The Brew Blog

Acaiá is Brazil's large-bean IAC cultivar developed from Mundo Novo — underrated internationally, but producing excellent specialty-grade coffee at altitude.

Obatã is Brazil's high-altitude IAC cultivar — better cup quality than Catuai above 1,200m, with disease resistance and Bourbon-family flavor character.

Yellow Bourbon is a natural mutation of Red Bourbon prized in Brazil for its sweetness and harvest consistency. Here's what the color difference means in the cup.

Cerrado Mineiro is Brazil's first coffee denomination of origin — a savanna plateau that produces consistent specialty lots through natural processing at scale.

Mantiqueira de Minas is Brazil's mountain specialty heartland — a GI-designated range where Yellow Bourbon at altitude produces the country's most complex cups.

Sul de Minas is Brazil's largest coffee-producing region — the source of most Brazilian specialty in international markets and the benchmark for the country's cup identity.