Fazenda Guariroba topazio
Another amazing coffee from the wonderful Fazenda Guariroba!
Lemon cake, chai and lavender.
Farm: Guariroba
Process: Double Fermentation*Variety: Topazio
Producers: Gabriel Lamounier Vieira and Elisa Paiva Lamounier
Region: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Elevation: 1200 maslNotes: lemon cake, chair, lavender, almonds and more!
Brewing methods: This coffee is roasted light with filter brews in mind. It can definitely also work well for espresso, but if you’re looking for that more ‘classic’ Brazilian profile, then I would choose the Fazenda Sao Domingos or the Fazenda Matao – also available on my site.
Brew a cup for your coffee friends and get them try and guess the origin and variety. This is another coffee from Brazil (alongside the Fazenda Guariroba pink bourbon) which challenges pre-conceptions of what Brazilian coffees taste like.
This coffee has wonderful lemon notes up front which remind us of a sweet lemon cake, a gentle spice to it reminiscent of chai and great florals. It has the tiniest touch of almond in the finish, but is even lower on the chocolate and nut notes than my roast of the pink bourbon from this same farm. The cup is sweet and complex and the body is silky. You can brew this one on a variety of methods and we’ve experimented with it in the cafe and have decided to brew it on a conical brewer to elevate the flavor clarity and clean cup profile.
6oz/170g bags
Even in the 19th century, the patriarch João Ferreira Carneiro already produced the sweet grains in the fertile soil of Santo Antônio do Amparo, where today the Guariroba farm is located. His passion for the flavors and aromas of coffee were passed on by five generations of descendants, reaching Homero Aguiar Paiva.
Homero acquired part of the Fazenda Cachoeira and, with the help of his brother Renato Paiva, chose the best coffee species to maintain the cultivation, giving rise to Fazenda Guariroba - named after the lands of his maternal grandparents.
The terroir and the vast knowledge of the family guarantee excellence in the production of special coffees with unique characteristics.
Today, under the management of Gabriel Lamounier Vieira and Elisa Paiva Lamounier, Fazenda Guariroba internationally represents Brazilian coffee, being recognized as the champion of the Cup Of Excellence farm.