OMAGGI Roast

This unique blend, specific to Omaggi, was the brainchild of both Girls Who Grind Coffee and the wonderful Emily and Ben behind Omaggi.

Omaggi feat Oh My Goth and Girl Crush is a 70/30 blend of two outstanding coffees to create the perfect mix of sweet and rich chocolate notes, bright, red fruit acidity and nougat nuttiness. This rich, more traditional profile packs a real punch as an espresso, with big body and enough balanced acidity and sweetness to still come through in milk-based drinks- the perfect accompaniment to those Omaggi cannoli's.

Girl Crush:
Producer: Ana, Cris & Renata
Country: Brazil
Region: Monte Santo de Minas
Farm: Mio
Variety: Peaberry
Process: Natural
Altitude: 1100
Tasting Notes: Silky Milk Chocolate. Nougat. Praline, Red Fruit. Good As Hell.

About the women of Mió...
Mió is a female-led company run by Cris Gerbasi, COO for Brazilian Business, Ana Luiza, COO for International Business and Renata Parisi (Ana’s Mum) Owner and general badass of Mio.

Ana says “We want to be producers who are in charge of all decisions regarding the supply chain. We want to take control and expand our traceability to the roaster's door. What is the point of all the traceability work we do at farm level if we don't know exactly what happens to our coffee afterwards?”.

Sustainability is incredibly important to Mio, and they have many projects they are working on to support social, economic and environmental stability. They pride ourselves on a 100% traceability guarantee for the entire crop every year. Each stage of the journey, from where the cherries were harvested, which trucks moved them, how and when they were processed, is tracked using satellite imagery. Being a technology-driven farm improves the farmworkers’ quality of life, ensures an abundant harvest and guarantees the highest processing standards for the crop. The world coffee supply chain consists of a large number of steps. Mió aims to oversee every part of the process. Buying coffee from Mió is as trustworthy and straightforward as buying vegetables at your farmers’ market.

Mio’s state-of-the-art processing facilities include: a wet-mill, concrete patios, raised beds, ambient-air drying rotating machines, wood silos, cross-beater hullers and a density separator. The beans are then sorted further according to size and colour using an oscillating screen and optical-electronic system.

“Mió is, first of all, a farm in Monte Santo de Minas, a tiny town where I was born 30 years ago, and so was everyone in my family for at least four generations. Last year we decided we did not want it to be just a farm anymore, we wanted to export our coffee, import into the UK ourselves, store it here and sell directly to roasteries. We dreamed of making the term direct trade actually mean something to our farm, and everyone involved in the process” says Ana.
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Oh My Goth:

Producer: Ana, Cris & Renata / Juscyleia Reis
Region: Monte Santo de Minas / Matiqueira de Minas
Variety: Peaberry / Bourbon
Process: Natural
Altitude: 1100 - 1900 MASL
Tasting Notes: Toffee. Dark Chocolate. Figgy Baklava. Oh My Goth.

About Juscyleia Reis..
In 2008 Juscyleia inherited a farm from her father and planted her first crop of only 5,000 feet of Mundo Novo coffee. When everyone said that there, in that place, she would never be able to harvest coffee, Juscyleia refused to be discouraged and, instead persisted. In 2012 she planted another 3,000 feet, but this time it was from Yellow Bourbon. She fought hard and worked hard for this coffee, having to prove herself even more so for being a woman.

Juscyleia continued to grow and learn, constantly evolving and improving her planting and processes. In 2018 she participated in the Minasul quality contest and of the 400 participants, she was classified and finished the contest in 12th place! Having her name among the best coffees was the reward of many years of hard work and one of her greatest joys.

Juscyleia says “I am very proud to look back and see all the effort and difficulties that I went through and see where I got to. It was from this contest that I had another big surprise and happiness to see my coffee take over the world through Girls who Grind Coffee”.

We raise our cups to you Juscyleia for all of the incredible things you have achieved, it's been an honor to share your coffee with the world.