About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Heavy body, chocolate, praline, honey, dried fruits
- Cultivation: grown in the highlands of São João do Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais
- Altitude: 2,300-4,300 feet
- Tree type: Catuai Amarelo
- Preparation: Natural – beans are patio-dried with mucilage intact while they are still in the cherry
About the people who grow it
Fazenda Dutra is a family run farm owned and operated by Ednilson and Walter Dutra—brothers and great friends. Ednilson is the commercial manager; Walter handles day-to-day production and PR. They have been coffee producers all their lives. Their father José Dutra Sobrinho (Zeca Dutra) started the farm with one hectare, buying a second and third hectare from the farm’s profits until over a 40-year period he grew his land to 500 total hectares.
The coffee patriarch passed away in a 1999 accident on the farm when his sons were young, but Ednilson and Walter have continued operations of the Fazenda in his honor and in the family name. The brothers have been growing their operations year by year, and have won a number of national competitions, including the 2014 Cup of Excellence.
The brothers have educated themselves in the production of quality sustainable coffee. Currently they are among the most sustainable farms in Brazil, and have achieved certifications with Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, 4C Association, Certifica Minas and BSCA (Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association).
They now cultivate around 700 hectares of specialty coffee, and have set aside 300 hectares as a protected nature preserve. They provide year-round employment for 50 persons and seasonal employment for another 600.
The coffee patriarch passed away in a 1999 accident on the farm when his sons were young, but Ednilson and Walter have continued operations of the Fazenda in his honor and in the family name. The brothers have been growing their operations year by year, and have won a number of national competitions, including the 2014 Cup of Excellence.
The brothers have educated themselves in the production of quality sustainable coffee. Currently they are among the most sustainable farms in Brazil, and have achieved certifications with Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, 4C Association, Certifica Minas and BSCA (Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association).
They now cultivate around 700 hectares of specialty coffee, and have set aside 300 hectares as a protected nature preserve. They provide year-round employment for 50 persons and seasonal employment for another 600.
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