The
suggested roast for this classic coffee is medium-dark, or even dark
roast for a bold, rich cup. Recommended for espresso, cappuccino, and
French Roast lovers.
Expert tasters, or “Q graders”, describe
this as having notes of chocolate and nuts, with a fruity aftertaste;
light acidity, and a sweet, full body. Clean and balanced.
“The
main thing in Cerrado is the uniformity,” says Alexandre Ferraz, a Q
Grader and Senior Coffee Trader. “The weather conditions allow for a lot
of control, and the farmers in Cerrado are very professional and very
high tech. Their use of harvesting machines, for example, allows them to
better control the exact moment to harvest, which also contributes to
uniformity.”