About the farm
Altitude
2000 m
Size
5 H & 2 employees
Varieties
Chiroso
Harvest Season
Only the ripest red cherries are harvested from Monday to Friday and depulped immediately each day. Instead of separating them, each new batch is added on top of the previous one, allowing the fermentation to build gradually throughout the week. This layering process creates a larger, more complex lot by the end of the weekend, as the sugars and microbial activity from earlier batches enhance the fermentation of the newer ones. The coffee is then washed on Monday.
This Chiroso offers notes of Peach, Dulce de Leche, Orange that balances really well with a creamy body and Green Apple acidity. It comes from a small farm where Héctor is fully committed to quality. His decision to buy this land was inspired by his children, who have worked in coffee for years and shared their knowledge and passion with him—fueling his dedication to crafting exceptional coffees.
The Process
About the producer
Héctor López is a father of eight who, after working for 30 years at a textile company in Medellín, retired when the company shut down during the pandemic. With all of his children now grown and educated, he found himself facing a single question: Now what? A few years earlier, driven by the passion and love two of his daughters had for coffee and the town of Urrao—where they had worked with the Coffee Federation—the family had purchased a small...
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