Single Origin | Brazil - Cerrado Mineiro
Regular price $17.00
Unit price per
CUP PROFILE
Dried fruit sugar combine with notes of chocolate and peanut butter.
- Single Origin Arabica - Cerrado Mineiro
- Body: Medium
- Acidity: Mild
- Process: Natural
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
Ripe and raisin cherries were mechanically harvested, sent to the washing station on the farm by tractors and were cleaned and separated by density (ripe to one side, raisin to the other). They were dried in the sun on cement patios, and then drying was completed in mechanical driers, to ensure a more even result. After drying, they rested in wooden boxes for 30-plus days before being hulled and then sent to a nearby warehouse.
After the green beans are ordered, the coffee was reprocessed (sorted by screens and with color and density machines) and sealed in the container, and make sure every step was taken to reduce exposure to contaminants.
PROCESSING
The 36 producers are members of the Cooperativa Multiactiva de Cafeteros Garzón Dorado, an association formed in 2011. Today it has 142 members from five villages in Garzón.
All smallholders, these producers farm approximately 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) of coffee each. They’re very aware of the potential in their land to produce great quality, and so they’re meticulous in their agricultural practices.
GEOGRAPHY
Cerrado is the newest coffee region in Brazil. It was shaped by two important events. In 1975, the “black frost” devastated plantations in Parana (at the time, the largest coffee-producing region in Brazil at that time). At the same time, in western São Paulo, coffee plantations were struggling against an intense nematodes infestation. These two events brought Brazil’s coffee industry to its knees.
Farmers set out in search of new areas to develop and arrived in Cerrado — an underdeveloped area with poor, acidic soil — just as a government effort was underway to understand the science of Cerrado’s soil and whether it might someday be a major food producer. Simple, inexpensive solutions wound up being effective, and coffee plants adapted well to Cerrado’s well-defined climate. Its warm temperatures, intense sunlight and dry winters aligned perfectly with the harvest, which demands dry weather. Today, coffee is grown here in 55 towns and across 210,000 hectares.
- Region: Cerrado Mineiro
- Altitude: 1,200 meters ASL
- Varieties: Mundo Novo, Catuai Red and Yellow, Topazio, Catucai, Acaia
- Processing: Natural
- Harvest: July - September
Testimonials
Newberry is North Torrance's first "third wave" roaster, an area where the only places you can find coffee are at Starbucks, Coffee Bean, and McDonald's. They import beans from around the world, utilize high quality ingredients, roast locally, and establish partnerships with small farms.
Justine L
Yelp
I was thrilled to find a bag of Honduran coffee here for a reasonable price.
Erin P
Yelp
Yea the coffee is dang good, but the people are even better!!! Go in for a coffee, always walk out with a coffee and smile! :D 10/10 would recommend making this your new coffee joint!
Caroline K
Yelp
Excellent locally roasted coffee. Their choice of single origin plus roast length is always spot on. I wouldn't go anywhere else.
Dante Sandoval
Newberry has some of the freshest coffee in Torrance. Their single origin is amazing!
Bluesocks 11
I like this place because it's a local roastery and I appreciate what they do amid heavy competition from big coffee companies nearby. I came in to buy a bag of beans to try. They are knowledgeable about coffee, and when I mentioned I wanted the beans to be grinded for my moka pot, they knew exactly what I was talking about and how coarse the grind needed to be. I like how they mention the origin and type of process that is used to roast the beans, which for me is the mark of a true coffee expert.
Kristine F
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