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What is cupping?
Cupping coffee is a method of tasting and comparing coffees by smelling, slurping, and evaluating their flavors, aromas, and quality. It’s commonly used by roasters, producers, and enthusiasts to judge beans and uncover their unique flavor profiles. Below, we have Mundo Novo, Caturra, and Catuai—with many more to come in the near future.
Mundo Novo
• Medium-bodied with a crisp, woody dark roast, low acidity, and a naturally sweet, bold, and balanced flavor, featuring hints of dark chocolate, sugarcane, and dried fruit, with a roasted hazelnut undertone.
• Coffee connoisseurs worldwide value Mundo Novo not only for traditional consumption but also for liquor-based beverages, espresso, and gourmet recipes.
• This variety presents notes of apple, dark chocolate, and caramel, with pronounced floral and citrus flavors and an intense aroma.
Caturra
• This Bourbon variety, Caturra, is clean, fresh, and well-balanced, with chocolatey notes on the sweeter side. It offers a citrusy tangerine, orange, lemon, and lime profile, with fruity and floral sensations. The aroma brings out maple, honey, and mild earthy tones.
• Yellow Caturra, delicately roasted, reveals its full potential of earthy, syrupy-sweet characteristics and fruity nuances.
• This natural mutation of Arabica Bourbon Red is sweeter than Yellow Caturra, with pronounced notes of chocolate, grapefruit, and berries.
Catuaí
• Catuaí, a cross between Caturra and Mundo Novo, has several accounts of its origin. It features bright acidity balanced with sweetness, offering flavors of chocolate, caramelized sugar, and caramel, with notes of nutmeg, honey, and sweet grass.
• This rare Arabica can also reveal a nutty sweetness reminiscent of sugarcane, followed by a subtle bitterness with grape and prune undertones.
• Medium to dark roasts of Catuaí highlight its depth, finishing smoothly with a hint of cardamom.