This Valentine's Day, we're letting you say it with coffee. Enter their name and your message, and we’ll print them straight onto a delicious bag of Brazil: Cachoeira da Grama, Yellow Bourbon, Natural. Keep it clean, please!

All preorders for this coffee will be roasted and posted on Wednesday the 11th of February via Royal Mail Tracked 48.

If you order any other items with this coffee, they will be held and your whole order will then be sent on the 11th.

This is a Walnut Whip in a cup - expect an initial sweet milk chocolate and a hint of creamy marshmallow before it slips into walnut on the finish of this well balanced cup.

Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama, owned by the Carvalho Dias family since 1890, is a renowned coffee farm located in the Sul de Minas mesoregion of Brazil. For over 20 years, we've been very proudly buying coffee from this farm. Since Bourbon Specialty Coffees joined the management in 2016, it has become a hub for coffee variety research and innovative processing techniques. The farm is nestled just north of the Minas Gerais border and borders Alta Mogiana in São Paulo. Its mountainous terrain, which ranges from 1,100 to 1,300 meters above sea level, provides ideal conditions for growing high-quality coffee. The unique topography and volcanic soil, combined with cooler temperatures, contribute to the distinctive flavour profiles of their coffee.

The Vale da Grama region, a historic coffee production area, has long been at the forefront of specialty coffee innovations. Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama primarily grows Yellow and Red Bourbon varieties, using both Natural and Pulped Natural processing methods. The dedication to quality at Cachoeira has earned the farm multiple Cup of Excellence awards. Gabriel de Carvalho Dias, an agronomic engineer and leading agronomist, has played a key role in the farm's success through his expertise and passion for coffee.

Spanning 417 hectares, with 64 hectares dedicated to coffee, Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama places a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability. Native species are planted alongside coffee crops to support biodiversity. The farm also provides modern amenities for its workers, including a school, club, football field, and 47 houses. Investments in coffee processing facilities, wastewater treatment, and a small hydroelectric plant further demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. The Carvalho Dias family's dedication to land preservation and community support has enabled them to produce consistently excellent coffee, making Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama a standout in the global coffee community. 

Traceability

• Country: Brazil
• State: São Paulo
• Area: Vale da Grama, Mogiana
  
• Farm: Cachoeira da Grama
• Producer: Gabriel Carvalho Dias
• Altitude: 1,100–1,250 m.a.s.l.
• Farm size: 417 hectares
• Coffee growing area: 64 hectares
• Processing: Natural
• Varietal: Yellow Bourbon

Roast Information

Medium Dark

This is a classic Brazil through and through, and it rewards a traditional roast approach.

Take a patient, steady development through first crack and into the gap, allowing those signature nutty, chocolatey notes to emerge. The natural processing and Yellow Bourbon variety bring inherent sweetness that we want to preserve, so resist the temptation to push further - end the roast before second crack begins to roll. Going too far will tip the balance from those lovely toffee and milk chocolate notes into something more bitter and roasty, losing the confectionery character that makes this coffee special.

The goal is to land in that sweet spot where the sugars have caramelised enough to bring out the roasted hazelnut and dark chocolate, while retaining enough of the coffee's natural sweetness to deliver that Walnut Whip experience in the cup. A rushed roast will leave the flavours underdeveloped.