BMC | BRAZIL MINAS GERAIS
Cold Brew Bold Profile | Medium-dark roast
Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Cola, Smoked Caramel
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
This coffee is from two farms São Paulo and Alta Mogiana in Minas Gerais
Brazil/Sul De Minas in Brazil. Serra das Araras is a property with two areas of
production, one 76-hectare area in São Paulo, and one 57-hectare area in
Minas Gerais. The land is operated by Paulo Roberto Cintra Coelho. The
coffee on this property was first planted in the 1960s and has been maintained
ever since.
TRACEABILITY
COUNTRY
Brazil
PRODUCER
Serra das Araras
REGION
Minas Gerais
VARIETAL
Catimor, Bourbon, Lempira etc.
PROCESSING
Washed
ALTITUDE
800 - 1524 masl
DID YOU KNOW
Brazilian coffee farms are very large operations that use mechanized picking machines to comb over the plants for coffee fruit. This is balanced by their sophisticated mills which can sort all the coffee picked by the machine into grades of ripeness.
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
$3.52
Price paid by Driftaway (per pound avg. across Feb 2020 coffees)
$1.30
Fair Trade price per pound
$1.05
Coffee C-Market price per pound
$0.05
Driftaway's World Coffee Research contribution per pound
WHY DID WE SELECT THIS COFFEE?
This coffee makes for an excellent single origin cold brew. It has a lot of sweetness and heavy body.
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
85.5
/100
85.5
SCAA Cupping Score
20 x 69 kg
Bags purchased
2 year
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2020)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Dave H. from Nov 8 to Nov 29 2020 at Pulley Collective in Red Hook, Brooklyn. We typically use the Loring S35 Kestrel roaster for this profile - this roaster roasts the beans through convection (heated air) roasting. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts twice a week at our facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Cupping is attended by Q-certified cupper Ian T., roaster Dave H.and founder Suyog M. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.