Sombra Subscription
Category: Products
Tastes like: Toffee In Milk, Dark Chocolate, Plum
Strength (Roast level - Light to Dark): 4
Process: Natural
Roast Profile: Medium to Light
Origin: Brazil
This Brazilian single-origin espresso is an exceptional coffee that embodies the spirit of Sombra, which translates to “shade” in Portuguese.
Sombra represents our agroforestry initiative, established by our pioneering farmer Mió and funded every time you drink this delicious coffee. By cultivating a vibrant forest ecosystem around water sources, our shade-grown coffee not only thrives but also fosters a haven for birdlife.
Get ready for a delicious coffee with hints of hazelnut, dark chocolate and touches of plum. When combined with milk, this coffee develops a velvety toffee taste, making it an ideal choice for starting your day on a high note or savouring throughout the day.
We recommend pairing with: Sweet apple dessert
Why subscribe? Never run out of coffee with our subscriptions with delivery every 2,4 or 6 weeks. Plus ongoing free shipping and surprise free gifts in orders.
Looking for a coffee subscription for you office? Get 20% off with our Sombra office subscription
The Sombra Project
Sombra (meaning ‘shade’ in Portuguese) is a five-year agroforestry project and the combined effort of three parties in Brazil:
- Professor Lucas Louzada – Universtity of Espirito Santos (Research)
- Fazenda MIO (private)
- Volcano Coffee Works (market)
This is how the project breaks down over time:
Stage One/Year One
1. Reforest all land which surrounds the natural water sources such as creeks, rivers, natural reservoirs, rivers etc. This is critical in order to establish and protect clean water systems
2. Plant all non-coffee trees on a systematic grid laid out by species, with proximity enough to allow for mechanised picking and drone application of fertilizer and allowing to achieve canopy stratification
Stage Two/Year Two
1. Plant all coffee trees once 12-month growth on canopy trees is achieved
2. Reforest all remaining land that surrounds coffee plants to complete a contiguous forest system
Stage Three/Year Three
1. Harvest and cultivation + full research phase. This is where
the real research sets in regarding how to
a. Manage and scale harvest within the system
b. Analyse relationships between coffee and trees species and roots systems to further develop quality and yield protocols
c. Full sensory analysis over all variants of coffee species and tree species interaction
Stage 4/Year 4
Complete and publish data sets and create a farming template with commercial models to accredit the project as a legitimately recognised carbon-negative practice
Stage 5/Year 5
Implement Sombra methodology across the entirety of the remaining land.
Learn more about the project here.
