
Roaster: Home roast
Roasting degree: Full City
Area: Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Variety:  Bourbon Amarelo (Yellow Bourbon)
Grade: N/A
Screen: 16up
Altitude: 1,100m
Defect: N/A 
Processing Method: Pulped Natural

【Impression】
Floral, roasted pecan, well balanced, very gentle and soft, clearn and juicy, dark chocolate with mixed nuts, pecan, almond, a bit of peanuts.  Lemon like citric acidity and dark chocolate bitterness as a long lasting aftertaste. 

【Note】
Formerly known as Fazenda Serrado, the Iamas Pereira (I.P) namechange is an attempt to differentiate the Farm name from being confused with the Cerrado coffee Region.  Pereira Estate is located Southern part of Estado de Minas Gerais, perched in the high mountains of the South Minas Water Spa Circuit, near the towns of Lambari.  This yellow bourbon has unique and definite acidity, very fruity, as the other Minas Gerais.  It is amazing to find single varietal beans have this rich and complex layered flavor.    

Fox Bean ～ Umami Special

Name:　Fox Bean　
                     ～　Umami Special
Roaster: Namamame Hompo
Roasting degree: City
Area: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Variety:  Red Catuai
Grade: Type 2
Screen: SC14up
Altitude: 1,000m
Defect: ～12
Processing Method: Natural
※Dry on Tree

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 4        
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Medium, soothing, green grape, matured coconut meet, caramel, oak honey, grounded full roasted almonds, almond essence, burbon vanilla, silky texture, matured sweetness bottomed up with light bitterness, chestnuts honey, custard, caramel source, almonds, milk candy, sheer bitterness as dark chocolate, light citric acidity on top, raspberry, goose berry, DAGOBA dring chocolate like sweetness with orange peel as a long lasting after taste. 

【Note】
People often spot light "dry on tree" methods as special, but it seems ordinarily method in Brazil.  Brazilian coffee is often characterized by clean and clear aroma: one of the highest quality in the world, but "average" without strong character.  "Dry on tree" is the method to process coffee without fermentation, or with less fermentation.  Matured red beans has high moisture value so Brazilian cultivator reduce the moisture level by "drying" the red beans on the tree to avoid risk of fermentation in processing.  Somewhat, this beans has some nutty and rich flavor profile reminds me of Guatemala.  Brazilian coffee always "A-students" like good one but this has a stand out character to catch my attention.              

Fazenda Das Almas

Beans: Fazenda Das Almas
Roaster: Greens Coffee Roaster
Roasting degree: Medium Dark
Area:  Cabo Verde, Sul de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Altitude: 1,025m～
Varieties: Mundo Novo
Grade: N/A
Processing Methods: Pulped Natural 

【Impression】
Light to Medium, gentle floral aroma, roasted almonds & peanuts, clean, juicy&fruity, gentle blend of sweetness & bitterness, no acidity, calming warm flavor, clear sweetness as white grapes, roasted cacao beans, dagoba's pure cocoa like, a touch of mild & light bitterness as refreshing flavor accent, juicy nutty sweetness as aftertaste.  

Note
This rot is exclusively imported by Green's coffee roaster, according to the owner.  Fazenda Das Almas,  Das Almas Estate, has been growing coffee since 1942 and is now managed by the third generation of the family.  "Almas" means "Soul".  As the name shows, their coffee beans carries the soul of Muniz family.

Santa Catarina ~ Morango

Name: Santa Catarina Morango
Roaster:  Akai-mi Coffee
Roasting degree: Medium
Area: Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, Matas de Minas, Brazil
      Fazenda Santa Catarina
Variety: Catuai
Grade: N/A
Screen: 16 - 18
Altitude:1870 - 1,000m
Defect: N/A
Processing Method: Pulped Natural

【Impression】
Light to Medium, fruity, nutty, strawberry top note(!), vermouth cassis, hazelnuts, cocoa, white wine, light  texture, clear, well balanced, sweetness of maple syrup, milk chocolate, freshness of fruits, soothing acidity, a touch of blood orange, bitterness as cacao nib, clean natural sweetness with cacao bitterness as a long lasting after taste.  Once cup cool down, dark chocolate like bitterness stands out which bottomed with cassis fruitiness.


【Note】Santa Catarina Morango is the product of chance.  Vicente de Faria, the owner of Santa Catarina, owns six estates, total 160ha, and regular in COE Brazil.  Flavor of agricultural products varies and so does "Morango".  In 2013, Morango was found in Fazenda Santa Catarina, but this may not meet "Morango" quality, clear sweetness and strawberry flavor. 

