Given that people have been growing, brewing, and enjoying coffee for more than five hundred years, one might expect that we’ve already learned everything there is to know about the coffee bean. Well, the newest entry into our Small Lot Coffee series proves that simply isn’t so. Hailing from Brazil’s Vale da Grama (literally “Valley of Grass”), a coffee region renowned for its well-balanced and citric coffees, Trader Joe’s Cachoeira da Grama Small Lot Coffee (so named for an iconic waterfall, or cachoeira, near our supplier) is the product of pure innovation. To make each batch, our supplier employs an ingenious double-fermentation process, where beans are first fermented in open air tanks, then again in airtight barrels to create lush, vibrant, and superlatively smooth flavor profile.

It’s a difference you can taste in every cup of Cachoeira da Grama: each sip starts with aromas of citrus leaves and ripe fruit, which leads into balanced flavors of dried plum and orange zest, and eventually into a long, lazy finish. An excellent candidate for preparing via French press or enjoyed as pour over, Cachoeira da Grama mixes marvelously well with milk or your favorite non-dairy creamer, and pairs especially well with breakfast pastries, brunch fare, and toffee-like candies, like our Pecan Pralines. Supplies are limited, so be sure to grab this double-fermented Small Lot Coffee on the double!