Past Offerings

You know it, we know it, so let’s just say it, spot pickups are a thing. The current market is, as they say, volatile.  Shipping delays and port strikes add their own fun calculus to the equations of buying coffee and sometimes you need coffee to make up for something that is stuck in shipping purgatory. From time to time we’ll have to pick up a small position to cover us until the main containers arrive.  When we do have access to the provenance information we’ll post it as diligently as we can.  Rest assured we assiduously cupped all the offers we could find before purchasing a coffee and offering it to you. It’s important to us that if you buy a 17/18 SSFC Brazil, it’s going to cup out the way its supposed to and be useful for the exact things it should be useful for to experienced roasters. We’ll do the legwork so you don’t have to and can just ask us to get it to your dock.

Grupo Veloso has been producing coffees in the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil for over 50 years. As a family company they are dedicated to many projects throughout their region focused on improving their community. These range from conservation efforts aimed towards preserving ecosystems and reforestation, to educational initiatives aimed at bringing computer rooms and access to local schools. We built this spec for customers looking for consistency and repeatability throughout the year regardless of season and Paulo Veloso Junior and his farm, Sanata Barbara, more than delivered.  This Cerrado NY ⅔ 16 up delivers a classic Brazilian profile that should be a versatile tool for every roaster

Hellison Afonso da Silva has been growing Cup of Excellence quality coffees for years. In 2015 he scored one of the highest ever cups in the Brazil cup of Excellence. This natural processed yellow catuai bears the mark of his trademark practices as well as takes advantage of the near perfect drying conditions. He harvests by hand, only picking the ripest cherries and after has pulped the dried cherries lets the parchment rest in special silos for 30 days to equalize the moisture content of his beans. Sitio Baxaidao is always one of our highest scoring Brazils, a testament to Hellison’s commitment to his craft. These particular natural lots were so good at the cupping table that we had clients sign up for them right then and there in Brazil!

When we built our workhorse blends Marchador, Lusitano, and Alter Real we were looking for very specific characteristics, this means we’ve cupped and searched through a lot of coffee before landing on our partnerships.  Brazil is a very very big place, and as we grow into the future it makes sense to work with as many quality producers as we can.  This lot of Lusitano 16 + full natural comes from friends near the mountain town of Campestre, in southern Minas Gerais, Fazenda Mantissa.  They have been producing coffees for over 20 years and run a really tight ship, able to produce full natural and pulp natural and even fermented specialty lots with ease. Their harvest is done almost solely by hand by folks from the surrounding region who are paid a good wage to carefully select the ripest cherries.  When cherries arrive at the patio they go through either full natural or pulp natural processing on the patios. Their quality control is overseen at every step of the way by their own internal Q grader to ensure our cup profile requirements were adhered to.  We are excited to add this particular Marchador and Lusitano to our stables.  

Coffee farming is in its fourth or fifth generation on most farms in the Mantiqueira de Minas region. It is comprised of 25 municipalities, that has 8,095 producers, 82% of which are small producers. There is a total of 57,000 hectares dedicated to growing coffee. The coffee being grown in the Mantiqueira de Minas region is, at the same time, traditional and modern. Tradition is refelcted in the coffee through the respect for the ancestors and the land. Modernity can be seen in the coffees evolution of rare and suprising beans.

Conilon is a low grown robusta from Brazil. Perfect for folks who want twice the caffeine for half the budget!

Fine Cup is a grading term used when contracting with Brazilian dry mills that relates to a specific standard regarding minimum cupping scores, maximum defect count and screen size. 2/3 refers to the amount of defects permitted in the lot; a maximum of nine secondary defects and no primary defects per 350 grams, according to the Green Coffee Association of New York. 17/18 screen size denotes a larger bean size when sorted through vibratory screens.  We buy this coffee for cup consistency, cupping thoroughly to make sure the lots match our spec each time.  

Grupo Veloso has been producing coffees for over 50 years in the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil. As a family company they are dedicated to many projects throughout their region focused on improving their community. These range from conservation efforts aimed towards preserving ecosystems and reforestation, to educational initiatives to bring computer rooms and access to local schools. We purchase this spec for customers looking for consistency and repeatability throughout the year regardless of season all the various members the Veloso fmaily more than deliver.  This Cerrado NY ⅔ 14/16 SSFC delivers a classic brazilian profile in a smaller bean size that serves be a versatile tool for every roaster.

Our Sublime designation represents a coffee that is farm traceable and usually a smaller sized lot than what we would purchase for our Regional Selects. We cup through many many offerings from our partners each year to decide on the lots that we want to import and offer to you. If there is a farm you’ve had in the past but don’t see now just let us know and we can make sure to get you some samples when we request offers.  Our friend Jonatas is a rising star in specialty coffee. After earning a degree in agronomy he moved back to Carmo de Minas and put what he learned about post harvest technology, soil mineralization and new processing techniques into action on his family’s 100+ year old farm, Sitio Grota Funda. His farm is often a top 25 contender in the the Cup of Excellence competition. Jonatas grandmother Helena named this particular plot Coqueiro in 1924 for the abundance of coconut palms that surround the property. This lot showcases his ability to produce sublime natural coffees as well as our perrennial favorite, his washed coffee.

Good ol Cerrado 2/3 SSFC. Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world

Emerson Afonso da Silva has been farming Sitio Senhora’s 10 hectares to great success for several years now, maintaining a commitment to sustainable agricultural practices and conservation of resources. His farm’s location, Olimpio Noronha in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, is blessed with fertile, rich soils and well defined seasons throughout the year. Drop cloths spread around the base of each bush during harvest season ensure no cherries come into contact with the ground. Cherries are dried on cement patios and, if necessary, a mechanical dryer. After a rest period of up to 30 days in special wooden silos called tuhlas, the crop is de pulped and moved to cocarive as parchment for final consolidation and sacking.

Hellison Afonso da Silva has been growing Cup of Excellence quality coffees for years. In 2015 he scored one of the highest ever cups in the Brazil cup of Excellence. This natural processed yellow catuai bears his trademark practices as well as takes advantage of the near perfect drying conditions. He harvests by hand, only picking the ripest cherries and after pulping the dried cherries, lets the parchment rest in special silos for 30 days to equalize the moisture content of his beans. Sitio Baxaidao is always one of our highest scoring Brazils, a testament to Hellison’s commitment to his craft.  He even has a small line of micro lots that he offers every year that are usually remarkable. If you're interested in this quality turned up to 11 let us know and we'll make sure to direct samples your way when we get them.