MILK ESPRESSO SORÓ

The Farm

Soró da Silva and his family have been instrumental in raising coffee standards in the Cachoeirinha Valley. Together with neighbouring families, the work to both care for the landscape and promote quality.

Since 2008, this has been helped by their collaboration with FAF - Fazenda Ambiental Fortalezza. FAF was founded with quality and sustainability at its heart. In 2001, Silvia Barretto embarked upon a sustainable transformation of land that had been in her family for generations. Turning away from mechanisation and chemicals, she began producing coffee in a way that prioritised the environment. While production quantity reduced, quality soared and FAF is now working with more than 200 farms.

The Process

In contrast to many commodity focused Brazilian farms, farms working with FAF ensure their coffees are meticulously hand picked. Ripe cherries are harvested, sorted, and for our naturally processed lot, slowly dried on raised African style drying beds. With the outside fruit of the cherry left intact, this gentle process ensures the development of sweet, aromatic flavour.