MARCH 2026'S COFFEE WAS...
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The Headlines
Roaster's Choice #2
- Origin: Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil
- Producer: Mio farms, Pellicer Family
- Process: Natural
- Varietal: Catucai , Mundo Novo , Acaiá
- Altitude: 900-1100masl
- Notes: Orange, Negroni, Molasses
- Cup Score: 85.0
The Lot
CIASU PEABERRY
Ciasu is a lot from Mió Coffee Farm, a family-run farm in Monte Santo de Minas where coffee is grown, processed, and prepared for export on site by the same returning team each year.
This selection is a peaberry screen taken from across a number the farm's lots. The focus here is on careful natural processing: whole cherries are first dried on raised beds and patios, then finished in mechanical dryers. This staged drying helps develop a fruit-forward profile while keeping the cup clean and well structured.
The Producer
ANA LUIZA PELLICER
Ana Luiza Pellicer is a fourth generation coffee producer focused on helping her family’s farm adapt to the future of coffee growing. Alongside her work at origin, she has spent time researching the specialty coffee industry in Europe to better understand how producers can respond to shifting climates and changing expectations in the market.
Her approach brings together farm knowledge passed down through generations with research into new practices, with the aim of keeping the farm resilient and one step ahead of the challenges climate change is bringing to coffee production.
What is it?
PEABERRY
Peaberry coffees are a small, naturally occurring selection within a harvest where the cherry develops a single rounded seed rather than the usual two beans. During milling, these smaller, round seeds are separated and screened into their own lot, which allows them to be roasted with a profile tailored to their shape and density.
In the roaster, peaberries tend to move and heat very evenly, often producing a cup with a focused sweetness, bright structure, and a silky texture. For us, they offer a chance to highlight a slightly different expression of a farm’s coffee, with clarity and depth that can feel especially lively in the cup.