ChuCho Blend Subscription

ChuCho Blend Subscription

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ChuCho - The ever-faithful brew.

The seasonal components of this blend celebrate the coffees of Central and South America.

TASTING NOTES:

Full bodied chocolate, red berry and citrus notes, good sweetness and mellow acidity.

Grind Type: Whole Beans

Grind Type
Bag Size: 250g

Bag Size
PRODUCER

Marcio Carvalho with Co-op Cocarive, Los Amigos small holders with Co-op Frontera

REGION

Brazil, Peru

HARVEST

July - December

ALTITUDE

1500 - 1900 MASL

VARIETY

Various. See below

PROCESS

Natural, Washed


ABOUT

ChuCho Blend brings you full bodied chocolate and citrus notes, good sweetness and a mellow acidity. 

Inspired by our sourcing trips to Central and South America, where we'd often hear coffee farmers greet their dogs as ‘Chucho’ - a playful nickname that seemed perfect for our four legged friends.

The seasonal components of this blend celebrate the coffees from these regions; ChuCho is fruity and balanced with complexity and sweetness.

Suitable for all brew methods.

Cocarive

Cocarive are a community-focused member-lead co-operative based in Sao Lourenco in Mantiqueiras, Brazil. The coffee we have selected for the base of this blend is from long-time member Marcio Carvalho who is farming at Sao Benedito.

Rancho Sao Benedito, Mantiqueira, Brazil. 

Making up 60% of the blend is this naturally processed coffee from Marcio Benedito, bringing notes of chocolate, caramel and hazelnut with great body and balance and an orangey sweetness. Marcio is growing Yellow Bourbon, Catuai, Catucai. 

Rancho Sao Benedito is the family farm, in the entrance to the farmhouse Marcio proudly displays his many awards from the Cup of Excellence and other competitions - the shelves and walls are literally covered with trophies!

Co-op Frontera

Originally forming in 1968 the cooperative has a presence within the districts of La Coipa, Huarango, and Tabaconas as well as San Ignacio and have an aim to “develop a competitive sustainable agriculture with a sense of belonging and entrepreneurial capacity of its managers and workers, with national and international recognition for its trajectory and sustainable quality.”

There are sixteen committees that form the cooperative Agraria Frontera San Ignacio. They are small coffee producers and the organization provides coffee collection and marketing services; it also provides social and micro-finance services to its partners.

Often farmers can grow great coffee, but getting the word out to importers and roasters is not an easy skill, and a cooperative with an ability to do that proves it’s worth very quickly.

Los Amigos Growers

Making up 40% of the blend is a washed coffee sourced from members of Co-op Frontera, the ‘Los Amigos’ growers. This collective are living and farming in buffer zones around the Santuario Nacional Tabaconas Namballe - an important conservation area.

Through organic and sustainable practices they support the nature sanctuary and help safeguard the wildlife which includes spectacled bear, Jaguars and peccaries along with all kinds of rare flora.

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