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The Fazenda da Água Limpa has been owned by the family of the current owner, Mr. Jorge Makssur, since 1920. Located in the Serra da Mantiqueira region of the state of Minas Gerais, in the municipality of Cristina.

The property was the first in the region to produce high-quality coffee, achieving great success in its first participation in a BSCA competition, where it won second place with a coffee score of 95 points.

In terms of quality, the crops are managed by COCARIVE's agronomists, who constantly ensure that cultivation practices are respected. The varieties present on the property are the following: Icatu, Yellow Bourbon, Yellow Catuaí, Catucaí, Acaiá and Mundo Novo.

Ripe coffee cherries are transported daily to the processing centre, where they are washed and then pulped. On a cement drying area or raised floor, the coffee is spread in thin layers and turned 12 to 15 times a day using special rakes, before being taken to the rotary dryer, where it undergoes slow drying at low temperatures.

This coffee has been selected and roasted for an easy balanced cup in any manual or automatic espresso machine. For those of us who enjoy a smooth, velvety taste in our cup this coffee delivers chocolate aromas with a delicate sweet finish. 

• Region: Minas Gerais, Cristina
• Country: Brazil
• Producer: Jorge Makssur
• Elevation: 1,100 masl
• Variety: Yellow Catuai
• Process: Pulped Natural