Ed Costalonga
PRODUCER: Edevaldo Costalonga
FARM: Sítio Guiomar
REGION: Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo
VARIETY: Catucaí 785
PROCESS : Honey
ALTITUDE: 890 M
Roasted coffee beans: 250g
Edevaldo
Edevaldo Costalonga, or just Ed, is a specialty coffee producer in the middle of the mountainous region of Espírito Santo. A coffee lover, big dreamer, music lover and vinyl record collector.
We have worked with Ed since his first batch and we are very fond of this production. For this lot, the coffees were handpicked, only the ripe beans at their peak of maturation, which was fundamental to bring about this final result.
In this method, the cherries go through a machine that presses the fruit lightly, removing only the skin, while part of the mucilage is still around the seeds and so they are left to dry. This mucilage has a tone and viscosity similar to honey, hence the name “honey”. From this technique, we allow the grains to remain, during drying, absorbing the mucilage sugars, promoting a greater chance of sweetness in the final cup. This batch was dried on a suspended terrace, in this way, the grains receive a homogeneous ventilation, which prevents unwanted fermentation and guarantees a more uniform drying.
ARARA LAVADO
A Arara é uma variedade selecionada em jardins de pesquisa no Brasil, resultado de uma mutação natural da linhagem Obatã — um híbrido entre Villa Sarchi e Timor. Destacada por sua alta produtividade e resistência a doenças, a Arara também preserva uma excelente qualidade na xícara. Após a colheita, os grãos passam pelo processamento lavado, um método que remove a polpa do fruto antes da secagem, resultando em um perfil de sabor mais limpo e brilhante. Essa combinação de eficiência no cultivo com um processamento cuidadoso oferece uma experiência sensorial equilibrada e refinada, que realça as notas vibrantes dessa variedade singular.
