A vibrant natural process coffee with pronounced red fruit character balanced by creamy milk chocolate and subtle hazelnut notes. The static box drying method highlights apricot notes while maintaining the classic chocolate sweetness Brazil is known for.
Caixa Da Fruta ("Box of Fruits") comes from the Cocatrel Cooperative, the second-largest coffee cooperative in Brazil, founded in 1961 in Três Pontas. Cocatrel represents over 6,000 smallholder farmers—more than 50% farming on plots smaller than 10 hectares—connected through 11 buying points across the region. Every coffee is electronically tagged with a unique QR code at delivery, providing complete traceability so growers know exactly where their coffee travels.
This blend is sourced through Cocatrel Direct Trade, a branch dedicated to identifying and promoting the cooperative's finest coffees. Each lot is cupped in the Cocatrel Direct Lab and selected for its red fruit profile and creamy character, with a minimum score of 83 points and a clean cup profile required.
The standout element is the static box drying method: coffee is placed in 1-meter-deep boxes (15,000-liter capacity, yielding 25–30 bags of green coffee) with vented grills underneath. Two thermometers monitor depth to ensure temperatures stay safely below 40°C. Unlike traditional turned fermentation, the coffee remains undisturbed throughout drying, then rests 1–2 weeks before milling. This technique produces the unusually fruity, prominent profiles you taste here—a fresh expression of Brazilian natural-process coffee.
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