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Nossa Familia Coffee

Brazil - Cup of Excellence #11

NaturalMedium-LightSCA 88.2Northscore 63
Origin
BR
Farm / Co-op
Fazenda Santa Alina
Altitude
1250–1250 m
Varietals
yellow_bourbon
Harvest
—
Weight
397g
Bag price
$40.00
Price / oz
$2.86/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

dark chocolate · red wine · cherries

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Roasts daily · ships in ~2d

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

“Our roasting team has been trained and certified by the best in the industry, and roasts a wide variety of coffee from various origins every day.” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

63

Moderate confidence

Confidence70% coverage / 3 of 4 signals

Enough source signal for comparison, but not every source family is present. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: Coffee Review

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 29% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    65/ 36% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    41/ 36% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2

Base weighted score: 59.2 + bonuses = 63

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About Nossa Familia Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Nossa Familia is widely regarded as a reliable, staple roaster, particularly within the Portland coffee scene. They are frequently cited as a go-to for espresso, with their 'Full Cycle' blend receiving consistent praise for its performance in milk-based drinks and latte art. While they are not typically discussed as a 'hype' roaster, they are viewed as a solid, accessible option that maintains a positive reputation among local and regional drinkers.

reliable espresso blendspopular in Portland sceneconsistent for latte artaccessible daily drinkersolid decaf options
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Nossa Familia Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Nossa Familia Coffee (2,970,751 combined views). Channels include James Hoffmann, Wacom, nossafamiliacoffee.

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