Queen's Estate Yellow Bourbon Coffee Bean Single Origin Growing Information & Flavor Description

Fazenda Rainha Premium Yellow Bourbon

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Located in the high-altitude mountainous region near the Minas border in Sao Paulo state, at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 1,400 meters, this area enjoys abundant annual rainfall exceeding 1,800mm without suffering devastating storms. The average annual temperature is only 19°C, so the coffee cherries grow slightly more slowly but develop sufficient density. Although production volume is lower, the aroma and flavor are unmatched by typical Brazilian highland beans. This estate primarily cultivates Bourbon varieties, including some ancient Bourbon trees over 110 years old.

Coffee Specifications

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Estate: Fazenda Rainha (Queen Farm)

Flavor Profile: Lemon, sugarcane, black tea, smooth and delicate

Fazenda Rainha's Coffee Processing System

Mature coffee cherries are hand-picked into cloth bags to keep them off the ground. Coffee harvested on any given day is immediately transported to the estate's processing facility for Pulped Natural processing. Hand-picking and cloth bags prevent earthy flavors and any improper fermentation. When the cherries arrive at the facility, they undergo immediate washing: the fruit is cleaned thoroughly, and unqualified or dried fruits (bóia beans) are sorted out by bean size. The qualified beans continue to the pulping process, using a pulper machine.

After pulping, the beans still retain some mucilage on their parchment skin. These beans with mucilage are then placed on patios to dry until the moisture content drops to around 20%. This stage lets the beans absorb their own starch components while avoiding the drawbacks of full natural processing, where drying flavors cannot be controlled. Those residual starchy components provide a distinctive sweetness without developing into off-fruit or moldy flavors.

Afterward, the beans go to drying machines for final drying, bringing the moisture content to 11% before being moved into storage to rest. Before export they are hulled and graded. This segmented Pulped Natural processing is one of the main reasons for Fazenda Rainha's consistent flavor, and their insistence on Bourbon varieties is another reason for their excellent reputation.

Detailed Information

Altitude: 1200-1400m

Processing Method: Pulped Natural

From Brazil's Fazenda Rainha estate-grade Yellow Bourbon, this coffee offers full, mature sweetness with rich fruit nuances and a persistent aftertaste that earns constant praise. Whether used for American-style brewing or as the main sweet component in an espresso blend, it satisfies professional experts and is considered a must-have on their purchasing lists.

Yellow Bourbon beans are inherently sweet and clean. Using the Pulped Natural method (or semi-washed) leaves its acidity slightly bright yet complemented by tropical fruit aromas, especially the abundant aroma during brewing, which makes it even more appealing.

Fazenda Rainha belongs to the Carvalho Dias family and has been in operation for over 116 years. Beyond cultivating Bourbon varieties, its meticulous and careful processing is another key to its exceptional quality.

Brazil Fazenda Rainha

Country: Brazil | Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

Estate Name: Fazenda Rainha (Queen Farm)

Owner: Regina Helena Mello de Carvalho Dias, of the Carvalho Dias family

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Processing Method: Hand-picked, then Pulped Natural processing

Harvest Period: Latest harvest arriving May 2006

Fazenda Rainha Coffee Beans Detailed Analysis

Origin: Brazil Fazenda Rainha (Mogiana) region

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Related Knowledge:

The Cup of Excellence (COE) program and its trademark are currently owned and managed by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), a non-profit organization based in the United States. ACE works with COE host countries each year to complete the cupping selection and online auctions of specialty coffees, while also recommending and promoting anything related to coffee quality improvement. The aim is to select exemplary specialty coffees in host countries and share experiences for the industry to learn from.

Flavor: The beans are inherently sweet and clean. The Pulped Natural method makes the acidity slightly bright yet beautifully balanced with sweetness, and some lots even show tropical fruit aromas, especially the abundant aroma during brewing, which makes it particularly appealing. Delicate lemon acidity, the fresh sweetness of sugarcane juice, black tea, and a smooth, delicate texture.

