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Daterra AramosaNatural Education Lot2024

Notes of Plum, Rosehip, Almond
The Aramosa ‘pre-cultivar’ featured in this Education Lot is the result of a unique hybridization between two distinct species of the Coffea genus: Arabica and Racemosa. The result is a more drought tolerant and pest resistant plant that exhibits a vibrant cup character and a naturally lower-caffeine content. As with the majority of the natural process lots from Daterra, cherries for this lot were ‘dried on tree’ before being harvested and sorted. This cup has many of the fruit-forward flavors we’ve come to expect from these unique plant genetics: Plum and fruit taffy flavors with an herbal floral quality similar to rooibos tea or rosehip, followed by a sweet almond-like finish.
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Daterra Aramosa 2024

  • Daterra
  • Cerrado, Brazil
  • Aramosa
  • Natural Process
  • 1200 masl
  • Notes
    Plum, Rosehip, Almond
  • October 21, 2024
  • April 03, 2025
  • Release Date
    September 23, 2025
  • Volume
    50 lbs
  • $13.70 /lb
  • $14.45 /lb
  • Noteworthy Plant Genetics

Noteworthy Plant Genetics: Aramosa

Encompassing around 6,405 hectares of tropical savannah in the Cerrado region of Brazil, one of the most distinct features of Daterra among our seven Foundational Partnerships is its size. Additionally, the scale of Daterra’s operations has allowed them the unique opportunity to contribute to ongoing coffee research efforts alongside the Agricultural Institute of Campinas in Brazil. With a large percentage of coffee production in Brazil occurring in full sun, areas like the Cerrado have become increasingly aware of the impact of drought and changes in rainfall patterns as a result of climate change.

Recorded Rainfall Patterns at Daterra

According to studies done by the non-profit World Coffee Research, the land currently suitable for Arabica coffee production around the globe will be reduced as much as half by 2050 due to climate change related pressures. Research to adapt to this changing reality is taking place around the world, largely fueled by research institutions and governmental organizations, working in cooperation with farmers of all sizes. Daterra holds an interesting position in that it is both a large coffee producer, and an important contributor to the research that’s shaping the future of coffee. Or as Daterra likes to put it: “Daterra is not only a farm, but a scientific lab that happens to produce coffee."

Solar Installations at Daterra

Aramosa is just one example of a unique hybrid, which was designed at Daterra in part to address this changing climate reality. The genetic material of Aramosa is still in what Daterra refers to as a “pre-cultivar” stage. Not technically a variety in its own right, Aramosa is a type of hybridization involving a cross between two distinct species of coffee: arabica and racemosa. The result of this cross culminates in high drought and pest resistance from the Racemosa species, as well as high cup quality from the Arabica species. The Racemosa species is also naturally lower in caffeine than some of the other more well known species in the Coffeea genus, a unique attribute that is also a characteristic of Aramosa as aresult of the hybridization.