Unroasted - Brazilian Cerrado 2/3, SC 17/18 SS FC

About the bean

This classic brew pivots on body and flavour. The Cerrado is consistent and flexes to all of our coffee whims - espresso, specialty options, cold brew and blends. 

Chocolatey sweet, nutty and priced to please.

This coffee is an SS/FC grade:

FC (Fine Cup): Indicates specialty grade coffee.

SS (Strictly Soft): Grown at relatively low altitudes. 

Taste Test

We sampled the Cerrado as a City and City+ roast brewed in a Hario V60 pour over (for the City) and a French press (for the City+). The City roast gave us a sweet and strong, syrupy body anchored in chocolate. Softly acidic. 

At a Full City+ we enjoyed a more mellow cup, which is surprising for a darker roast profile. A pronounced sweetness remained, we gained more body and the coffee's nuttier side emerged. Overall, the flavour here is stronger.

We also put the Full City+ to work as a latte. The Cerrado's character performed to good effect: nicely uniform and tasty.

Roast recommendation: City to Full City (soft bean, will roast quickly). For an explanation of our different roasts, see here: http://greenbeanery.ca/pages/roasting-chart.