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.   

Brazil Santos

 Beans: Brazil Santos #2
 Roaster: Cafe 【F】（effe）
 Roasting Degree: Medium #2 (City)
 Screen: 18up

【Roaster's comment】
Aroma-full and sweet, less bitterness and acidity.
Nutty and chocolaty full sweet flavor coffee.  
Select the best roasting degree to enhance character to create Light and colorful flavor. 


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【Impression】
Sweet and clear aroma like anise enhanced  by nutty sweetness as roasted almonds, light to medium body, well balanced sweetness and sheer bitterness wraps around orange-lemon citrus acidity, bitter sweetness as long lasting aftertaste.
Savoy sweetness of toasted almond, dark date sugar, FORASTERO cacao flavor, brightness and clear taste, creamy body, toasted nuts like sweetness to finish, slightly tannic like nuts skin to undertone..
Clear and fine flavor, Best Morning starter! Good for morning cup w/o milk and sugar.  Fresh french style crispy sourdough bread may make nice combination in sunny morning.  

Bourbon Santos

Beans: Bourbon Santos

Roaster: Koruri Coffee

Roasting degree: Medium

Estate: The Ipiranga Estate

Area: Guaranésia, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Varieties: Bourbon

Screen: Ｓ-16.17.18

Altitude: 900～1100m

Processing: Natural, Sun-dried

IMO, Organic JAS certified

【Roaster’s Comments】

Roast light medium to enhance mild acidity of Bourbon Santos, core characteristics of this varietal.  Enjoy clear and mild Americano type flavor w/o milk and sugar.

【Impression】
Light body, mild and airy texture, fine clear flavor.  Almond like nutty sweetness with a touch of bitterness, fruity light pear like sourness. 
Certainly it tastes coffee and have soothing aroma, but does not leave “impression” or after taste, just like having green tea.  This light flavor coffee may fit with occasions and can pair with any foods. 

【About The Ipiranga Estate】
The Ipiranga Estate is located in the highland area covers Estado de Minas Gerais and Estado de São Paulo, and occupies 1300 ha, 60% of which is now used to grow 7 million coffee trees.  This estate is the only one organically certified estate in Brazil whose core varietals are Mundo-novo, Catuai and Bourbon.  Their focus is not only “Organic farming” but also “Sustainable environmental and social developments”.

To learn more about the Ipiranga Estate, find "Blue de Brasil", the core trader of  Ipiranga.

South Minas Coopfam

Beans: South Minas Coopfam

Roasting degree: Full-city

Roaster: Coffee-ya Hot

Area of production: Poco Fundo, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Grade:N Y2/3

Screen: 1 4 up

Altitude: 7 00～ 1 ,200m

Defects: N/A

Processing: Natural, Machine/Sun-dry

Variety: Catuai, Mundo Novo

Yr of cultivation: 2009/2010.

FLO Fairtrade, AAO, Rain Forest Alliance certified

【Impression】
Medium to heavy body, clear aroma.  Light fine acidity of citrus, soothing but rich bitterness, dark caramel like sweetness as aftertaste.  Layers of bitterness and sweetness with lemony flavor on top.  Well-balanced, typical "BRAZILIAN" coffee flavor, but may good for espresso. 

【Notes】
Poco Fundo is a small village, about inhabitant of 18,000, located in a mountainous area of Minus Gerais where is one of original location of Brazilian coffee cultivation, blessed with beautiful woods and weather conditions.

COOPFAM is originally organized in 1991by small scale farmers of Poco Fundo to promote cooperation between them and to improve their own quality of life/products.   This organization produces about 12,000 bags per yr from 300,000 plants of Arabica trees.  Their products achieved the first prize in Brazilian Fair Trade Coffee Cupping cometition of 2008, and which has added higher value to their coffee beans ever since.

Originally, this cooperative is formed from collective desire of small sized farmers to improve the living standard of farmers and to reduce poverty and emigration, and now they are succeeded not only to achieve their first objectives but also to increase the productivity as well as to sustain the quality of family-oriented agriculture in the region.

