Swerl – Brazil – Casa Almeida Barreto Espresso

We are thrilled to continue and extend our collaboration with Casa Almeida Barreto, a family estate focused on the production of the high end specialty coffee and wine from Brazil whom we directly purchase coffee from.

The quality of their coffee is palpable in every sample. After a chat at the beginning of our partnership with Jorge and Gabriel, we first understood this as possible as a result of their extensive background in enology, agronomy and fermentation techniques, as this farm was first bought with the intention of solely producing wine.

Due to already existing old and well established coffee trees in the farm, Jorge and his family realised it would be a pity to waste them – that is how their coffee production journey started.

With a scientific and artisanal approach towards production, they continuously research  terroirs and develop methods that can better express each variety and achieve great results in the cupping table.

For the past years they have been improving fermentation and drying methods to better maintain the aromas and taste from the cherries, while exploring different profiles. Using the stainless-steel tanks and technology from the wine facilities, they were able to better control fermentation of the coffee, bringing up very interesting flavour profiles.