Brazil Fazenda Palmital

Summary

Brazil Fazenda Palmital is a single-origin coffee from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The farm, Fazenda Palmital, is located in Cabo Verde and has been in the same family since the 1920s. The coffee is produced by SMC - Comercial e Exportadora de Café S/A. Grown at 950-1150m altitude, the farm is entirely handpicked due to the terrain characteristics. The coffee comprises Catuai and Mundo Novo varieties and is processed using the Pulped Natural method, with careful drying monitored via app-controlled mechanical driers. It offers a full body with low acidity and flavour notes of caramel, chocolate, orange, plum, almond, and hazelnut. The coffee scored 83.75 on the SCA scale.

Details

Format

Bean

Decaffeinated

No

Cupping score

83.75

Producer

SMC - Comercial e Exportadora de Café S/A

Altitude

950 - 1150 m.a.s.l

Variety

Catuai, Mundo Novo

Notes

Caramel, Plum, Chocolate, Orange, Almond, Hazelnut

The roaster

Potterbeans

Based in Cornwall, UK, Potterbeans is a speciality coffee roaster working on a restored 1950s machine, fired with locally sourced solar-dried oak wood. They've…