Fazenda São Judas Tadeu is located in Chapada Diamantina, in the city of Piatã – Bahia. This region is very privileged with temperatures that vary from 2 to 18°C in the winter, showing very good conditions for coffee production of high quality.

The farm belongs to Mr. Antônio Rigno, who has been a coffee producer for more than 25 years. He tries to grow the coffee in a sustainable way, conducting the workers technically with the use of chemical pesticides and keeping the packages of these products for recycling, not to harm the environment. He also plants trees in the area around the farm to preserve the environment and provides jobs for the local families.

The coffee cherries are harvested selectively by hand twice a day during harvest season, and are transported by tractors to the pulping machine where the skin and pulp is removed from the beans. The beans are then spread on drying patios still with the sticky mucilage on.
The coffee beans are spread in layers of about 4 cm and mixed several times a day to ensure even drying.

Mr. Rigno is paying great attention the production of his coffee. Therefore, with quality in mind, everything from the preparation of the soil, production and  planting of new seedlings as well as harvesting and processing is supervised in cooperation with specialized technicians of AGRIPEC.

Producer: Antônio Rigno de Oliveira.
Harvest: July 08 - September 2008.
Origin: Piatã, Bahia, Brazil.
Growing conditions: about 1250 m.a.s. in sandy soil. About 1200 til 1600 mm. of rain per year.
Farm Size: 70 hectars whereas 30 hectars for coffee production.
Botanical variety: Catuai.
Process: Pulped natural. The cherries are de-pulped and the beans are separated and dried immediately on cement patio. Also called “honey process” or sometimes “semi washed”

Taste description:
Aroma: Smell of toasted nuts and chocolate.
Acidity: Low sweet acidity like in dried fruits.
Mouthfeel: Rich coffee with full body. Lingering and sweet aftertaste.
Flavour: Milk chocolate and marzipan with hints of savory figs and jammy berries.