Brazil Pulp Natural Santa Ines
Cupping Notes
(Credit Sweet Maria's)
The dry fragrance has a praline nut smell, savory accents, and cocoa. The wet aroma echoes these smells, with sweetness that's a bit like peanut candies, with dark cocoa bittersweetness. City+ and Full City roasts bring out moderately bittersweet flavors in the brewed coffee, with notes of caramelized sugar, butter nut toffee, and a sweet grain flavor that comes off like carob in the aftertaste. Pulp natural processing makes for a nice mild Brazil cup, with softness you'd expect in relation to acidity. The body is thick, especially with more roast development, and dark roasts will bring intense bittersweetness and thick mouthfeel. There's a classic nutty Brazil roast tone (hazelnut in particular) turning more toward cocoa powder in the darker levels at Full City/FC+ roasts. Lighter shades are a bit more delicate, sweet and savor flavors at the core, with a barley tea accent. I enjoyed both and find it works very well for SO espresso in a wide range of roasts.