Brazilian Cup of Excellence Coffee is here!

We ordered the current winner of the Brazilian Cup of Excellence coffee - the Fazenda Kaquend - and it show up yesterday! This is a coffee that we are super excited to get. While we were only able to get 2 pounds for our use, we are planning on enjoying it to it's fullest. Here is what the roasters - Batdorf and Bronson - had to say about it on their blog: This year’s first place Brazil Cup of Excellence winner comes from producer Ralph de Castro Junqueira, proud owner of Fazenda Kaquend. He takes considerable care to preserve the native forest areas and natural springs on his farm and this commitment to his land is mirrored in the quality of the beautiful coffee he submitted for competition. Bourbon and Catuai varieties are grown at 1340 meters above sea level and are completely harvested by hand. The coffee is processed in the pulped-natural manner, meaning the beans are de-pulped of their fruit while the mucilage layer, instead of being entirely removed, is allowed dry on the bean. A coffee processed in this manner will typically have heightened sweetness and body without too many of the excessive fruity undertones characteristic of full-natural coffees. In this case, the coffee is incredibly sweet and clean, with noticeable acidity, silky full body, and flavors of strawberry, bing cherry, and caramelized nuts. Prepared as a single origin espresso, the Fazenda Kaquend is sweet nectar. Tantalizingly clean with a brisk lemon-tart acidity, you’ll find more of the lovely notes of fresh cherry, a viscous body, and a beautifully lingering black licorice finish. This coffee makes an enjoyably bright and elegantly acidic espresso. We have not yet had a chance to play with it and make our own notes but we do hope to brew it in a few different styles - from espresso to vac pot - and see how it changes in the cup. We will keep you posted! If you are lucky enough to be near 1708 at some point, maybe you can join in! ...to great coffee! ...be bold Tagged: cafe evoke catering, Oklahoma City, coffee catering, Fazenda Kaquend Add us on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter!