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How does the coffee taste?
Our interpretation of a classic Italian espresso
origin
country
Brazil / India
producer
Henrique Dias Cambraia / cooperative
region
Santo Antônio do Amparo, Minas Gerais / Kodagu district
farm
SanCoffee / cooperative
variety
Catuai Vermelho, Mundo Novo, Catucai Amarelo / Robusta
processing method
natural / washed
height
0-1010 / 500-1000 m.a.s.l.
taste
cocoa, nuts, roast flavours, full body
certificate
direct trade, B-Corp, organic agriculture
roast level
dark roast
story SanCoffee Brazil coffee
SanCoffee was founded in 2000 from a shared dream by a group of coffee farmers based around the city of Santo Antonio do Amparo in the state of Minas Gerais. With great support from Mr. Fernando Paiva, pioneer of the specialty coffee scene in Campo das Vertentes, the producers jointly acquired a warehouse and founded the SanCoffee cooperative. From the start, the vision of the community was to make a name for itself in the emerging specialty coffee market and to make coffee cultivation in the region more sustainable and progressive.
Over time, a lot has been invested in the infrastructure and brought up to date with the latest technology. Since its inception, SanCoffee has been an important part and a driving force behind the development of sustainably produced specialty coffee in Campo das Vertentes.
Sustainability on SanCoffee – Impact committee
An association of farmers was founded on SanCoffee, the so-called Impact Committee. The group has made it its goal to jointly invest in the expansion of social and nature conservation projects and to coordinate them across farms. This not only enables sustainable projects to be implemented jointly on the individual farms, but also strengthens the Santo Antonio do Amparo region as a whole.
Here are a few highlights from 2019:
- 2,400 trees were planted
- 12,000 Vetiveria Zizanoides grasses were planted
- 4 dams were built
- 4 water sources were built
Kindergarten and youth development
Within the cooperative there are kindergartens for the families. Several vocational training courses for young people are also jointly organized, which are intended to facilitate entry into professional life and serve as a kind of workshop. SanCoffee hopes to change the lives of employees through these opportunities. As of 2021, 175 children and 127 young people are going to this training center.
Robusta from India – Venkids Valley Estate
So that our classic Italian espresso also produces the typical crema, we have added 30% of a robusta variety from the Indian Kodagu district.
In our search for the right Robusta producer for our high-power blend, we found what we were looking for in Papakuchi Coffee: the small farm is in the third generation and family-run and produces a hammer of dry-processed Robusta that is grown on the naturally cultivated farm! A small team is behind the product and we are pleased that we can already build on a long-term cooperation.
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