Gui Fei Oolong - Serendipity No.5

ABOUT THIS COFFEE
This natural-processed coffee placed fifth in Brazil’s Cup of Excellence competition

José Renato’s stunning single origin came to us through Brazil’s Cup of Excellence (COE) auction. For industry insiders, there is no event more prestigious than the annual COE competition, when many of the world’s top coffee-producing countries award the producers of the best single origins of that year. Jose’s natural-processed coffee placed fifth, and with such deep maple sweetness and full-bodied texture, we understand why.

As the world’s largest exporter of coffee, Brazil is known for comforting, full-bodied coffees made at industrial scale. With notes of black cherry, maple syrup, and nectarine, this intensely aromatic Exceedingly Rare selection offers a different version of Brazilian coffee that is nothing short of extraordinary. It showcases the sublime potential of coffee from this South American powerhouse.

Such high quality has everything to do with producer José Renato, who took over his father’s estate in 2014. He and his wife, Tainã, decided to invest in production methods, including handpicking the harvest—a rarity even among specialty coffee farmers in Brazil. Today Chácara Vista Alegre is an inspiration to other coffee growers in the Chapada Diamantina region, and a farm rightly gaining an international following.
 
DETAILS
Region: Chapada Diamantina
Processing: Natural
Cultivar: Catuaí 144
Elevation: 1,270 meters
 
Tee Kategorie: Oolong 
Kultivar: Qing Xin
Oxidations Level: 70-85%
Röstgrad: <10%
Saison: Frühling
Herkunft: DongDing, Nantou, Taiwan
Herstellung: per Hand gepflückt und gerollt
 
NOTES
	
Our coffees go through a rigorous selection and quality-testing process, and we only share the coffees that have most captured our imaginations.
	
Each bag of Brazil Chácara Vista Alegre whole beans is shipped to you within 24 hours of roasting.
	
All shipping emissions offset with investments in projects to reduce greenhouse gases.