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  • Santa Lucia / Brazil

Santa Lucia / Brazil

109 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
  • Acidity
    2 out of 5
  • Body
    3 out of 5
Light Roast 55%
Dark Roast 45%
Size
Grind
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.

AEROPRESS

Coffee: 16g
Grind: Medium
Water: 250g, 90°C
Time: 1:35

POUR OVER

Coffee: 22g
Grind: Medium
Water: 350g, 92°C
Time: 2:45

ESPRESSO

Coffee: 18g
Output:
42g
Time:
28-30s

AEROPRESS

Coffee: 16g
Grind: Medium
Water: 250g, 90°C
Time: 1:35

POUR OVER

Coffee: 22g
Grind: Medium
Water: 350g, 92°C
Time: 2:45

ESPRESSO

Coffee: 18g
Output:
42g
Time:
28-30s

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. 

  • 5 stars: 93 (85%)
  • 4 stars: 10 (9%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (1%)
  • 2 stars: 5 (5%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Nadia Petrasiunas
Poor execution

It really sucks to have to clean up a mess upon delivery because the bag wasn’t sealed properly. God knows how much moisture got in during transit as a result. Box was in perfect condition so not on the delivery company this time. The bag wasn’t fully sealed though, and as such a smattering of coffee grinds got all over the place too. Delightful.

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Rolan Yankilov
Great full body

Great full body coffee!

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Grant James
Great taste

Great taste. A lot better than traditional blends

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Katie Y
Exactly what you want from a comforting cup of coffee!

Exactly what you want from a comforting cup of coffee! The Rosso team handled my order with exceptional care.

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Ryan

been my daily driver for the past year. flavourful cup true to the tasting notes

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Youcef

I'm in love with this one, great product great packaging

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Anonymous
This coffee tasted more like lemon than i was expecting

This coffee tasted more like lemon than i was expecting. I found very little milk chocolate, sweet marzipan, and nutty roasted almonds as mentioned in the tasting notes.

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Derek Gould
Absolutely loved

Absolutely loved it!

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bernard bowles
I really like this one for pour

I really like this one for pour overs

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Customer Don Stankowski
Good coffee

Good coffee. Very smooth and not bitter.

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Anonymous
Excellent balance

Perfect balance of acidity and fruitiness

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Anonymous
Love it

Love it. One of the best coffees I've had.

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Daniel

So good!

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Coffee is my friend
Smooth !

I consider this a smooth easy drinking coffee. First time trying this blend and really liked it. A good easy everyday drinker.

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Allison C
the best

Perfect No Notes
It can be really hard to find a low acidity coffee with great depth and this is the one.

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Jason

Wonderful coffee beans. Flavors are definitely somewhat chocolaty. Highly recommend!

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Anonymous
Very tasty espresso

Very tasty espresso, and consistent, easy to dial in.

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Keenan

Absolutely love it. Its smooth, and strong - while having a chocolately and creamy balance. A pleasure to drink every morning as a pour over.

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Anonymous
First bag was excellent

First bag was excellent. Second bag wasn’t as good. But Will definitely order again.

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Anonymous
Super tasty

Super tasty, easy drinking espresso

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Ken MacDonald
One of our new favourite coffees

One of our new favourite coffees. Great espresso, will definitely buy again

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Leah
My favourite daily coffee

This is by far my favourite daily coffee. It’s a rich, milky, chocolatey coffee flavour that is super comfortable to drink. It’s one of the best.

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Anonymous
Best one out of the

Best one out of the lot!

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Vincent

Delicious alternative to my always go to homebody (tipping point)

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Anonymous
Amazing!

Amazing taste!

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C Doyle
It’s a dreamy start to our day

It’s a dreamy start to our day.
It’s bright, and a little bit chocolatey . We use it in our filter coffee maker, and it’s just perfect.

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Anonymous
Great

Great flavour

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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!!!