Pocos De Caldas is a city in Minas Gerais, bordering San Paulo, surrounded by many coffee farms. Famous for its hot springs there are numerous hills and lower altitude mountains in the area bringing their own unique character to the coffees produced. The area in general is known for its Murano-style glassware and artisan soap production due to the trace minerals found in the area.
Farms are a mix of small and large producers. The crop is collected using both machine and hand picking, as the slopes on the hills make it inaccessible for the mechanical pickers. It is processed at farm level, which includes initial drying as in every other country and dry milling.
Beans are then stored in large wooden silos to allow the moisture to homogenise through the lot. This is controlled by size but is otherwise very effective at producing even lots.
Once this stage is completed the beans are cupped, scored, and sent to the warehouse facility for SMC. Here the is stored in RFID tagged lots,which disable the forklift if the designated lot is not scheduled to be moved, guaranteeing the quality received is the quality chosen. Coffees are cupped and selected to profile before undergoing a further cleaning and colour/laser sorting before being bagged for export.
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