LIMITED | BRAZIL | Sitio da Pedra | Cocarive Auction #1 | Arara | Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Brazil
Process
Natural
Variety
Arara
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212174477 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW212174477 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">The last time we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> one of Luciano’s coffees was back in 2018. At the time, we found his coffee through our export partners, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW212174477 BCX0">Cocarive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">—a cooperative that connects producers in and around the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">Mantiqueira</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> de Minas region with international buyers. Each year, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW212174477 BCX0">Cocarive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> holds an auction for the ten highest-scoring coffees in the Natural, Pulped Natural, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">Fair-Trade</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> categories. In 2018, Luciano placed second in the Natural category. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> been a long time, but we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> be happier to have found another of Luciano’s coffees in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW212174477 BCX0">Cocarive’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> auction—this year, Luciano placed first in the Natural category.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW212174477 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212174477 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW212174477 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">Luciano Braga has been working on his family farm, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0">Sítio</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW212174477 BCX0"> da Pedra, since the 1970s—first with his father when he was just 15 years old, and later as the head of the family business. Over the years, Luciano has reinvested in the farm, making small improvements year after year, including building raised drying beds and diversifying his crop to include new disease-resistant varieties such as Arara. Coffee is his passion—one that he’s passed on to his three daughters, who will one day take over from their father.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW212174477 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> </div> <p class="p1"><br></p> <p class="p1"><span style="color: #565454;"><strong>How to Drink:</strong> Just like you wouldn't add soda to your best whiskey, this amazing coffee is meant to be drank black with no sugar or cream. </span></p> <div><br></div>