Toca de Raposa Paraiso

Profile

Roast: Light
Tasting Notes: Caramelised Pineapple, Blackcurrant, Golden Delicious Apple
Origin: Brazil
Variety: Paraiso MG2
Process: Natural
Producer: José Maria de Oliveira, Fazenda Toca de Raposa, Cerrado Mineiro

About

We love Brazilian coffee here at Dose. But this one is a little bit different... The Paraiso MG2 varietal offers up so much sweet fruit and  yummy acidity that you'd mistake it for a coffee from East Africa! We are tasting apple, tropical fruits, blackcurrant, honey... Robinson's apple and blackcurrant squash for any Brits out there!

José Maria de Oliveira, born in 1947, is a huge soccer fan and has named his farm 'Toca de Raposa' (the fox's touch) after his beloved team, Cruzeiro, whose mascot is a fox.

His grandson Deyvid Leandro is helping him now to maintain their reputation of producing some of the best coffee in the state of Minas Gerais. Their commitment to excellence and sustainable farming are evident in this treat of a coffee! To get the best out of our coffees we recommend resting them. We have found for espresso the optimal age is 10 - 21 days after the roast date and for filter brew methods we find our coffees start tasting best after 3-4 weeks after the roast!

Brew Method

Filter: 16:1 water-to-coffee ratio (e.g., 20g coffee to 320ml water), medium-coarse grind

Espresso: 2.5:1 yield-to-dose ratio, fine grind, 30-second shot

Recommended Resting

To get the best out of our coffees we recommend resting them. We have found for espresso the optimal age is 10 - 21 days after the roast date and for filter brew methods we find our coffees start tasting best after 3-4 weeks after the roast!