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Brazil Fazenda Aracacu

A masterclass. Taste Carmem Lucia's, one of Forbes’ spotlighted most powerful women in agriculture, multi-award-winning Brazilian micro-lot from Fazenda Aracaçu. Sustainably grown alongside millions of bees and cured to soothing music, this solar-powered natural coffee transcends Brazilian coffee. Indulge in an incredibly creamy, velvety body bursting with rich milk chocolate, sweet rum, and vibrant vanilla and blueberry notes. A classic Rum Cake collided with a Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond bar.

These are the men, women, families, communities, cooperatives, and organisations we admire. They cultivate, harvest and process the coffees we source and roast, to share with you.

Tasting notes describe the sensory qualities of the coffee; batching aroma, flavour, body, acidity and finish together to provide a snapshot of what you can expect. It's a subjective shortcut, but it's our take on it.

Higher altitude generally means tastier coffee - there are exceptions. Cooler mountain air slows coffee cherry growth, leading to denser beans with more complex flavours. This translates to brighter acidity, fruitier notes, and a richer overall experience. The sweet spot is between 1,220 and 1,850 metres above sea level (masl). Below 920 meters, coffee tends to be milder with earthier, savoury tones.

Coffee processing methods refer to the techniques used to remove the fruit from the coffee bean after harvesting. The most common methods are; washed processing, natural processing, and honey processing.

The washed process involves pulping, fermenting, and drying the coffee cherries, resulting in clean, bright flavours. The natural process dries the entire coffee cherry, producing coffees with a sweeter, fuller body, and often fruity notes. The honey process is a hybrid method that partially pulps the coffee cherry before drying, offering a balance between the washed and natural processes. The processing method significantly impacts the final flavour profile of the coffee.

A coffee varietal refers to a specific type or cultivar of coffee plant. Like grape varieties for wine, coffee varietals play a significant role in determining the final flavour profile of the coffee. Different varietals have unique characteristics, linked to acidity, sweetness, body, and aroma.

We aim to work with coffee producers for as long as possible, forging relationships where they can depend on us to purchase their coffee and we can rely on them to produce exceptional beans. It's a two way street, and truly enables sustainability of the supply chain.

This refers to the process we use to transform green coffee beans into roasted coffee. It involves factors like temperature, time, the rate of heat application, and bean density. Different roast profiles result in varied flavour profiles and we roast our own way here at Craft House. Our profiles are unique and give our coffees character. As a specialty roaster we tend to avoid the darker end of the spectrum but we do crowd please.

A lighter roast emphasises the bean's origin and acidity, while a medium roast balances acidity and sweetness. A darker roast, brings out bolder flavours like chocolate, caramel and nuts.

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The Story

Deep in the rolling hills of Três Pontas, Brazil, Fazenda Aracaçu is rewriting the playbook on modern coffee production. Led by the visionary Carmem Lucia Chaves de Brito—affectionately known to friends and the coffee world as Ucha—this estate is a masterclass in how premium coffee can flourish in perfect harmony with nature. Ucha’s pioneering approach to sustainable agriculture and social ethics completely transformed her family’s land, earning her a prestigious spotlight as one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Women in Agribusiness and a former presidency of the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association.

At Aracaçu, sustainability isn't a marketing buzzword; it’s a living infrastructure. The farm is 100% solar-powered and operates alongside a dedicated team of biologists who actively catalogue the native species thriving on the estate. Large tracts of natural, protected forest provide a sanctuary for local wildlife, where it’s common to spot toucans, capybaras, and wild cats roaming the borders. To boost the ecosystem further, Ucha partners with local beekeepers, bringing over three million bees to the farm during flowering. This massive bee project keeps the ecosystem thriving and naturally supercharges the sugar content of the coffee cherries.

This particular micro-lot undergoes a meticulous Aerobic Natural process, combining advanced electronic cherry sorting with traditional care. Once the peak-ripe cherries are harvested and cleaned, they are left to ferment and dry on raised beds with open airflow and direct exposure to oxygen. This careful exposure coaxes out an incredibly clean, vibrant, and complex fruit profile.

Following the dry, the beans are moved to dark, resting silos where Ucha introduces her famous final touch: playing soothing music to the coffee to "de-stress" the beans. This stabilizes the lot and locks in its pristine quality before it is milled and shipped across the world.

The result of all this science, sunshine, and musical curation is a multi-award-winning cup that completely transcends standard Brazilian coffee. It ditches pretentious cafe jargon for pure, unapologetic luxury, delivering the equivalent of a classic, boozy bakery rum cake collided with a premium Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond bar.

CRAFTSTACK™ Programme

CRAFTSTACK™ is our remastered sourcing and sustainability programme.

We only work with high-grade 100% Arabica beans that meet our strict standards. We can pinpoint exactly where our coffee beans come from and who produces them and we always pay our fair share. It’s only right.

We set standards, make change, and spearhead a fair and transparent approach to coffee. One that builds genuine relationships, rewards quality, and ripples across the wider coffee community.

We’ve set quality foundations and defined expectations for our green coffee partners, established a ‘lens’ that filters our coffee selections, and made commitments to make change as a result.

We prioritise smallholdings and those farms striving to do better. We form long-term relationships, and repeat-purchase harvests to support our producers.

Continued cooperation, harvest-to-harvest makes us all better, bonded. This is the way we forge forward. Progress made, but there’s still more to do.

Shipping + Returns

We are an independent specialty roaster and aim to roast to order. Our goal is to dispatch all customer orders within 2-3 working days of receiving them at the Roastery.

We roast coffee daily and post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so you should get fresh coffee within 48hrs of us processing your order. Please note that seasonality and peak periods can affect timings.

We ship for FREE over £25* and also offer local collection.

We dispatch with tracked Royal Mail 48 as standard. Please note that we only deliver to the UK at this time for web orders.

Coffee is a perishable natural product so we are unable to accept returns on coffee orders unless there has been an error. You can return non-perishable products within 28 days of the dispatch date.

For full details please cast your eyes over the full Shipping + Deliveries and Returns + Refunds policies, check out our FAQs, or email us at info@crafthousecoffee.co.uk for more information. We're here if you have any questions.

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Roast Breakdown

Aerobic natural is a processing method that involves the coffee cherries being sorted, cleaned and then left to ferment and dry with airflow and exposure to oxygen; usually upon patios or raised beds.

Taking the process method, altitude and varietal into consideration, we chose a smaller batch size and ensured that we were very careful about heat application. The roast was smooth and very stable, requiring very little heat after first crack.

We developed the coffee just enough to highlight its’ boozy characteristics but kept it light enough to maintain clarity, brightness and a fruity sweetness.

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