Description
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
As the world’s largest coffee producer, Brazilian lots often come from larger estates that use highly mechanized processing strategies to manage larger volumes. The Mogiana region, split between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, is the most renowned of three major Brazilian growing regions. This region has rolling hills and uneven terrain lending to farms that are small to medium in size. This particular lot comes from Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé (Cooxupé), which was established in 1937 and currently has 14,000 active members. Producers typically have farms that average 60 acres in size. Each producer cultivates and harvest their own cherries and places them on patios to dry to 15 percent moisture after which the coffee is moved to mechanical driers to precisely finish the drying to 11 percent moisture. Coffee is carefully stored until it is time for milling and export, which all takes place at the Cooxupé dry mill where traceability and quality control are carefully managed so each producer can be paid according to the quality of their coffee. This offering is Fine Cup (FC) and Strictly Soft (SS), the highest cup category in the Brazilian coffee grading.
SPECS:
GEOGRAPHY
Region: The Mogiana region, an area along the border of the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil
Altitude: 800 – 1200 MASL
Harvest: May – August
PRODUCER
Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé (Cooxupé) | 14000 members
VARIETY
Bourbon, Mondo Novo hybrid
PROCESSING
Full natural and dried in the sun and mechanical driers
NOTES:
FLAVOR Dark chocolate, earthy, rich
BODY Medium
ACIDITY Smooth
ROAST LEVEL
Dark – Full City +
Garlen Decker (verified owner) –
Have used this variety for several months now and really enjoy. I use pour over method of brewing and it make a great cup of coffee.
tom (verified owner) –
I like a darker blend and this is fantastic.
Jeffrey Gotts (verified owner) –
Great for espresso
bulwark (verified owner) –
Uganda – Bududa using pour over
oooh yea, this is goood 🙂
unlike many dark roasts, this retains complexity and has a beautiful nose
Lesley Smale (verified owner) –
A wonderfully deep and multifaceted blend that I need more of in my life! I use this for pour overs
Richard Murdock (verified owner) –
Yes, the Uganda is great coffee. And Jenni and Marcus are great too!
bobhyman2 (verified owner) –
I made espresso out of it. It’s flavour matches your description *AND* I really like it. Thank you!
Rocky Festa (verified owner) –
We enjoy dark-roast coffee and we live in South Central Indiana. We have a local roaster who we enjoy but we like to try different small roasters and after reading about the great distributor debacle we decided to check out Modest. VERY pleased with “The Dark”. The beans arrived quickly and they were beautiful and so fragrant. We use a French Press and The Dark did not disappoint. We will definitely be reordered. We also appreciate the flat-rate shipping.
Aaron Fogl (verified owner) –
Excellent, masterfully roasted coffee. I brewed with a syphon pot, and as espresso. The results were beautiful.
Julie Moore (verified owner) –
I selected the Uganda – Bugisu coffee because it most closely resembled the roast level of a special edition coffee Modest Coffee created for Awesome Games Done Quick – a speed-running video game marathon for charity. I loved my special AGDQ coffee and I love the Uganda – Bugisu one as well! Typically, I am not a fan of dark roasts because they taste burnt or smoky, but the Uganda – Bugisu is full-flavored and well-balanced. Also, the time it took between ordering the coffee and receiving it was quick, which is always a plus when anticipating a new coffee. I will be ordering more the next time I need a restock of my coffee cabinet.
henslay (verified owner) –
This stuff is dank. I load my grounds with some cardamom and it comes out divine.
Christopher Brown (verified owner) –
Delicious deep flavor, this is my favorite roast!
mattrobo85 (verified owner) –
Love this coffee. I am out in Denver and a friend here who used to live in Chicago gifted me some of this and I loved it so much I bought 2 more bags. Highly recommend for dark coffee drinkers!