Coffee from Paradise
Very soon, you will be able to taste COE Brazil 2018 winner – Brazil Paraiso, which is now on presale
As you already know, in October 2018, Andrade Bros.’ Lot #1 from their farm Fazenda Paraiso in Carmo do Paranaíba, MG, won the first place in the Pulped Natural category of Cup of Excellence Brazil with 93.26 points and DABOV Specialty Coffee managed to buy it on the auction in December 2018.
In February, you will be able to taste this remarkable coffee, Brazil Fazenda Paraiso COE #1 2018, which is now on presale. We will roast it on 11th Feb. and send it to you on 13th Feb.
Brazil Fazenda Paraiso COE #1 2018 – coffee from Paradise
For the second year in a row and for a third time, Jordan Dabov was part of the international jury and as he was cupping coffees from both categories in the world’s most disputed specialty coffee competition, our coffee hunter was amazed by Fazenda Paraiso’s coffee and noted that in his diary.
"Sweet and intense coffee, unbelievably rich symphony of flavors - raspberries, rose, sugar candy and more!"
Family history that dates to early 20th century
Brazil Fazenda Paraiso COE #1 2018 was cultivated in a special place – one of the oldest coffee farms in Brazil. The history of its owners, the Andrade family, began in 1901, at Capim Branco Farm, in Carmo do Paranaíba, High Cerrado, state of Minas Gerais. It is more than 115 years on the fields growing a coffee lineage, keeping family traditions, and adding two more farms! Capim Branco is famous for its specialty coffees. There Fazenda Paraíso is located and it was there where the Cup of Excellence winning lot was cultivated by farmer Ismael José de Andrade.
The terroir is perfect and the landscapes are breathtaking. The farm of Capim Branco spreads along 300 hectares and has 1.5 million coffee trees of the Yellow Catuaí variety. The altitude is 1,150 meters. The harvest time starts in the end of May and continues to August. There are 25 workers during harvest.
Where Brazil’s best natural coffee beans are produced
With the aim to produce high-quality coffees, the new generation of Andrade family, led by CEO Ismael José de Andrade, established their farms in the region Capim Branco during the '70s. The altitude there is between 1.100 and 1.200 meters, which provides ideal conditions for growing coffee due to its perfect balance of wet and dry seasons.
Combined with the natural conditions of the region, the correct management of crops, crop planning and post-harvest with selection criteria of cherries, grains and natural drying, the results are excellent quality, award-winning beans, appreciated worldwide.
The volcanic soils are perfect for growing Catuaí, which thrives here and accounts for the majority of the farm’s yield.
Do you know that...
In 1991, through the initiative of twelve producers, who envisioned the opportunities that investing in the quality of the coffee would bring, the Andrade Brothers founded the BSCA (Brazil Specialty Coffee Association) that supports all small coffee producers in the region. It also helps producers improve quality, which improves sustainability. Helping producers to reach out for the importers worldwide, with eco-friendly coffee is another activity that BSCA performs. Andrade Brothers also founded an exporting company and thus they have a direct relationship with their customers, sending their coffee from origin on a Direct Trade basis.
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