Coffee Description
Decaf drinkers drink for taste, not for affect, and they will not be disappointed with this syrupy, silky coffee. The cup presents smooth, balanced milk chocolate, marzipan, and mellow fruit notes with a lingering honey-brown sugar sweetness and caramelized body.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium/Dark
Roast Level according to Crema
Refers to the roast level in comparison with all the coffees on Crema.co.
Medium/Dark
Variety
Other
Process
Washed
Elevation
1100-1300 masl
Region
Sul de Minas
About Brazil SWP Decaf of Brazil
Nossa Familia means “our family,” and this decaf is not just processed with the patented Swiss Water Process, it comes directly from family trade relationships. This gives them exclusive control of sourcing, price, and quality of their decaf, which translates into the cup. The beans leave fourth-generation coffee grower Diogo Machaedo’s award-winning Fazenda Recreio as regular caffeinated beans. They arrive at Nossa Familia in Portland, OR, and then are sent to the Swiss Water Decaffeination plant in Vancouver, BC, emerging as chemical-free, flavor-rich decaf beans.
As an added bonus, this decaf is comprised of a special lot of Peaberry beans, a naturally-occurring anomaly in which coffee cherries contain only one seed instead of two. Some coffee aficionados are of the opinion that these peaberries, so named for their more rounded appearance, are just a bit tastier than their twinned counterparts, perhaps due to receiving all the nutrients rather than having to share.
Sul de Minas, Brazil
Our coffee expert
Aubrey Mills
6+ years experience as Coffee Taster, Wholesale Director, barista and Coffee Quality Director.
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe.
She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.”
Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
had this to say:
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe. She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.” Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
"A dynamic cup of coffee overall with both delicate and comforting flavors. When hot, I taste chocolate cream pie and toasted hazelnuts. As the cup cools, you can taste a sweetness that is similar to apricot and finishes both dry and clean. "
Nossa Familia Coffee
Frustration and pride may seem like strange bedfellows, but when Brazilian-born Augusto Carvalho Dias Carneiro (bottom left in the team photo) became disillusioned with engineering, his thoughts and heart turned to his family’s award-winning coffee farms in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, where he grew up and his family has grown coffee for over a hundred years.
Nossa Familia, "Our Family" was born in 2004 as a way to share his family coffee with Portland. At first, Nossa partnered with a local Portland roaster and built up a loyal following, then opened their own roastery in 2012 and an Espresso Bar in 2013. Nossa Familia recently became Oregon's first certified B Corp roaster, earning a certification that recognizes the hard work and love that roots this family business.