Hand Brew Recipe: For Fazenda Rainha Brazil, use 15g of coffee ground to medium fineness (using a Fujiyama serrated burr grinder at #4), a V60 dripper, and water at 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Continue pouring to 105g and pause. When the water level drops to halfway, slowly pour until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Fazenda Rainha (Queen Farm) is located in the Alta Mogiana region of Sao Paulo state, north of Sao Paulo city. The estate enjoys high recognition in Brazil and is owned by the Carvalho Dias family. The family's four major estates have won awards every year since the first Brazil COE competition in 1999, winning more than 12 times in 7 years. In 2004 they even swept the championship, 9th place, 11th place, and more. Many Brazilian estates, large and small, have hoped to qualify for awards but found it difficult. Yet this family's four major estates have won multiple awards year after year. Fazenda Rainha boasts an impressive record: 2nd place in 2000, 3rd place in 2001, and 29th place in 2005, and to date it has won awards three times.

Estate Introduction

This Fazenda Rainha belongs to the renowned and respected Carvalho Dias family. The family's four major estates have won awards every year since the first Brazil COE competition in 1999, winning more than 12 times in 7 years, and in 2004 they even swept the championship, 9th place, 11th place, and more. Many Brazilian estates, large and small, have hoped over the years to qualify for awards but found it difficult, yet this family's estates have won multiple awards year after year. Even this Fazenda Rainha boasts an impressive record: 2nd place in 2000, 3rd place in 2001, and 29th place in 2005, with three awards to date.

The Carvalho Dias family are also founding members of the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association, and their commitment to coffee quality and environmental protection is evident to all. On their farms they use natural waterfalls to generate pollution-free hydroelectric power, becoming self-sufficient in electricity (another of their award-winning estates is named after this waterfall, Waterfall Estate). They have built churches, classrooms, nurseries, and medical stations, insisted on maintaining native forests with their original flora and fauna, and continued reforestation. Fazenda Rainha, for example, is quite thorough in its environmental protection. Because of the high-altitude, non-plain terrain, mechanical harvesting cannot be used, so all the fruit is picked entirely by hand. They cultivate low-yield, high-quality Bourbon varieties, representing the essence of premium Brazilian coffee.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yandun Road, Dongshankou, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Bean State: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Brazil

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Brazil Fazenda Rainha COE Natural Yellow Bourbon

Country: Brazil

Grade: COE

Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Brazil produces more coffee than any other country, and its beans carry a moderate acidity with a fine balance of sweet, bitter, and body, which is why they roast so well at a medium level, filling the cup with nutty aroma and a mellow, faintly tart flavor that works as both a single origin and a blend component.

For a classic Brazilian single origin, FrontStreet Cerrado Red Bourbon is the place to start. Cerrado is a well-known local region for high-quality beans, and this Red Bourbon is roasted to a medium level, showing creamy peanut, toasted bread, caramel, and hazelnut aromas with a rounded body, no sourness, and a lightly bitter finish. It brews as pour-over but also works in a moka pot, as an espresso SOE, in a siphon, or in a French press.

FrontStreet Queen's Estate is the other Brazilian single origin, from Mogiana near South Minas, where fertile red volcanic soil lets the cherries absorb abundant nutrients and develop a full aroma. Its variety is the rare Yellow Bourbon, a mutation of Red Bourbon with a cleaner fruit character. Through pour-over, moka pot, or a home espresso machine, FrontStreet Queen's Estate delivers the sugarcane sweetness you rarely find in other origins, along with fruit and chocolate notes.

Because Brazilian coffee is low in acidity, balanced, and affordable, it is also the base of many espresso recipes: FrontStreet Classic Blend for rich crema, Specialty Blend for pronounced nuts, and Commercial Blend for shops, all contain Brazilian beans, which supply chocolate and cream aromas, a soft sweet-sour-bitter balance, and greater stability during extraction.