Origin: Brazil

Region: Mogiana

Variety: 100% Bourbon

Altitude: 1,100 to1,500 masl

Process: Natural

In the cup; “Caramel, dark chocolate & creamy ”

Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama has been in the Carvalho Dias family since 1890 and some of its original bourbon varietal trees are over 107 years old. The farm is located at around 1,100-1,500 metres above sea level, in the Mogiana region of São Paolo State. This rolling, fertile area runs along the São Paulo side of the São Paulo/Minas border and is home to some of Brazil’s oldest coffee farms.

Fazenda Cachoeira (meaning ‘waterfall’; ‘da Grama’ is from the name of the local town, São Sebastião da Grama) is managed by Gabriel de Carvalho Dias, nephew of the owner and a leading agronomist.

The 100% Bourbon beans composing this lot were handpicked, collected on a plastic groundsheet, and prepared using the Natural process. The coffee is then dried on patios in the open sun for 14 days until a moisture content of 11% is reached.

The farm takes social and environmental sustainability seriously. It is powered by its own a small hydroelectric plant and only buys extra energy during the peak harvest. Wastewater is fully treated to avoid polluting the stream that runs across the farm and there is an active tree planting programme to repopulate native species.

Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama is also utilized as a research center for Bourbon, working to assess different areas such as varietals, processing, picking, and efficiency. Also, a trial for fermentation has been launched with Prof. Dr. Flávio Borém and Prof. Dr. Rosane Schwan to understand how fermentation impacts quality. The farm is always seeking ways to improve and look to the future.