~Whole Bean Coffee~
Tasting Notes: Almond Butter & Cocoa
Grower: Fazenda Plato Azul | Elio Carneiro
Variety: Yellow Catucaí & Red Bourbon
Region: Tiros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Process: Pulped Natural (Honey) and Sundried
Altitude: 1,050 m asl
Soil: Clay Minerals
Grower Certification(s): Rainforest Alliance
Brazil Fazenda Plalo Azul RFA Cerrado is sourced from Fazenda Plato Azul, located in the Cerrado Mineiro region, a protected origin within the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Fazenda Palto Azul is owned by Elio Carneiro and it has a total area of more than 7,000 acres but the vast majority is protected forest with less than 2,400 acres cultivated with coffee. Fazenda Plato Azul uses a rain catchment system and drip irrigation lines to deliver carefully measured moisture and nutrients to the coffee plants. During the harvest the estate employs more than 150 people.