Fazendas Dutra is a network of family-run farms owned and operated by Ednilson and Walter
Dutra—brothers and great friends. The farms are in Săo Joăo do Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais.
They have been coffee producers all their lives—their father started the farm with 1 hectare,
buying a second and third hectare from the farms with profits until he had grown his land to 500 total
hectares. Brazilian Naturals are picked either selectively by hand or strip-picked by hand or
mechanically. They are then typically spread to dry on patios or, in the production of some
specialty coffees, dried on raised beds. Drying can take 20–25 days, depending on the weather.
In the Cup: Bold roasted nut.