A shot of Brazil 45 always feels like coming home. We created this classic blend with comfort in mind; recreating the smooth, sweet, easy-going flavors that helped many of us fall in love with espresso.
Flavor Profile
Origin
Brazil, Colombia
Tasting Notes
Dark chocolate, cinnamon, and graham cracker sweetness with notes of berry jam.
Roast Level
LightMed LtMedMed DarkDark
Origin Story
Capricornio Coffees (Brazil)
Las Rosas Women's Group (Colombia)
The foundation of the Brazil 45 Espresso is a natural processed coffee from Fazenda California, a coffee farm located in Brazil’s Norte Pioneiro growing region, in northern ParanĂ¡ state. The natural or dry method of processing yields mellow flavors, typically imparting hints of dried berries which results when the coffee fruit is left in contact with the bean while drying. The classic milk chocolate and nut-toned flavors of Brazil coffee combined with these delicate fruit notes build the blend’s rich foundation.
To build balance and complexity in the blend, we added a coffee from from Colombia that adds flavors of milk chocolate and spice. The coffee is produced by 300 members of the Association of Women Coffee Growers of West Huila (AsociaciĂ³n de Mujeres Cafeteras del Occidente del Huila), whom make up the Las Rosas Women’s Coffee Project. The project is a multiorganizational effort intended to support the Las Rosas Women’s Group through economic prosperity, social empowerment, and coffee quality. Over the past six years, the women of Las Rosas have showcased their ability to grow and prosper, becoming a source of inspiration for their community.
Altitude
3,000 - 6,550 feet
Variety
Various
Processing
Natural, Washed
Why We Love This Coffee
A shot of Brazil 45 always feels like coming home. We created this classic blend with comfort in mind; recreating the smooth, sweet, easy-going flavors that helped many of us fall in love with espresso. The name of the blend is derived from the W. 45-degree longitude line that runs through Brazil’s prime coffee growing regions.
In Brazil 45, you’ll find notes of milk chocolate & hazelnut, with a smooth, rich finish that lingers on your palate. When used to make a cappuccino or latte, those flavors melt away into creamy, sweet caramel flavors. Brazil 45 creates an easy-going drinking experience that both aficionados and newbies will love.
While there are many variables that contribute to dialing in espresso, the parameters that have been yielding the best results in our lab are a 1:2.2 coffee to water ratio in 24-26 seconds.
Sustainably Sourced
Good Coffee, Better Planet
Located in the city of Jacarezinho, State of ParanĂ¡, Fazenda California is a 100 year old farm central to the history of coffee farming in one of Brazil’s foremost coffee producing states. Today, the farm is taking the heritage that is its birthright and blending it with a more modern and experimental approach to production aimed at sustainability, quality and relationships. Additionally, Fazenda California is fully committed to social sustainability and has invested in school programs and church renovation for the workers on the farm.
Sustainably Sourced
