Brazil Ipanema Reserva

The Ipanema estate is comprised of five farms that cover more than 4,500 hectares. Approximately 70% of this total land is devoted entirely to coffee (the rest is primarily conservation area).

Coffee is selectively harvested either mechanically or by hand and then delivered to be pulped at the wet mill. With mucilage still attached, the coffee is taken to drying patios to dry for between 28 and 48 hours. The coffee may also be finished in one of the farm’s 48 mechanical driers, where they are slowly dried at an even and soft heat for around 48 hours.  

In addition to its coffee production areas, Ipanema also cultivates a sustainable harvest of eucalyptus trees. Unlike most other coffee farms that grow eucalyptus, this is not a diversified timber crop; the eucalyptus at Ipanema is grown exclusively to provide the natural fuel required during the coffee drying process.

Not surprisingly, Ipanema is one of the largest employers in the area and offers around 2,000 jobs during the peak harvest time, in addition to its 300+ year-round jobs. The workers enjoy many benefits such as free distribution of soy milk, food staples, a medical plan, transportation and lodging.

This medium roast coffee has a sweet cup and low acidity, it is well rounded with lots of the hazelnut and milk chocolate the we associate with Brazil coffees.