Brazil Coopama

Brazil

Doce Rufino - Red Catuai

Grade 17/18

Meet Doce Rufino, or “Sweet Red”, a red catuai from Brazil produced by Coopama, a long-established cooperative in southern Minas Gerais, where coffee is handled collectively but never generically. This lot brings together coffees prepared under strict standards, showing how small, consistent decisions by different producers can come together in a single, well-defined profile, distributed exclusively by JA Coffee.

In the cup, Doce Rufino is balanced and easy to work with. Expect notes of nutty tones, cocoa, dried fruit, gentle spice, and vanilla/vanillin, with a brown sugar–like sweetness and a smooth, rounded mouthfeel. The profile is straightforward and well structured, making it adaptable across different roast approaches while keeping its identity intact.

Offered in 30 kg bags with GrainPro bags to preserve freshness. This is a dependable Brazilian coffee built for everyday use; familiar, steady, and easy to roast. A solid choice for roasters looking for balance, consistency, and a coffee that fits naturally into a regular lineup. Available now, get yours while it’s in stock.

What is so special about this coffee?

Doce Rufino is shaped by long harvest windows and steady growing conditions that allow cherries to be picked with more intention. This gives producers the time to focus on selection and preparation, resulting in a cup that feels balanced with flavors that come together easily rather than competing with each other. It’s a coffee that behaves well in the roaster and shows up clearly in the cup. A coffee selected by our team, and exclusively sold by JA Coffee.

What makes this lot stand out is how it comes together. Doce Rufino is the result of producers working within a shared framework, comparing results and refining their approach over time. The emphasis isn’t on novelty or experimentation, but on repeatable practices that support clarity and usability. The result is a coffee that’s easy to understand, easy to place, and built for real-world roasting and everyday menus.

Coopama: Coffee Built Through Cooperation in Southern Minas Gerais

Coopama is a coffee cooperative rooted in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, built by around 3,600 farming families for whom coffee is part of everyday life. While the cooperative supports different agricultural activities, coffee remains at its core. For its members, coffee is not a seasonal crop, but a long-term commitment passed down through generations, shaped by shared knowledge, patience, and care for the land.

Over time, Coopama has grown alongside its producers, focusing on improving quality through practical support and experience in the field. With guidance on harvesting, post-harvest practices, and careful handling of each lot, farmers gain a clearer understanding of how their decisions in the field translate into the cup. This approach supports more stable cup profiles and reliable quality from harvest to harvest, with coffees that clearly reflect their origin and the people who produce them.

The Origin Behind Coopama Coffees

Coopama coffees come from a landscape shaped by elevation, steady seasons, and long harvest cycles that allow coffee to mature at its own pace. These conditions help producers focus on careful picking and balanced development, resulting in coffees that tend to show clean, straightforward cup profiles year after year.

Behind this work is a shared structure that helps farmers take care of their coffee once it leaves the farm. Coopama brings options for timing sales and protected transport to the warehouse, producers have more confidence in how their coffee is handled, and buyers receive coffees that are well prepared, clearly identified, and show consistent performance from lot to lot.

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