Vizinhos | Brazil

Country of Origin: Brazil - Minas Gerais Farm: Casa Almeida Barreto Neighborhood Project Cultivar: Yellow Catucaí Process: Natural Altitude: 1250 - 1300 Masl. Tasting Notes: Chocolate Fudge, Dried Fig, Hojicha Roast: Light This year, Casa Almeida Barreto has taken a new step in its development and is now working closely with selected neighboring farms that also want to focus their production on high-quality Specialty Coffee. These farmers have excellent growing areas and produce outstanding coffee. In the past, however, their harvest was often processed in large collective lots or treated with less meticulous preparation methods, which meant that the full quality potential of their coffees was not always realized. The participating producers are long-standing partners and friends of Casa Almeida Barreto. In their daily agricultural work, they support each other – whether by sharing machinery, helping with field work, or exchanging knowledge about soils, fertilization, diseases, and sustainable cultivation methods. These are exceptionally committed farmers whose coffee deserves more than to disappear into anonymous commodity blends. The lots from these partner farms are significantly larger than those from Casa Almeida Barreto, as it is not yet economically or logistically feasible for the producers to subdivide each parcel so finely. Nevertheless, these are single-origin and single-variety coffees grown at altitudes of at least 1,100 meters. Casa Almeida Barreto is convinced that sustainable changes are only possible through a strong community of producers with common goals. This collaboration aims to further develop the quality of the region and establish its origin long-term among the world's significant coffee origins.