This is a nice medium roasted coffee very similar to our Brazil Salmo Lush.  Expect a nice smooth balanced coffee with pleasant sweetness and hints of cocoa.

Chapada de Minas Region

Brazil’s state of Minas Gerais produces more coffee as a region than any other country in the world. At around 30 million 60-kg bags per year, the region accounts for nearly half of Brazil’s total production – roughly 33% of the world’s coffee supply.

Minas Gerais is often broken up into sub-regions, with some of the most well-respected coffee appellations including Sul de Minas, Cerrado de Minas, Mata de Minas, and Chapada de Minas, where this natural coffee comes from.

Chapada de Minas is an emerging coffee area in southeastern Brazil with well-defined wet and dry seasons. The tropical climate experiences warm temperatures of 68-75ºF, with cooler nights in higher elevations that contribute to the development of coffee flavor complexity. In addition to coffee, farms in Chapada de Minas also cultivate eucalyptus and mahogany trees to diversify their crops.

Natural Process Green Coffee from Brazil

The most common processing method in Chapada de Minas is still natural processing. But the natural approach in Brazil looks a little different than natural processing in other origins. While most origins harvest cherries and dry the fruits on raised beds, the natural process in Brazil means using as little intervention as possible.

Coffee cherries dry while they’re still on the tree, allowing extra time for sugars and flavors to concentrate with minimal fermentation, which results in an intensely rich, sweet cup with fragrant notes of granola, dark chocolate, and roasted peanuts.