Brazil
Brazil — Santos & The Nutty One
"Nutty · chocolate · low-acid sweetness"
- Altitude
- 900–1,200 MASL
- Varietals
- Bourbon · Mundo Novo
- Process
- Natural · pulped natural
- Harvest
- May–September
The story
Behind the bag.
Brazil produces about a third of the world's coffee, but most of it commodity-grade. We don't buy that. We source from micro-lot Brazilian farms that focus on natural and pulped-natural processing at modest altitudes (900–1,200 meters) — which is the sweet spot for the nutty, chocolatey, low-acid profile that Brazil is famous for.
Our 'The Nutty One' is exactly what it sounds like: roasted nuts, milk chocolate, brown sugar, and a body that holds up beautifully to milk. It's the most approachable single-origin in our lineup, and the one we recommend to anyone new to specialty.
Santos refers to the historic Brazilian coffee port — a quality grading term that's stuck around as a marker of clean, well-prepared Brazilian beans.
Sustainability practices
How this coffee is grown.
- Smaller, family-owned micro lots (vs. industrial Brazilian plantations)
- Natural and pulped-natural processing minimizes water use
- Lower altitudes mean lower-pesticide farming pressure
- Specialty premium incentivizes quality-focused practices
Challenges & opportunities
Brazilian coffee is the price-anchor of the global market — when Brazil sneezes, the C-market catches a cold. That price pressure squeezes smallholders. Specialty buyers are the counterweight.
Why we work with them
Brazilian single-origin is the perfect everyday coffee — approachable enough for new specialty drinkers, satisfying enough for experienced ones. It's our most-ordered single-origin for a reason.
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"Bright stone-fruit · honeyed body · floral finish"
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East Java
"Cocoa · brown-sugar · earthy depth"
Indonesian micro lots grown under canopy, no synthetic fertilizers, processed via traditional wet-hulling for the iconic full body.
Read storyCoffee with a face behind it.
Every bag we sell connects you to the people growing it. That's the whole point.