Aug/Sep 2010 – Brazil

Brazil, Brazil, they sure have a lot going for them other than sun, sand and lifestyle. This month’s Bourbon Collection coffee hails from the Daterra estates around Campinas, São Paulo. A foil-sealed, boxed green bean, this stuff is definitely from the top end of the market.

The Bourbon Collection is a blend of the fruit from both red and yellow bourbon trees. A pulped natural blend with remarkable and complex characteristics, creating a high quality single origin estate cup, with a delicate and clean finish. When just right, the coffee is harvested during the dry season at 3800 ft above sea level, producing a consistently high-quality bean every year – can you taste the difference here?

What to look out for:

• Mild, well balanced acidity
• An intense body
• A quite delicate flavour of clean, light lemon
• People rushing into your house asking you to pull them a cup!

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