Dom Viçoso in a small municipality in Minas Gerais that developed a reputation for growing Anil.
Known as the King of Dyes for its enchanting colour it was commonly used in the textile industry.
A relative of the pea family, its growth from 1760’s was huge, but less than two generations later it had been superseded by the rise of chemical colours.
This lead to the rise of coffee farming in the area, but much less so than other areas. This blend was created to showcase the unique characteristics that this lead to, and some of the farms were actually one farm before, having been split amongst family members through the generations.
