Release No. 02· July 2026

Custard Slice | Brazil.

SL.OW|Minas Gerais, Brazil

Buttery
Marzipan
Vanilla Custard
Cocoa

Dessert, decoded. A natural lot from the Urban family on Rio Brilhante, deep in Minas Gerais — a blend of Arara and Catuaí 62 grown for generous, dependable sweetness. Layers of creamy vanilla custard and buttery pastry, smooth milk chocolate and a delicate marzipan close. Part of Espresso Program Vol. 1 — single origins roasted for espresso.

Producer: The Urban Family
Farm: Urban Family Estate
Region: Rio Brilhante
Variety: Arara & Catuaí 62
Altitude: 1,000–1,150 masl
Process: Natural
Roast: Medium

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Custard Slice | Brazil

$16.00

The producerChapter 01

SL.OWMinas Gerais, BrazilNaturalEspresso Program · Vol. 1

Chapter 01 · The Producer

Grown by the Urban family on Rio Brilhante, deep in Brazil's Minas Gerais.

Custard Slice celebrates the comforting side of Brazilian coffee, sourced from Rio Brilhante in Minas Gerais and produced by the Urban family. With generations of farming experience behind them, the family has built one of Brazil's most respected specialty estates, pairing large-scale production with a real commitment to quality, sustainability and the surrounding environment. The coffee is machine-harvested then carefully hand-sorted for only the ripest cherries. It spends eight days drying under the Brazilian sun on concrete patios before a further forty hours in rotary dryers — building a clean, sweet profile while preserving the rich character of the natural process. A blend of Arara and Catuaí 62, two varieties well suited to the region's warm climate, it cups beautifully balanced and remarkably consistent.

The Urban Family · Rio Brilhante, Minas Gerais

In the cup

Smooth and sweet. Vanilla custard and buttery pastry, milk chocolate through the middle, a delicate marzipan finish.

Buttery
Marzipan
Vanilla Custard
Cocoa

II · In the Cup

Creamy vanilla custard, buttery pastry, milk chocolate and marzipan.

It drinks like the name: creamy vanilla custard and buttery pastry up front, smooth milk chocolate building through the middle, and a soft marzipan sweetness on the finish. Rich, comforting and effortlessly easy to drink.

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What our customers say

4.8 / 5

From 8 reviews of this coffee

★★★★★

Super nice intro to the espresso program, lighter brew. Nice undertones. Would recommend if it’s your first bag of the program

Campbell

★★★★

I found this to be a much darker roast than I was expecting, but using recipeseries.coffee produced a good tasting result with https://recipeseries.coffee/crs/espresso-coffee-recipe-series-21/ It was good with 15% ...

Richard

★★★★★

Very interesting brew, I can definitely smell and taste the strawberry component with a pleasant chocolate powdery finish, extremely drinkable.

Verified buyerStrawberries and Cream | Ethiopia

★★★★★

This is a fantastic coffee. Very fruit forward, tastes like cherry Starburst. Great as a filter coffee, but if you like adventurous espresso, this makes for an interesting cortado.

LoganStarburst Soda | Colombia

★★★★★

Lush oranges and fresh tangy finish, high quality and well worth the extra dosh x

Verified buyerCitrus Bloom | Kenya

★★★★★

Love it so much as a cortado, haven't tried it yet as a pour over.

LoganUltra Violet | Colombia

★★★★★

it was delicious. the chocolate after tasted really good

JasonStudio Blend

★★★★★

Hard to find good filter roast decaf in NZ, this is definetely the great quialy coffee I could find in NZ.

WeiOrange Sunset | Colombian Decaf

★★★★★

One of the best co ferments I have tried. Very good coffee, full flavour, mild/medium acidity. And you can really taste the watermelon. This is my weekend treat now. Thank you.

AlexWatermelon Sugar

★★★★★

I brewed this using a V60 dripper and a Comandante grinder set to 26 clicks. I used 15g of coffee with 225g of water at 90º. The resulting brew is smooth and velvety, with flavors of cherries and dark chocolate. The f...

ChrisCrème Brûlée | Colombia