February means Carnaval, and Carnaval means samba. To celebrate Carnaval and our Samba Blend, we invited Mike Quinn, musician, music journalist, producer of Austin’s famed Carnaval Brasileiro, and lover of Brazilian music, to create a Carnaval-based playlist this month
Read MoreThis month we Explore Brazil with our Samba Blend, the Mantiqueira de Minas region, and our partner Ademilson Noiman and his farm, Sítio Grota Fria.
Read MoreWhat better way to start off the year than with some Bossa (Nova) to go with your Bossa (Blend)! We invited Nossas Novas from our hometown of Austin, Texas, to pick some of their favorite Bossa Nova favorites for us.
Read MoreThis month we Explore Brazil with our Bossa Blend, the Montanhas do Espírito Santo region, and award-winning grower and long-time Casa Brasil partner Dério Brioschi and his farm, Sítio dos Cedros.
Read MoreLuiz Roberto Saldanha is leading the way in bringing data and innovation to coffee growing. The result is a wide portfolio of clean flavor profiles, consistently produced year and year. We sat down with Luiz to ask him about his production at Fazenda California.
Read MoreIf anything rivals a mineiro's love for coffee, it might be cheese and their beloved pão de quiejo, or cheese bread. The base for pão de queijo is cassava (manioc) starch, making this a a gluten-free delicacy. In Brazil, there are two main types of cassava starch: sweet and sour. Which should you use for cheese bread? That is the stuff of mineiro—a resident of Minas Gerais—family secrets, along with the type and sharpness of the cheese you will use.
Read MoreGabriel Nunes, this month's featured grower, is a 3rd generation coffee grower from the Cerrado Mineiro; his farm located just outside of Patrocínio, Minas Gerais. While the Nunes family has had a reputation for producing high quality coffee for many years, Gabriel's Cup of Excellence win in 2017 was a game-changer for the Cerrado Mineiro region.
Read MoreIf a great coffee is made but never tasted, was it a great coffee? Fabiana Carvalho, a food scientist from Lavras, Minas Gerais, has proven over the last few years that our perceptions of a coffee are modified by much more than simply what is in the cup. We sat down with Fabiana to discuss her intriguing work.
Read MoreFor three decades, Silvio Leite has carved out a reputation as one of the world’s top coffee authorities. He has been a pillar of the Cup of Excellence since its inception. He has been a leading voice in promoting Brazilian specialty coffees, bringing attention to his beloved Chapada Diamantina and recently to the new innovative Robustas coming from the Amazon. And, in the last few years, he has added yet another feather to his cap: award-winning coffee grower. We sat down with the legendary Silvio Leite to discuss his new venture.
Read MoreAs we launch our new packaging (and complete our 10th year), I thought it might be worthwhile to show some of the artists that have inspired us along the way.
Read MoreMike Quinn, the Sambamaster himself, takes us through the history of a legendary Austin event: Carnaval Brasileiro
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