Quick Facts
Origin
Brazil
Process
Natural, Pulped Natural
Variety
Mundo Novo, Catuai, Bourbon, Acaiá
Altitude
850 - 1350 masl
Roast Profile
medium
Tasting Notes
milk chocolate
Origin
Brazil
Process
Natural, Pulped Natural
Variety
Mundo Novo, Catuai, Bourbon, Acaiá
Altitude
850 - 1350 masl
Roast Profile
medium
<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; text-indent: 22.5pt; margin: 24pt -27pt 6pt -22.5pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-b3ef3280-7fff-ebb2-1ec4-ab890ee35051"><span style="font-size: 23pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brazil - Sul de Minas</span></h1> <h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; text-indent: 22.5pt; margin: 14pt -27pt 4pt -22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Air Roasted • Smooth • Classic Brazilian Foundation</span></h3> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sul de Minas is one of Brazil’s most traditional and largest coffee-producing regions, known for its consistent quality and versatile flavor profiles. Located among rolling hills with mild temperatures and well-defined rainy and dry seasons, this region provides ideal conditions for growing balanced Arabica coffees that form the backbone of many classic espresso blends.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Accounting for nearly a third of Brazil’s total coffee production, Sul de Minas carries a deep history of multi-generational farms blending tradition with modern agricultural practices. Clay-rich soils and diverse micro climates allow producers to craft coffees ranging from soft and nutty to gently citrus-forward, making the region highly sought after by roasters around the world.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natural and pulped-natural processing methods are common here, enhancing sweetness and body while maintaining a clean, approachable profile. Freshly air-roasted at Passport Coffee, this Brazil delivers smooth milk chocolate notes layered with roasted nuts, caramel sweetness, and a balanced, easy-drinking finish that is a versatile coffee that performs beautifully as both a daily drip and espresso foundation.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;" align="left"> <table style="border: none; border-collapse: collapse;"> <colgroup> <col width="169"> <col width="447"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Name:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brazil Sul de Minas</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Country:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brazil</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Region:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sul de Minas (Minas Gerais)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm or Cooperative:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regional Estate & Smallholder Producers</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current Lot:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sul de Minas (Natural / Pulped Natural Selection</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Altitude:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">850 – 1,350 masl</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Varietal(s):</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mundo Novo • Catuai (Red & Yellow) • Bourbon (Red & Yellow) • Acaiá</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Processing Method:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natural (Dry) and/or Pulped Natural</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harvest:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May – September</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Screen Size:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Typically 17/18 (NY 2/3 Style Export Preparation)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moisture Content:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approx. 10.0 – 11.5% at export</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Importer Cupping Score:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Typically 82 – 84 depending on lot selection</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tasting Notes:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Milk Chocolate • Roasted Almond • Caramel • Soft Citrus</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.25pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roast level:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">⭐⭐⭐ Medium</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.25pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acidity:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">⭐⭐ Very Good — smooth and balanced</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.25pt;"> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Body:</span></p> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.75pt;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">⭐⭐⭐ Full-Bodied — rounded and creamy</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>
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