His name is Edson Tamekuni. His farm is Vagrem Grande. He’s 35 years old and is on the move. He likes experimenting, and has a 98 hectare laboratory where he plays with varietals (Bourbon, Yellow Catui, Margogype), processing (honey, washed, naturals) and fermentation.
He is part of the new wave of coffee farmers who traveled to the cities for school or work, and who are now returning home, bringing with them the ideas and skills needed to promote specialty coffee from the farm. Aequitas is the name of a three farmer collective in the Cerrado Minerio region of Minas Gerais of which Edson is a part.*
Welcome to my Table, here in the corner of this cafe. Today we’re cupping the Brazil Edson Tamekuni, from Beansmith Coffee Roasters in Omaha, Nebraska. Feel free to pull up a chair.
THEDETAILS
region: Minas Gerais, Brazil
farm: Vargrem Grande
producer: Edson Tamekuni
association: Brazil Aequitas
elevation: 1150 – 1225 meters above sea level
cultivars: Bourbon, Catui, Margogype
process: natural
CUPPINGNOTES
The aroma of the Brazil Edson Tamekuni is more reminiscent a natural Sidaman coffee than a Brazilian. It’s a big aroma,
*content courtesy of Crop to Cup Coffee Importers
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