
Terra is a comforting cup, a grounding and familiar experience. Suited for espresso, espresso and milk, or batch brew.
This is the closest replacement for our current Brazilian coffees, with chocolate notes, great sweetness and soft ripe fruit character. These coffees have been brought together for a reason, an intentional combination of lots from natural Brazil to natural Ethiopia or El Salvador, or even a single larger lot.
Agua Limpa
This natural Red Catuai showcases the Brazilian profile well, with a dark chocolate and hazelnut base punctuated by soft ripe cherry, produced by Luiz Fernando de Oliveira.
In 2005, Luiz Fernando de Oliveria sold his home in Batatais, São Paulo, and began again in Pratápolis; on eight hectares nestled in the hills of Minas Gerais, two already planted with coffee. This was the plot he called Agua Limpa. While still tiny by Brazilian standards, Luiz Fernando now has 9 hectares planted with coffee.
Brazil has faced increasing instability in recent years, driven by climate extremes and vulnerabilities in intensive agricultural systems, making it harder to secure consistent quality at acceptable prices.
As a result, we reassessed our approach to espresso sourcing, as fewer Brazilian lots met our standards for balanced, characterful milk drinks.
With Profiles, our goal is to deliver this experience year-round, widening our sourcing across the coffee belt - often blending carefully selected lots - to maintain both quality and a consistent profile.
Girma
This natural lot was an excellent find during this year’s rounds of cupping with CoQua in Addis Ababa, with a rich and ripe character of brown sugar, dark chocolate and soft stewed berries.
Girma Shonte grows coffee in the highlands of Sidama, near the village of Kumburta in the Chire district. Girma is a second generation producer, having inherited his 8.5 hectare plot from his parents. He processes all of his coffee naturally, without any of the infrastructure required to produce washed coffees.
Subscribe to Terra
Our Profiles Subscription is a place to come home to. Choose between the two taste profiles Terra and Luna. Our Profiles are created with intention; to enable complex and characterful espresso-based drinks, and comfortable filter coffees, and now you can subscribe to receive Terra monthly, and easily switch between the Profiles to find your preference.