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claro

medium-light roast · natural · mundo novo, yellow catuaí, topázio, acaiá · 950–1,120 masl · minas gerais, brasil

what do these mean?

medium-light roast: roasted on the lighter side, keeping more of the bean's own sweetness and fruit than the toasty flavour roasting adds.
natural: the cherry was dried whole in the sun, fruit still on, before the bean was taken out. It's why these taste sweet and heavy rather than sharp.
the variety names: the kinds of coffee plant this lot grew from. A bit like grape varieties in wine — each one brings its own character.
masl: meters above sea level. It's cooler higher up, so the cherries ripen slowly and the beans end up denser and sweeter.

more about what's on the label →

caramel · orange blossom · hazelnut · honey

where do these come from?

nothing is added: there's no flavouring in the bag — just coffee. these are the things we taste in the cup, written down to give you somewhere to start.
they're a guide, not a promise: tasting is subjective, and your water, grinder and brew method all change the result. if you taste something we didn't, you aren't wrong.

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$20 · 250 g (8.8 oz) whole bean

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Claro is the lighter half of a pair. One coffee, two roasts — this is the lighter one, where most of what you taste is the bean itself.

It comes from Cocatrel, a cooperative around Três Pontas in southern Minas Gerais that has been pooling the work of smallholder growers since 1961. It’s a natural, which means the cherry dries whole in the sun before the bean is taken out. That’s the traditional Brazilian way, and it’s why these coffees lean sweet and gentle rather than sharp. Picked in September, landed in January, grown between 950 and 1,120 meters.

In the cup: caramel and honey, a light floral note, and a nutty finish. It’s forgiving — good in a pour-over, fine in a french press, happy with a splash of milk. Worth drinking black at least once, to see what the fruit is doing.

Its counterpart, escuro, is this same coffee taken further. Side by side is the easiest way to taste what roasting does.