shop on a Korean half-pound Boca Boca roaster. Through its direct, ongoing relationships with Brazilian producers, Aquarela sources coffees grown at altitudes of 950 to 1,200 meters above sea level, while screening them for moisture content before sample-roasting them weekly at the L.A. “We feel it would be a shame for these brilliant producers not to get their day in the sun here in the American market.” “This agricultural know-how is reflected in how the younger generation of small coffee producers are pushing the limits of specialty coffee production with innovative, as well as sustainable, methods and processes,” Shih said. Shih’s hometown of Uberaba, in Minas Gerais, is located near a number of agricultural engineering and agronomy programs through which young farmers are opening new possibilities in coffee production.Īquarela Coffee Founder and Co-Owner Alex Eliscu Kipling (far left) at a cupping at Carmo Coffees in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Unchanged is the company’s pursuit of adventurous Brazil-grown coffees. “We went with really bright and fun colors on the exterior, a nod to our roots in Brazil and the exotic coffees that we are bringing to the spotlight.” “Iconic Bossa Nova and Samba songs like ‘Aquarela do Brasil’ and ‘Aquarela Brasileira’ feature that word prominently in describing the diversity and natural bountifulness of Brazil,” Aquarela Co-Owner Otávio Shih told Daily Coffee News. Taking its name from the Portuguese word for “watercolor,” Aquarela beams anew from the 350-square-foot storefront in downtown Los Angeles opened by Alex Eliscu Kipling in 2018, maintaining its cool, industrial São Paolo-inspired whites and grays on the inside while beckoning passersby with a vibrant pink, green and neon exterior. Southern California’s Brazil-connected S P L A Coffee has emerged from a transformative pandemic period with a new brand name, Aquarela Coffee, a new roasting operation and a renewed focus on single-origin Brazilian specialty coffees. All images courtesy of Aquarela Coffee/ S P L A. The Aquarela Coffee storefront in downtown Los Angeles.
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