Origin
From the mountains of Minas Gerais to Seattle.
Our coffee grows on family farms in Mantiqueira de Minas, one of Brazil's protected coffee origins.
Farm to cup
The journey
Grown
On family farms 1,100 to 1,500 m up in the Mantiqueira mountains.
Certified
Sorted by the Cocarive cooperative and sealed with the Mantiqueira de Minas origin mark.
Imported
Brought to the Pacific Northwest by JC Coffee Farms.
Poured
Pulled fresh at the Infuse the Bean cart, at your event.
Origin you can check
Every bag comes with a certificate.
Mantiqueira de Minas holds a Denominação de Origem, Brazil's protected designation for products whose character comes from where they're grown. Our beans ship with a numbered certificate naming the grower, the farm and the region.
Origem e Qualidade Certificada
- Grower
- Cocarive Blend
- Farm
- Mantiqueira de Minas Farms
- Region
- Mantiqueira de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Seal
- Denominação de Origem
- Certificate
- No. 002/1469/0574
The region
Mantiqueira de Minas
The growers
Cocarive
A cooperative in Carmo de Minas, founded in 1961 by a small group of Mantiqueira farmers. Members grow, dry and bag coffee on their own farms, and each lot is kept separate so every bag can be traced.
The importer
JC Coffee Farms
Sérgio Dias and JC Coffee Farms specialize in coffee from the South of Minas Gerais, linking the growers in Brazil with our cart in Seattle.
Sources: origin certificate; Canal Rural (May 2011); Diário do Comércio (June 2020); Fresh Cup.