Brazil CLAUDIO NAKAMURA from the Portuguese roastery Unity Coffee Roasters is a coffee that showcases Brazilian origin in its most pleasant and sweetest form. In the cup, sweet caramel, delicate cocoa, and notes of yellow fruit blend together, giving the coffee a light, fruity juiciness. The acidity is low and mellow, so it doesn’t come across as sharp; rather, it pleasantly brightens the sweet base. The body is round, smooth, and full—ideal for an espresso that’s pleasant, sweet, and easy to drink. It’s exactly the kind of coffee you’ll look forward to enjoying every morning.
The coffee comes from the Chapada de Minas region of Brazil, where the Yellow Catuai variety is grown at an elevation of around 1,100 meters above sea level. This variety is popular for its sweetness, balance, and ability to produce clean and pleasantly approachable cups. It has a score of 85.75 points, so this isn’t just a classically sweet Brazilian coffee, but a specialty coffee with a distinct and carefully crafted profile. Thanks to its character, it works well as an everyday espresso, but according to the roaster, it’s also suitable for drip brewing. If you like coffee that isn’t overly fruity or distinctly acidic, but still has plenty of flavor and clarity, you’ll feel right at home here.
The coffee is processed using the natural anaerobic method. The coffee cherries are first fermented in an environment with limited oxygen access, which helps bring out the sweetness and add greater depth to the flavor. They are then dried whole, including the pulp, so the beans absorb more sugars and fruit compounds directly from the cherries during the process. This is precisely why the coffee has a fuller body, a sweet caramel character, and a subtle fruitiness reminiscent of yellow fruit. The anaerobic natural process here doesn’t come across as wild or over-the-top. Rather, it simply shifts the classic Brazilian profile toward a sweeter, deeper, and slightly more interesting form.