Toca da Onça
Sítio Toca da Onça · Mantiqueira de Minas, Brazil
- Four decades of coffee
- Farmed regeneratively
- For the soil, the water and the climate
The Beginning
A family farm with forty years of coffee, and a new generation bringing new ideas.
- 1980s
The family farm begins producing coffee
- 2022
Luciana takes over and turns to regenerative agriculture
- 2023
Among Brazil’s Top 100 coffees by women producers
- Today
Regenagri certified, with award-winning lots every year
Tradition, with new ideas.
The People
An architect turned farmer.
- Luciana Flores Martins Swan
- Producer
In 2022 Luciana took over her family’s farm and brought a new perspective: sustainability and innovation. She believes an exceptional coffee begins with respect for the land and the people who work it, combining nature, science and passion.
Her team trains continuously and refines its processes every harvest, from natural sun-drying to fermentation with the farm’s own microbiota.
The Land and the Lots
Sítio Toca da Onça
Mantiqueira de Minas, Minas Gerais900–1,200 mSpecialty grade
Specialty lots score 83 points and above83+ points
Varieties
- Arara
- Bourbon
- Topázio
- Mundo Novo
Processes & flavour
- Natural, sun-dried
Yellow fruits, honey, caramel, milk chocolate and almond. Citrus acidity and a creamy body.
- Anaerobic fermentation
Fermented with the farm’s own microbiota. Wild berries, dark and dried fruits, spice, citrus acidity and a liqueur-like body.
The Terroir
High hills, under the araucarias.
A favourable climate, abundant natural resources and close attention to detail underpin the farm’s award-winning coffees.
- 900–1,200 mAltitude across the farm
- 40 yearsOf coffee on this land
- DOMantiqueira de Minas Geographical Indication
From tree to patio
RipeningYellow cherries on the branch 
HarvestCherries picked at peak ripeness 
DryingSun-dried on the patio 
BiodiversityA seriema visits the patio
What Toca da Onça Stands For
Respect for the land and for the people who cultivate it.
Since 2022, Luciana has farmed with regenerative techniques. Each one works for the land as well as the coffee.
Soil health
Living, healthier soil for the coffee to grow in.
Biodiversity
More room for plants, pollinators and wildlife.
Water retention
Healthier soil holds more water.
Carbon sequestration
Carbon drawn down and stored in the land.
Climate
Farming that helps mitigate climate change.
Certified regenerative
Regenagri certification attests to regenerative practices, soil health and the wellbeing of those who work the land.
Better every harvest
Innovative processes and continuous team training raise the quality of each harvest.
Traceable quality
Certified practices and a protected origin, so every lot can be traced back to the farm.
Recent recognition
- 20255th place · 14th COOPERVASS Specialty Coffee Competition
- 20256th place · 1st Campanha / EMATER-MG Specialty Coffee Competition
- 20233rd place · 12th COOPERVASS Specialty Coffee Competition
- 2023Top 100 · 6th Florada Premiada, Brazil’s competition for women coffee producers
- 20221st place · 11th COOPERVASS Specialty Coffee Competition
- 202210th place · 1st Mantiqueira de Minas Competition
- 2022Top 20 · COCAMIG, best coffees of Southern Minas Gerais
- 2022Top 150 · Coffee of the Year (COY), best coffees in Brazil
Certifications & origin
- RegenagriRegenerative agriculture certification
- Mantiqueira de MinasGeographical Indication seal
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