Flavour & aroma notes of chocolate, hazelnut, sweet tobacco & wood resins...
with the addition of malted milk biscuit as the coffee cools.
 
Country: Brazil
Region: Sul de Minas
Farmer/Grower Name: Mió
Process: Natural
Varietal: Yellow Catucai
Altitude: 1,100 metres above sea level
 
Mió is a 1,589 hectare coffee farm in the municipality of Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil.
The farm is located between the two distinct terrains of southern Minas Gerais and the high  Mogiana region, each bringing different characteristics to Mió's coffee.
The land is divided between a Eucalyptus tree plantation, pasture areas, a native forest reserve, coffee processing and milling facilities and the all important coffee trees.
With a plentiful supply of spring water on the estate, one of Mió's responsibilities is to not only mainatin the water flow, but also improve water quality.
 
Mio pride themselves on a 100% traceability guarantee for the entire crop every year. Each stage of the journey, from where the cherries were harvested, which trucks moved them, to how and when they were processed, is tracked using satellite imagery.
Being a technology-driven farm improves the farmworkers' quality of life, ensures an abundant harvest and guarantees the highest processing standards for the crop.
The state-of-the-art processing facilities include: a wet-mill, concrete patios, raised beds, ambient-air drying rotating machines, wood silos, cross-beater hullers and a density separator. The beans are sorted further according to size and colour using an oscillating screen and optical-electronic system.