Brazilian Coffee Bean Brands, Brazil Santos Coffee Beans, Brazil Santos Coffee Flavor Profile

FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Brazilian Santos

As a world-renowned coffee-producing country, Brazil holds a significant place in the industry, and among Brazil's most famous coffee brands, Santos is a household name. Santos coffee originates from the state of São Paulo and is a coffee with higher acidity that can be enjoyed both as a single-origin and in a blend.

Origin

Brazil is a vast country in South America, sitting around 15 degrees south latitude. Brazilian coffee culture emerged in the north, beginning in 1727, when a gentleman named Francisco de Melo Palheta secretly brought coffee seeds from France to Brazil. This was extremely dangerous at the time, as the coffee business was monopolized by the French, who strongly opposed it. Those seeds, carried home after a long journey, are the ancestors of the more than 300 million coffee trees planted in Brazil today. In early Brazilian history, the development of coffee was very slow.

Santos coffee can be called Brazil's most famous coffee brand. It comes from the state of São Paulo. Its acidity, sweetness and bitterness sit in the neutral grade, with moderate concentration and appropriate acidity. The flavor is elegant and distinctive, making it the best bean for blending. Santos coffee is known as the backbone of coffee, with excellent flavor and texture even when consumed as a single-origin.

Characteristics

Santos coffee has a pure yet smooth taste, with high acidity, moderate body and silkiness, and a slight nutty flavor.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Santos is prized for exactly the trait that makes it so useful in a blend — a balanced, elegant base — and two FrontStreet Brazilian lots carry that idea. FrontStreet Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon is a classic single-origin: medium-roasted for cream, peanut, toast, caramel and hazelnut, rounded and low in acidity, and happy in a hand-pour, a moka pot, a siphon or a French press. If you want that same backbone under milk, FrontStreet Black Cocoa Blend pairs Brazilian nuts with Yunnan chocolate and citrus, giving a balanced americano and a smooth, almond-cream latte.