This coffee is from Fazenda Santa Rosa in Cambuiquira, Minas Gerais, Sul de Minas region of Brazil. The farm is operated by coffee producer Petrônio Otávio Borges de Sousa, whose family has been in coffee agriculture since his grandfather's generation. The farm totals 636 hectares with 290 hectares dedicated to coffee production. This lot features Yellow Bourbon variety, discovered in 1930 in Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil. The coffee underwent Natural processing and represents Petrônio's commitment to producing specialty coffees with high quality lots.
Quarter Horse Coffee opened its first café in Oxford in 2012 before moving permanently to Birmingham in 2015, becoming the city's first specialty coffee roasters. The roastery sits in the Jewellery Quarter on Kenyon Street, where the entire roasting process is visible from the café floor. In 2023 they opened a dedicated site for production and training. Coffees are organised into three categories: Stable for balanced profiles, Venture for floral and citrus forward lots, and Unique for experimental processes. All retail bags are fully home compostable and biodegradable.
