Market Lane: Brazil special
Welcome back to Market Lane! A Drop favourite and a staple of the Melbourne coffee scene. On chatting with the team at Market Lane about doing this feature, we had something particular in mind. We wanted to highlight Brazil coffee, which is often predicated to the inclusion in blends. Instead, this drop we are featuring three Brazil single origins to showcase the quality that can shine through in this region. As always, we are keen to hear your thoughts directly or by leaving a comment below!
"When we founded Market Lane in 2009, our mission was simple: we wanted to sustainably source, roast and share the world’s finest coffees, and celebrate the incredible stories of the people behind them. We also wanted to make great coffee accessible and exciting, easy to understand and appreciate, and simple to brew and enjoy."
"We at Market Lane have fostered a relationship with the Borré family since 2015 and are proud of their commitment to ‘mindful coffee’. We look forward to sharing their coffee for many years to come!"
Origin - Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Roast date - 12/09/2023
Variety - Catuai
Process - Pulped natural
Flavour notes - Milk chocolate & orange with a soft caramel finish.
"It was with great excitement that our Brazil coffee buyer Toshi embarked on his trip to the South American country last year. For one thing, this was the first buying trip anyone from Market Lane had been on since early 2020. For another, Brazil is a meaningful place for Toshi - as a child, he spent six years living there with his family, during which time he fell in love with the food and culture. In the years since, his love of the country has extended into a passion for its coffee and an investment in the meaningful relationships he's built with the people who produce the coffees we share.
Fabiano Borré is one of those producers. We've offered his coffees every year since 2015. Toshi spent time with Fabiano last September, catching up, learning about the changes he'd made on the farm in the preceding years, and tasting his new-season coffees. "Sincora is a small and special lot," Toshi says of this selection. It's an easy-drinking coffee, and it's sweet, clean and delicious."
Origin - Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Roast date - 12/09/2023
Variety - Catuai
Process - Pulped natural
Flavour notes - Milk chocolate with hazelnut and golden syrup.
"This coffee was grown and naturally processed by Silvio Leite, one of the most knowledgeable and talented coffee professionals we know. As a mentor to many and a co-founder of the Cup of Excellence, Silvio has played a pivotal role in shaping the international specialty coffee industry.
Silvio has helped us source beautiful Brazilian coffees for many years, and for the last two years we’ve been lucky enough to buy coffee directly from him! It had long been his goal to establish his own coffee farm and, in 2019, he finally purchased 30 hectares in the famous Piatã growing region."
Origin - Piata, Brazil
Roast date - 12/09/2023
Variety - Red and yellow catuai
Process - Natural
Flavour notes - Milk chocolate with plum and a vanilla finish.
Recipes
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Espresso - 9 bar Brew ratio - 1:2.4 (dry coffee : espresso liquid) Temp - 94 Deg C Time - 25-30 seconds. *Adjust grind size to achieve the desired time
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Espresso - 6 bar Brew ratio - 1:2.6 (dry coffee : espresso liquid) Temp - 94 Deg C Time - 25-30 seconds. *Adjust grind size to achieve the desired time
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Pourover Temp - off the boil Ratio - 1:13.5(dry coffee:water) Bloom - 30 seconds Flow rate - fast *Adjust grind size to achieve desired flow rate |
Aeropress Temp - off the boil Ratio - 1:13.5 (dry coffee : water) Bloom - 30 seconds Brew time - 90 seconds (including bloom) Press consistently over 15-20 seconds. |
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Stove top Ratio - 1-12 (dry coffee : water) |