Brazil Bela Vista Honey Process

by aGrandReflection on March 5, 2022

As a FC/FC+, I'm finding this bean very fruity in a pleasantly different way. Almost no citrus tang, but also very low on sweet. A deep dark cherry undertone that verges on bittersweet chocolate. Insanely smooth and just enough bitter to give interest across the tongue. Very full bodied, and the aroma is vastly different than the taste. The sweet chocolate smell and deep cherry flavor swirl into each other as a complimenting contrast. I find myself wanting to take a deep breath in through my nose before every sip. Roasted with a Gene Cafe roaster. Preheat to about 350, full heat untill yellowing, down to 420 untill brown, full heat again to very first hints of second crack. Fast cooling with cooking tray. ~12.5 min roast.

by william on December 14, 2021

This is another great bean at medium roast or dark roast our second favorite

by william on November 26, 2021

This coffee at medium roast or a darker roast is an excellent tasting coffee. I roast this one about one minutes past first crack and I also take it to second crack it has a heavy medium chaff. I also take this bean after roasting and add about five to six drops of peppermint oil from DoTerra and put into about two pounds of beans and let it sit sealed for a week then I grind for a great cup of coffee

by Jihn L on October 29, 2021

Received for free in the Intl. Coffee Day Sample Pack. Roasted to City + in an SR 800. Full disclosure, I'm not a huge fan of 'fruity' coffees, Ethiopians and the like. I tend to favor the bolder, nutty, chocolatey coffees with a buttery mouthfeel. I sampled this as a pour-over, French Press, and an eapresso. Each method brought out subtle differences. This is probably my favorite fruit-forward coffee that I've had. While some of the others tasted almost artificially-flavored, this one had a more subtle, natural taste. Creamy texture that coats your mouth, leaving a pleasant aftertaste. This will be a good, if infrequent, change-of-pace coffee. Would probably pair well with desserts.

by WhereYaBean on May 29, 2021

***Update from our last review*** WOW! Can't get enough when French pressed. If you enjoy this as a drip I highly recommend French press, it makes it come to life. French press brings another layer of complexity and full body to this cup of coffee. It is a great cup of coffee when pressed.

by WhereYaBean on May 18, 2021

We tried it as light and medium roast. It was more fruity and less creamy in the light roast. In the medium roast the fruit and creaminess had a better balanced flavor and felt like a fuller cup of coffee. It was overall a very satisfying cup of coffee. Highly recommend roasting to a medium.