Premavera

Beans: Finca Premavera
Roasting degree: Full City
Roaster: Nama-mame hompo
Area of production: Premavera Estate, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Altitude: 950m
Defects: N/A
Processing: pulped-natural
Variety: Catuai (RED&YELLOW)
Yr of cultivation: 2009/2010
Good Inside certified

【Roaster's Review】
This lot is specially cerected from Finca la Premavera by Silvio Leite, one of the world best Brazilian cupper.  This beans shows various aspects with roasting grades.  Unlike ordinally Brazilian coffee, this gives bitter caramel like flavor with deeper roast.

【Impression】

Soothing medium body, airy texture.  Smooth bitterness with a caramel like sweetness thinly layered on bottom, no notable acidity specified.  Bitterness as core flavor but clear and fine aftertaste.

Recanto Estate

Beans: Recanto Estate
Roasting degree: City
Roaster: Okazaki, Hiromasa (Nama-mame hompo)
Area of production:Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Variety: Mundo Novo (Arabica)

【Comment of roaster】
I lost memo...

【Impression】
Clear, fine, light touch coffee with well balanced flavor.

This farm has been providing amazingly stable quality of coffee beans since the first time I had their cup.  Mild but sensitive flavor with medium body, well balanced sourness, body, and aroma.

Referring to my knowledge of Recanto Estate, this estate is RA, Rain Forest Alliance, certified and is fully engaged in eco farming, conservation of ecosystems, developing recycling process throughout production.  Workers are educated to be eco conscious, motivated to participate in environmental protection as well as farming skills.

Mundo Novo drid on tree ~ Tomio Fukuda

Beans: Mundo Novo, dried on coffee trees
Farm: Wash type: semi-washed
Roaster: Koruri-coffee
Roasting degree : Full city
Farm： Fazenda Bau, Tomio Fukuda Farm
Area of cultivation： Patos de Minas, Cerrado, Brazil
Spices： Mundo Novo
         (Natural matching of native Brazil Bourbon with Indonesia
          Sumatora.)
Altitude： 1100m



【Note from Web】
Patos de Minas has significantly defined dry-season and wet-season in Cerrado area, which is the most desirable environment for coffee cultivation. Mundo Novo Dried on Tree is grown and blessed with this wonderful environment.
As its name shows, Mondo Novo is fully ripened and dried on tree, nourished and sweetened, before harvesting. Harvested coffee cherries are stored and matured in TULHA, a wooden storage, for 45 days without sun-dry process, which enhances sweetness of dried on tree cherries.

【Impression】
Impressive aroma and sweetness. Dark and clear/light sweetness with a tip of bitterness, but clear after taste.　Flavorful, well balanced/harmonized bitterness, sweetness, aftertaste without sourness. Full and rich fragrance!


Good for afternoon coffee. For food pairing, Almond tuiles, thin, crispy, flavorful and light taste, but not too sweet almond cookies, is recommended. Heavy sweets, such as cakes with whip cream or full flavor American cookies may kill coffee flavor.

This beans soon became one my favorite and regular.  Now, there is 2kg of green beans sitting, ready to be roasted.  Depending on a roaster, this beans dramatically changes its taste, especially degree of sweetness. 

Brazil Daterra Estate RA

Name: Brazil  Daterra Estate
Roasting degree: Dark
Roaster: Todoroki Coffee
Area of production:
    Patrocínio, State of Minas Gerais (18°56′S 46°59′W)

Grade: N/A
Screen: 16～18up
Altitude: 1,000～1,100m
Processing: Pulped Natural, Sun&Machine Dry
Variety: Caturra,Bourbon,Achaia etc.

【Comment From Roaster】
This coffee is caracterized by full flavor and sweetness.
Dark roast is recommended.

【Imoression】

This is THE Brazilian Coffee.  Aromatic, well balanced flavor with nutty sweetness as the base, medium & Mild body, silky smooth texture.   Sweetness with a touch of sourness and bitterness makes sensitive harmony,  sweetness stays longer as aftertaste.

Fazenda Cachoeira

Beans: Fazenda Cachoeira ~ Cachoeira Estate
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-city
Area: Mogiana region, 
        Sao Sebastiao da Grama, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Altitude:1250m
Variety: Bourbon
Processing method: Natural, Sun-dried
Single Estate, Micro lot

【Impression】
Medium, deep sweetness, macadamia, milk chocolate with caramel, almond toffee, maple butter.

【Note】
Cachoeira Estate is located 3 miles from Minas Gerais state line and carries characteristics from the mountainous areas of Mogiana and from Sul de Minas.  Nearly 200 hectares of their coffee plantation is operated manually due to its topography, which also contributes to conserve ecological balance, environmental sustainability.