Brazil Minas Gerais - Dark
Brazil Minas Gerais - Dark
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Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Coffee is shipped on Thursdays.
Shipping is $7 flate rate for the USA.
Free shipping on orders over $55.
Please allow 1-2 days for West Coast, 2-3 days for Midwest and 3-5 days for the East coast. USPS recommends allowing extra time for shipping during the holidays.
We have a pickup location in downtown Hillsboro at Skywater Fine Wines.You can pick up your coffee on Fridays from 11am to 6pm. You can select this option at checkout.
We also have a pickup location in downtown Forest Grove at Guidetti's Marketplace. You can pick up your coffee on Fridays(or after Fridays) from 10am to 7pm. You can select this option at checkout.
We do not accept returns. If your coffee was damaged during shipping or if you are unhappy with your coffee please contact us at vik@vikroasters.com so we can make it right.
Dark chocolate with a touch of sweetness. Bold and flavorful.
Ideal for most brewing methods.
Currently, our Dark roast is a natural processed coffee from Brazil.
Whole Bean - 12oz
Roast level: Dark
Region: Cerrado Mineiro, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 1060m
Process: Natural
Variety: Yellow Catuai
Farm/Producer: Local LIFT Producers
The Cerrado Mineiro region is the first “Designation of Origin” in Brazil, located in the northwest of the Minas Gerais state in central part of the country. The coffees under this Designation of Origin are “Origin and Quality Guaranteed” by the Cerrado Minerio Region – D.O. Regulatory Board, and each bag carries a QR code connecting it to the specific farm and farmer who produced the coffee. This adds an additional layer of traceability which is often difficult in the massive coffee growing regions of Brazil.
This lot is from Mercon Coffee Group's LIFT sustainability program and is the first time the Cerrado Mineiro has been offered through LIFT. LIFT is working with a group of farmers in Araxa, who are extremely dedicated to high quality. We are helping them digitalize their farm management and then to continue to respect the highest environmental standards in terms of biodiversity preservation of the Atlantic Forest.
Developed in 2014 by Mercon Coffee Group, LIFT gives farmers access to a dedicated and intensive sustainability platform offering in-depth training, access to valuable tools and services, and input from some of the finest agronomists in the origins we operate. Most importantly, LIFT transforms the lives of those behind the coffees we so enjoy daily.
Every year, new producers are welcomed and introduced to a unique and holistic training program that is founded on the three pillars of LIFT: Productivity, Social Development, and Environment. These training sessions include coffee plant physiology and nutrition, protection and recovery of water resources, farm and pest management, and financial literacy—among many other topics.
Mercon’s proprietary LIFT Index evaluates farmer productivity, social development, and environmental impact. Performance is monitored to assess farmer growth and ensure a consistent, sustainable, high-quality yeild. Importantly, the LIFT program is fully digitalized, with data collected by agronomists analyzed and shared via the LIFT app.
Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world, and production of coffee in Brazil is unique, in that Brazilian farms tend to have flatter elevations, less shade cover, and more manicured fields. They also use mechanical harvesters and produce far more coffee per hectare than other origins. Coffee in Cerrado Mineiro grows between 800-1300 meters above sea level and has very distinct rainy and dry seasons, creating the distinctive coffee of the region.
