Brazil Fabiano Pires

Smooth, Chocolatey, and Proudly Brazilian

If you're after a Brazilian that's all comfort and elegance, this is it. A single-variety single estate Arara, grown high on the steep eastern slope of the Caparaó mountains and brought to life by Fabiano Machado — a young farmer who was born on a coffee farm and has been breathing this terroir ever since.

What it tastes like: Smooth and chocolatey, with a rounded medium body and a long, elegant aftertaste. Expect caramel and roasted hazelnut up front, lifted by red fruits and a gentle citric acidity. Easy to love, satisfying to sip — a Brazilian that knows exactly what it is.

Why we love it: This is the second harvest of Fabiano's Arara, and you can taste the care behind it. Arara — a natural cross of Obatã and Yellow Catuai — brings the sweetness, clean cup and bright citric acidity of a classic Bourbon, but with the resilience that modern climate demands. On the rugged, hand-worked slopes of Caparaó, its lower height even lets the pickers work from the ground instead of a ladder. Smart farming, beautiful cup.

Best way to drink it: Its chocolatey body and rounded sweetness make it a brilliant, comforting espresso, while brewed as Turkish coffee teases out the red fruits and elegant finish. However you brew it, it delivers.

This natural-processed coffee from Fabiano Machado in Brazil's Caparaó mountains showcases the Arara varietal through Goat Story's roasting. Natural-processed coffees tend to develop deeper fruit-forward and heavier body characteristics compared to washed lots. The roaster identifies smooth chocolate and caramel notes alongside roasted hazelnut, with a citric acidity cutting through red fruit undertones—a profile suggesting the natural processing method has brought out the coffee's inherent sweetness while the roast level balances richness with brightness.