Fazenda Um 

 MInas Gerais, Brazil

Variety: Mundo Novo
Process: Natural Dried on Shaded beds and patio
Harvest date: May - August
Drying time: 25 days on raised beds and 16 days on patio
Humidity: 40 - 60%
Altitude: 1100 - 1300 masl

Fazenda Um was purchased by Stefano Um in 2009 as part of an existing coffee export business, and part of his retirement plan. He quickly became focused on producing the highest quality Brazilian specialty coffee. In 2015, his sons Boram and Garam Um entered the specialty landscape in Brazil, founding the Um Coffee Co. cafes and roastery in Saõ Paolo. Passion inspired passion, and as Boram and Garam pushed for excellence in their business as well as on the competition stage (Garam is a World Brewers Cup finalist and Boram is the 2023 World Barista Champion) so too did farm operations continue to strive for the best possible output. The family focuses on sustainable, organic farming practices, advanced drying techniques, and experimental processing. Stefano has also done extensive work bringing his agricultural knowledge to surrounding smallholder farmers, while his sons have focused on elevating techniques for roasting and preparing coffee through their training academy. This lot of Mundo Novo coffee is planted among shady areas in lush volcanic soil, and farmed using organic practices. It is milled at Floresta Armazens Gerais, where it is naturally processed, dried 25 days on shaded raised beds and another 16 days on patios. The result is an iconically Brazilian cup with moderate acidity, gentle fruit notes and a base of caramelized sugar and date sweetness. We think the
flavor profile is just perfect for a late afternoon or early evening decaf!

Coming from completely non-traditional coffee farmers, Fazenda Um began in an abandoned farm in South of Minas Gerais in 2009. Stefano Um, son of South Korean Immigrants in Brazil, was never involved with producing coffee in his life until he began thinking about retirement. Stefano lived and grew up in the country side in Korea before moving to Brazil at the age of 12, which always brought wonderful memories of his childhood in a rice field in South Korea. With a deep desire to live in the countryside, Fazenda Um, began unpretentiously as a retirement plan. However, once Stefano began producing coffee with deep passion for high quality, and traceability when exporting his lots to his first Asian clients, he saw the unlockable potential of high quality Brazilian coffee.

In 2014, the Um family, together with sons Boram and Garam, embarked in the specialty coffee journey. Boram specialized in coffee quality by becoming a Q-grader and selecting to work on innovations for coffee processing. Garam focused his education on SCA courses and teaching thousands of baristas and coffee enthusiasts in Brazil. Together, Um Coffee Co. was founded. This is a coffee shop, roastery and coffee school in the largest city in Brazil, Sao Paulo. Being in the heart of the big city, Um Coffee Co quickly became a reference in specialty coffee culture in Brazil, being voted the best coffee shop in Sao Paulo 3 times.

Today, Um Coffee Co is focused on expanding and elevating Brazilian coffee through competitions and innovation in the production level. Boram and Garam are both competitive baristas, holding numerous national titles between Barista and Brewers cup respectively. 

In June 2023, Boram became the 23rd World Barista Champion and first ever from Brazil, first ever to win using a coffee produced on their family farm. On the same day, Garam was announced 3rd in the World Brewers Cup Championship. Forever grateful to be a part of the Dream Team through coaching, roasting, set design and logistics here at Forward. Watch his performance here Boram Um — 2023 World Barista Championship: Finals - YouTube

With Fazenda Um Minas Gerais, Um Coffee Co's first property, the focus has been bringing a bit of the best of both worlds. The classical clean natural Brazilian notes along with a bit of innovation and delicate characteristics to the coffees, through experimentation and careful processing during post harvest. This farm is 300 hectares.

Swiss Water® Process was designed as an alternative to using Methylene Chloride as a decaffeination solvent. We are fully committed to quality coffee, and we are committed to never using chemicals to remove caffeine. We proudly keep Methylene Chloride and Ethyl Acetate out of our facility and away from your coffee.

Swiss Water® Process — 100% chemical free coffee decaffeination.