Another experimental lot from Yuki Minami! This is the first year she has offered an aerobic natural lot.

For this experiment, Yuki applied a technique called leira (Portuguese for ‘windrow’), piling cherries thick and high on a patio or raised bed. It is a technique more often used during drying to slow down the process.

For this lot, Yuki has used the leira piling method for fresh cherries. The coffees are piled in a line of 40 cm wide and 30 cm high. After 62 hours of fermentation in this formation, the pile is scrambled and a more conventional drying method follows.

Lovely and juicy, with present but soft confectionary fruit red fruit impressions (ripe cherries & red apple).

Country Brazil

Region Cerrado Mineiro, Rio Paranaiba

Community Name Fazenda Olhos d’Agua

Exporter Aequitas Coffee

Processing Method Aerobic Natural

Arrival Date Ferbruary 2024

Elevation 1145 MASL

Varietals Red Catuai & Yellow Catuai

Importer Crop to Cup