How to Drink Brazilian Black Coffee: Brazil Yellow Bourbon Coffee with Sweet, Smooth, Rich Body and Clean Aftertaste

FrontStreet Coffee - Brazil Daterra Estate Yellow Bourbon Semi-Sun-Dried

Brazil is one of the world's largest coffee producers. Brazilian coffee comes in many varieties, but the country's industry is geared toward mass production at low cost, so premium-grade coffees are relatively rare. As a result, people don't hold especially strong impressions of Brazilian coffee.

The highest-grade selected Yellow Bourbon from Brazil's Daterra Estate stands out among Brazilian coffees. It offers a mild, smooth flavor with moderate acidity and subtle sweetness and fruit aroma. Balanced but never mediocre, it delivers an exceptional experience for coffee enthusiasts and professional connoisseurs alike.

Brazil Daterra Estate Yellow Bourbon

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Altitude: 1100m

Processing: Semi-washed + Sun-dried

Drying: Natural sun drying and mechanical drying

Aroma: Mild and smooth, classified as the highest-grade bean among most of Daterra's products

Certifications: Rainforest Alliance certified, Good Inside, Organic, etc.

This specially selected Yellow Bourbon differs from the monotonous flavor of typical Brazilian beans. The variety has excellent acidity, and besides the nutty aroma characteristic of Brazilian coffee it also shows lemon fragrance and fruit notes. This complex, captivating profile will break any preconceptions about Brazilian coffee. The finish carries the thick, long-lasting nutty sweetness reminiscent of cashews that Yellow Bourbon is known for - a genuinely striking sensory experience.

Yellow Bourbon is itself a variety within the Bourbon species, with yellow fruit skin. Thanks to its enchanting flavor, Yellow Bourbon has consistently placed among the top contenders in Brazil's Cup of Excellence competitions over the years. Daterra Estate has long been a renowned Brazilian plantation, and its products are frequently chosen by WBC (World Barista Championship) competitors for espresso blending.

Selected from the highest-grade Yellow Bourbon green beans at Daterra Estate, these beans are personally deep-roasted by our store manager. All roasted beans are guaranteed to be used within 7 days. The coffee offers an exceptionally smooth mouthfeel with a subtle fresh-grass aroma. It presents a pleasant fragrance with a hint of bitterness, yet stays smooth and pleasant, leaving a refreshing, satisfying aftertaste.

In Summary

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy the rare Yellow Bourbon, FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Queen Estate is the one to try. It comes from Mogiana, near South Minas, where fertile red volcanic soil lets the cherries take in plenty of nutrients and develop a full aroma. The variety is the rare Yellow Bourbon, a natural mutation of Red Bourbon with a cleaner fruit character, and across pour-over, moka pot, and home espresso machines it shows the sugarcane sweetness other origins lack, along with fruit and chocolate notes.

For a classic Brazilian single-origin, FrontStreet Coffee Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon comes from the well-known Cerrado region and uses a semi-washed (pulp natural) process. A medium roast brings out cream peanut, toasted bread, caramel, and hazelnut aromas, with a round body, low acidity, and a mild bitterness, suited to pour-over, moka pot, espresso SOE, siphon, and French press.