You may remember back in March, I selected a lovely coffee from Fazenda Vila Boa in Brazil and Gareth was slightly disappointed at my choice or origin. However, I managed to sway his opinion and he was left pleasantly surprised at what this coffee had to offer.

So I present to you, Sitio Corrego Da Aldeia. Owned by Joao Pasti and Leonardo De Paula Pasti, this farm is located in the town of Vargem Alta on the eastern coast of Brazil in the Espirito Santo Mountains region, known for its pockets of smallholder coffee producers. The coffee is processed using the Pulped Natural method, where after a careful harvest of the coffee cherries, they are delivered to a wet mill onsite to be floated in a tank to remove any floaters. They are then sent to be de-pulped via a machine to remove the external fruit from the seed. The pulped coffee is dispersed on raised beds inside a greenhouse to dry for 10-15 days. Once drying is complete, the coffee is gathered into bags to rest for 30 days prior to being hulled, sorted and prepared for export.Now to the tasting of this coffee.

My initial thought is this is a smooth well balanced coffee which starts with a light sweet taste you may associate with apple or peach. There are some floral tones which bloom into a rose like flavour and as the coffee begins to cool you are left with a pleasant lingering, sweet candy like aftertaste.