Country: Brazil
Processing:Anaerobic Natural
Varietal: Yellow Catuai
Region: Cerrado
This coffee comes to us from Ismael Andrade whom we were lucky enough to meet and visit in late 2019 before COVID hit. The Andrade family has been involved in coffee growing since 1901.
The Andrade family history began in 1901, with their ancestors at Capim Branco Farm, in Carmo do Paranaíba, High Cerrado, state of Minas Gerais. With the aim to produce high quality coffees, the new generation of Andrade family established their farms in this region during the 70’s.
In the early 90´s, with the need for expansion of coffee production, quality and volume improvement, the brothers acquired São Silvestre farm in Serra do Salitre, state of Minas Gerais, this farm produces high quality coffees because of its climate and altitude between 1.100 and 1.200 meters, which provides ideal conditions for growing coffee due to its perfect balance of wet and dry seasons. The volcanic soils are perfect for growing Yellow Icatu, Yellow Catuaí and Red Catuai varietals, which thrives here and accounts for the majority of the farm’s yield.
The Andrade family have been focussed on elevating the quality of microlots at São Silvestre through innovative, cutting edge processing techniques and investing in equipment. This lot is an anaerobically fermented natural for which cherry’s are sealed in a temperature controlled steel tank and purged of oxygen for controlled and repeatable fermentation. This is a great example of what Brazillian coffees have to ofer and we’re looking forward to visiting São Silvestre again later this year.
