SITIO SANTA MARIA • BRAZIL • COCA & ROASTED ALMONDS NOTES

Sitio Santa Maria is located in the Santa Maria do Marechal community of Marechal Floriano in the Montanhas do Espírito Santo region. Coee grows on 10 of the farm’s 32 hectares, and Edmar Busato is the fourth generation of his family to produce coee in Marechal Floriano. Santo Busato, his great-grandfather, came as a young boy from Italy to the region in 1890, where he worked the land for subsistence farming together with other families. From there, the property passed between generations until being left to Edmar.

Edmar grew up at the side of his father Ezidio, helping him and learning about coee cultivation. Edmar has always worked to improve production volumes with new varieties and was always motivated to try for something dierent for his family’s coee agriculture.

Edmar and his wife Sonia have two children, who support them in all the processes of running the farm. To ensure good quality, Edmar harvests coee selectively, processes cherries as Pulped Natural, and dries the beans on raised beds. The farm’s elevation ranges from 800-1030 meters above sea level and owering occurs between October and December.

Despite many diculties in production, Edmar has become known for his specialty coees, recognized with regional and state awards. Today, his oldest son, Igor Busato, is studying agronomy, poised to continue the legacy of his family’s work for future generations.

This lot of Red Catuai coee underwent Pulped Natural processing. Catuai was made by the Instituto Agronomico (IAC) of Sao Paulo State in Campinas, Brazil by crossing Mundo Novo and Caturra varieties. Catuai coees are

cultivated widely across Brazil, and are known for their high productivity potential.

Tasting notes: Marzipan, Dark Chocolate, strawberry candy, brown sugar, raw honey