Capricornio

Quality and consistency. It's not easy when you're a farmer, with changing weather and different circumstances on a yearly or even seasonal basis, to match the exact same flavor profile as last year. It might even be impossible. For this reason, the team of Q-graders of Capricornio Coffees cup all the coffees of the more than a dozen partner fazendas and farmer groups, grade them according to their flavor and quality, and then make farmer blends solely based on taste. For example, the Timbó Signature blend is described as dark chocolate with a sweet and thick round body. One year, this might consist of more coffee from farm A than farm B. The year after, this might be the other way around.

Farm composition in the coffee bag might change, but the farms don't sit still. Being part of Capricornio's Four Seasons Project, they get free agronomical support, with an agronomist visiting them every 60 days. Together, they look at plant and soil health and do soil measurements that advise which parts of the farms need extra attention. It's high-end knowledge and solid partnership to provide a sustainable future.

Since 2017, we have been working with the Signature lines. They have proven to be the stable factor of many roasters and cafés for either blends or singles. However, in 2022 we designed a program to achieve the flavour stability we seek while only sourcing from the same partners year on year in our trusted Capricornio network: São Jerónimo da Serra, Mulheres do Café Matão, Fazenda Fronteira and Fazenda California.