Brazil Fazenda Paredao Microlot – Roasted Coffee

Taste & Crema

Brazil Fazenda Paredao coffee is characterized by a rich body and sweet, honey-vanilla flavor with delicious, layered, mostly fruity undertones. At the same time, you can enjoy a delightful floral aroma in the cup and a pleasant, light, yet compact crema.

Origins

An legend tells how coffee plants came to Brazil. As with most things, you need to blame love – and one unfaithful wife. Once upon a time, in 1727, when coffee plants were known to Brazilians only from nearby French Guiana, the governor of Brazil wanted his own coffee. So he sent a young sergeant, Francisco de Mello Vane, and his companion, Francisco Reed, to fetch coffee beans or young plants. As it happens, the Governor of French Guiana, D'Oliviers, refused to gift or trade his precious coffee outright. The sergeant tried negotiating with the governor. However, Francisco Reed took to action. He seduced the governor's wife and charmed her so much that she gave him a bouquet. And as a token of her love, she wove in a few sprigs of coffee trees with their fruit attached. So, the Brazilian Casanova brought coffee back to his homeland, and the seeds were planted in the Sao Paulo region.

But what do we know about the Paredao plantation? It lies in the Cerrado Mineiro region in southeastern Brazil. According to the Cerrado Coffee Growers Federation, it covers 55 counties, and 210,000 hectares of land are covered by coffee plantations and managed by around 4,500 producers. The average annual production of the area is calculated at 5 million 60kg bags, which is less than 13% of Brazil's total exports. The Cerrado Mineiro was the first area in the country to be granted the Protected Designation of Origin label. Coffee with the word "Cerrado" in its name must come exclusively from here.

The Paredao farm, in particular, is managed by the experienced Pedro Humberto Veloso. Veloso Coffee was founded in 1977 and today farms 2,480 hectares. Over 12 million Arabicas, Catuai, Acaia, and Bourbon coffee plants are grown there. The altitude of around 1,100m, the subtropical climate, and the rainy summers with dry winters suit the coffee plants perfectly. In addition, the area has ample water resources, which coffee processors can take advantage of in the so-called washing process. And they do.

The coffee plants are harvested selectively between June and August. They pick only ripe cherries, which they take to processing sites. The cherries are poured into water tanks and pushed through crushing plates, and the loose coffee beans go into fermentation. Drying takes place on ''African beds'': raised, mesh terraces exposed to the sun. That is what makes Brazil Fazenda Paredao coffee sweet and delicious.

Coffee packaging preview

Our quality aluminum packaging lacks any bold graphics, as we’d rather focus on the taste of our coffee. It always comes fresh thanks to degassing valve, which releases the gases that occur after roasting. Thanks to the hermetic seal, this container helps the contents further keep their freshness and protect them against humidity, light or foreign odors.