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  • Santa Lucia / Brazil

Santa Lucia / Brazil

82 total reviews

Regular price $25.00
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This natural Yellow Bourbon offers a taste reminiscent of a decadent chocolate dessert from your favourite restaurant. Its richness in flavour, smooth texture, low acidity, and heavier mouthfeel deliver comforting notes of chocolate and almond. 
  • Smells Like:
    A luscious harmony of smooth milk chocolate and the warm nuttiness of roasted almonds.
  • Tastes Like:
    A decadent combination of creamy milk chocolate, sweet marzipan, and the nutty richness of roasted almonds.
  • Sweetness
    4 out of 5
  • Body
    3 out of 5
  • Acidity
    2 out of 5
Light Roast 55%
Dark Roast 45%
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Coffee Information

Varietal: Yellow Bourbon

Process: Pulped Natural 

Farm: Fazenda Santa Lucia

Producer: Helcio Carneiro Pinto

Geography: Carmo de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

About The Farm
  • Helcio has dedicated a significant part of his life to the coffee industry, beginning at the age of 15. In 1976, he married Glycia Pereira Carneiro, and together, they took over the management of the Santa Lucia farm. During that time, the focus was primarily on coffee volume rather than quality. Access to knowledge, technology, and information about specialty coffee markets was limited.
  • In the '90s, Helcio played a pivotal role as one of the founders of Aprocam (The Association of Coffee Producers from the Mantiqueira Region), a movement aimed at improving the quality of coffee in the Carmo de Minas region. This group of pioneers, including Helcio, sought the guidance of experts and scientists to enhance their understanding of coffee quality and implement large-scale quality production practices. The experts introduced them to the Pulped Natural Processing Method, and Helcio, being a pioneer in the region, was among the first to adopt the necessary facilities for this method.
  • Over the years, with the ongoing support of universities, scientists, and insights gained from trips to coffee-producing countries, Helcio has continued to advance in the production of specialty coffee. Coffees from Santa Lucia have been consistently evaluated since 2017, and his name and farm have become well-known in key markets.
  • Despite the success, Helcio acknowledges a significant challenge in manpower. He anticipates changes in the region's coffee characteristics due to this factor and emphasizes the importance of being prepared for this impending shift.

Santa Lucia / Brazil

This natural Yellow Bourbon offers a taste reminiscent of a decadent chocolate dessert from your favourite restaurant. Its richness in flavour, smooth texture, low acidity, and heavier mouthfeel deliver comforting notes of chocolate and almond. 

Customer Reviews

Based on 82 reviews
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Jennifer
Love this coffee

Love this coffee - it is my first try of Rosso coffee and I am impressed! Really quick delivery too.

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Amanda

Really did not love this, and I so wanted to! It made okay enough espresso, but after multiple tries in my Aeropress (adjusting grind size, ratio of water to coffee, and brew time), it was just not good. Lots of unpleasant tastes — I don’t even want to call them notes, because I couldn’t pick out any distinctive flavor — it just tasted like diner coffee to me, with none of the nostalgia. I do tend to prefer lighter roasts as a general rule (not always, but mostly), so I acknowledge that this roast may just not have been for me. On the other hand, the Staycation I ordered was much more enjoyable. But I wish the rest of this bag wasn’t going to waste.

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Heygaan

Strongly dislike it. Was expecting primary notes of cocoa and secondary notes of almond. Came across very dull coffee notes with a strong peanut butter smell and mild notes of grocery store cocoa. Very disappointed. After my 5th cup, I gave the beans to my brother and got new ones somewhere else.

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Vanda Turney
Most definitely a labour of love

Best coffee beans, best coffee for pour over. It's just so good. Thank you Rosso and please don't ever stop roasting this blend. Marzipan & milk chocolate notes are delightful!!

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Anthony
Good stiff!

This stuff tastes great! Pretty much what I expected. I’m going with 4 stars only because I can’t do 4.5 stars and because the roast date was 9 days old when we it arrived. Most resources I’ve read say premium beans should not be much older than 14 days at arrival. Vac-packing helps stretch things out though. 4.5!!!

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