Brazil Fazenda Um Espirito Santo Catuai 81 Pulped Natural

Stefano Um is a South Korean, who grew up in the rice fields of South Korea and then emigrating to Brazil at the age of 12. He was never involved with producing coffee in his life until he began thinking about retirement. The countryside memory when he was a child, reminded him of home. He purchased an abandoned farm in south of Minas Gerais in 2009, which was initially just an investment. Stefano had never worked in coffee before, but once he began producing coffee with deep passion for his first Asian clients, he saw the potential of high quality Brazilian coffee. He realised the business could be expanded. 

In 2014, the Um family, together with sons Boram and Garam, embarked in the specialty coffee journey. Boram specialized in coffee quality by becoming a Q-grader and selecting to work on innovations for coffee processing. Garam focused his education on SCA courses and teaching thousands of baristas and coffee enthusiasts in Brazil. Together, Um Coffee Co. was founded. This is a coffee shop, roastery and coffee school in the largest city in Brazil, Sao Paulo. Being in the heart of the big city, Um Coffee Co quickly became a reference in specialty coffee culture in Brazil.

Today, Um Coffee Co is focused on expanding and elevating Brazilian coffee through competitions and innovation in the production level. Boram and Garam are both competitive baristas, holding numerous national titles between Barista and Brewers cup respectively. In 2023, Boram won the World Barista Champion and first ever from Brazil, first ever to win using a coffee produced on their family farm. On the same day, Garam was announced 3rd in the World Brewers Cup Championship.