Name: Lauriel Peixoto
Region: Campo das Vertentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Farm: Sítio Santo Antônio
Notes: prunes, dulce de leche, honey graham
Process: Natural
Varieties: Mundo Novo
Altitude: 1,140 MASL
Recommended Brew Ratios:
Espresso: 1:2 - 1:2.1 (17.5-18g in, 35-38 out, 30-32 seconds)
Filter: 1:15.2
Batch Brew: 1:16
More:
Lauriel is the next generation of the Peixoto family. They have been in the coffee industry, mostly as sharecroppers, for generations. They are among the very few Black Brazilians who own land in the Campo das Vertentes region in the south of Minas Gerais. By banding together, the Peixoto family (who are well-known and admired in their community for their strong bond) were able to purchase 44 hectares of land and plant 27,000 coffee trees. Now, that land includes a drying patio, farmhouse, and storage facility, and over 74,000 coffee trees grow on the property. Lauriel’s interest in coffee piqued in 2017, while participating in a course on field succession. Following this, she witnessed her family’s involvement with the Black Brazilian Producer's Project, and her mother as a key figure, causing her to view the business from a different perspective. From that point, she has become increasingly involved, as Neide and Roberto make a point of sharing information and decisions about coffee production with her. Lauriel has taken courses in coffee quality and roasting; she supports her father with document organization and cost management; for the past three years, she has been responsible for post-harvesting. It is also due to the Project that she began pursuing a new language, English, in 2021. The whole process of recognition and appreciation for the business ensures that Lauriel is a young member of the Peixoto family with a promising future. Lauriel says, “I was really getting inserted and I don’t see my life outside of there! I already want to be there, to continue (my parents’) work!”
Flavor-wise you should expect sweet prune notes peeking out from behind dulce de leche flavors and a honey graham aftertaste.
This coffee is a part of the Black Brazilian Producer Program through BD Imports we are proud to support.
*IF you would like this coffee ground, please specify brew method in comments.
Bags are 12oz/340g, 2#, 5#
