Brazil Fazenda Rainha Da Paz
Fazenda Rainha da Paz is basically a Ferrero Rocher in a cup. Super creamy and chocolatey with huge toasted hazelnut notes. It’s natural sweetness, mellow acidity and full body makes this the perfect coffee for those who love a healthy splash of milk in their brew. A real crowd pleaser of a coffee and one so good as espresso that it’s been a mainstay on the bar down at North Star Coffee Shop since they opened way back in 2017.
Details
With Brazil having such a huge influence over the global value of all coffee on the commercial market, it can be difficult to find a producing partner whose focus is on bettering the industry and the quality they produce rather than prioritising large volumes that are funnelled into the c-market. Marcelo Montanari is a refreshing change, an innovative, fourth generation coffee farmer who is passionate about the environment and the challenges faced through climate change and therefore committed to championing a specialty approach for all three coffee farms his family owns in Minas Gerais.
From the start Marcelo and his family have shown a clear willingness to promote biodiversity, to work proactively towards a better situation for their labour force, to maintain and improve the ecosystem on the land on which they farm and invest time and effort into producing stand out specialty grade coffees. A family of coffee professionals that are dedicated to producing coffees of excellent cup profile.
NS were blown away by their experimentation in growing various varietals, meticulous approach to collaboration and Marcelo’s sharing of his findings to improve not only his farm but coffee farming and agronomy in general within the microclimates of Minas Gerais. A selfless quality that is key for the coffee industry in the longer term as the need to look towards varieties better suited to rising temperatures and disease resistant qualities increases.
This lot is a Rubi varietal which derives from the Mundo Novo and Catuai varietals – it is known to be high yielding and resistant to disease with good sweetness and complexity in the cup.
Key Stats
Location: Patrocinio, The Cerrado, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 950-1150 masl
Preparation: Natural
Varietal: Rubi
Owners: The Montanari Family
Flavours: Milk Chocolate | Date | Hazelnut
Fazenda Rainha da Paz is basically a Ferrero Rocher in a cup. Super creamy and chocolatey with huge toasted hazelnut notes. It’s natural sweetness, mellow acidity and full body makes this the perfect coffee for those who love a healthy splash of milk in their brew. A real crowd pleaser of a coffee and one so good as espresso that it’s been a mainstay on the bar down at North Star Coffee Shop since they opened way back in 2017.
Details
With Brazil having such a huge influence over the global value of all coffee on the commercial market, it can be difficult to find a producing partner whose focus is on bettering the industry and the quality they produce rather than prioritising large volumes that are funnelled into the c-market. Marcelo Montanari is a refreshing change, an innovative, fourth generation coffee farmer who is passionate about the environment and the challenges faced through climate change and therefore committed to championing a specialty approach for all three coffee farms his family owns in Minas Gerais.
From the start Marcelo and his family have shown a clear willingness to promote biodiversity, to work proactively towards a better situation for their labour force, to maintain and improve the ecosystem on the land on which they farm and invest time and effort into producing stand out specialty grade coffees. A family of coffee professionals that are dedicated to producing coffees of excellent cup profile.
NS were blown away by their experimentation in growing various varietals, meticulous approach to collaboration and Marcelo’s sharing of his findings to improve not only his farm but coffee farming and agronomy in general within the microclimates of Minas Gerais. A selfless quality that is key for the coffee industry in the longer term as the need to look towards varieties better suited to rising temperatures and disease resistant qualities increases.
This lot is a Rubi varietal which derives from the Mundo Novo and Catuai varietals – it is known to be high yielding and resistant to disease with good sweetness and complexity in the cup.
Key Stats
Location: Patrocinio, The Cerrado, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 950-1150 masl
Preparation: Natural
Varietal: Rubi
Owners: The Montanari Family
Flavours: Milk Chocolate | Date | Hazelnut
Fazenda Rainha da Paz is basically a Ferrero Rocher in a cup. Super creamy and chocolatey with huge toasted hazelnut notes. It’s natural sweetness, mellow acidity and full body makes this the perfect coffee for those who love a healthy splash of milk in their brew. A real crowd pleaser of a coffee and one so good as espresso that it’s been a mainstay on the bar down at North Star Coffee Shop since they opened way back in 2017.
Details
With Brazil having such a huge influence over the global value of all coffee on the commercial market, it can be difficult to find a producing partner whose focus is on bettering the industry and the quality they produce rather than prioritising large volumes that are funnelled into the c-market. Marcelo Montanari is a refreshing change, an innovative, fourth generation coffee farmer who is passionate about the environment and the challenges faced through climate change and therefore committed to championing a specialty approach for all three coffee farms his family owns in Minas Gerais.
From the start Marcelo and his family have shown a clear willingness to promote biodiversity, to work proactively towards a better situation for their labour force, to maintain and improve the ecosystem on the land on which they farm and invest time and effort into producing stand out specialty grade coffees. A family of coffee professionals that are dedicated to producing coffees of excellent cup profile.
NS were blown away by their experimentation in growing various varietals, meticulous approach to collaboration and Marcelo’s sharing of his findings to improve not only his farm but coffee farming and agronomy in general within the microclimates of Minas Gerais. A selfless quality that is key for the coffee industry in the longer term as the need to look towards varieties better suited to rising temperatures and disease resistant qualities increases.
This lot is a Rubi varietal which derives from the Mundo Novo and Catuai varietals – it is known to be high yielding and resistant to disease with good sweetness and complexity in the cup.
Key Stats
Location: Patrocinio, The Cerrado, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 950-1150 masl
Preparation: Natural
Varietal: Rubi
Owners: The Montanari Family
Flavours: Milk Chocolate | Date | Hazelnut
Brew Guides
Aeropress
Grind Setting: Medium (slighter finer than for a Pour Over)
Brew Time: 2 minutes 30 seconds - 3 minutes
Coffee:
Water16-17g : 250ml
Chemex
Grind Setting: Coarse
Brew Time: 5 minutes
Coffee: Water65-70g : 1L
Espresso
Grind Setting: Very fine
Brew Time: 27-29 seconds
Dose: Brewed Weight 18g: 36-40g
French Press
Grind Setting: Coarse
Brew Time: 3 minutes
Coffee: Water 14g : 250ml
Pour Over
Grind Setting: Medium
Brew Time: 1 minute 30 seconds - 2 minutes
Coffee: Water 16g : 250ml