We have been very lucky and privileged to have worked with The Possimsoer Family for three years in a row, with it being a staple in our Chocolatey & Smooth category. Sadly this year we have been unable to move forward with another years supply for a multitude of reasons, and so have lined up this fantastic lot and started a new, and hopefully long term relationship. This lot fills in where The Possimoser Family left off, a super smooth and well rounded cup, filled with sweet nuts and a low dried fruit acidity. Welcome to Barrinha!
FAZENDA BARRINHA
Barrinha Farm has been in the Costa family for three generations. Armadno Costa is now the head of operations for the Costa family, and for him the farm and land is not solely about coffee productions, but also a sanctuary for all the family passions. One of the main ones is horses - the farm has a ranch and holds cutting horse competitions. In the early 2000's, Armando Costa’s youngest son became the national champion in Brazil! The farm also grows lots of lavender and has recently planted some experimental coffee lots, such as Maragogypes.
The farm manager Fabiana is a farming enthusiast and alongside coffee grows lots of fruits and vegetables which she uses in her cooking. Armando Costa has been in the coffee industry for over 35 years producing and exporting coffee, and as a result many international coffee industry guests come and stay at the farm. Here they have the pleasure of learning all about the coffee production, alongside Fabi’s famous recipes and caipirinhas.
30% of the farm is preserved as native vegetation and lots of animals and birds native from the Mata Atlantica can be spotted here. Armando Costa is very enthusiastic about the ever changing industry and loves talking about the dynamics of it and learning about all the differences in each country. Over the past 13 years he has been joined by Bruna, his oldest daughter, who has built her career in specialty coffee independently and now joins the family business to showcase not only the family's coffees, but also coffees from friends in the region.
BOSSA COFFEE
Bossa Cofffee are looking for ways to positively impact origin when sourcing green coffee. Bossa Coffee want to simplify the coffee world by promoting authentic connections and embrace the beauty of collective learning.
Bossa Coffee believe that sharing knowledge and experiences throughout the industry is the most powerful means of change, and by working together we plan to be a part of it, and to be able to promote it. This is driven by vertical integration with direct involvement as exporters, producers and roasters. Bossa Coffee want to bring back knowledge about the consuming side of the industry to the producing communities they are already a part of. We look forward to partering up with Bossa Coffee and being a part of their jouyrney as they build new relationships and positively impact origin.
(In partnership with Bossa Coffee)
