About this coffee
- Altitude: 1600m
- Farmer: JAIRO ARCILA
- COUNTRY: COLOMBIA
NOTES: BEAUTIFUL RIPE STRAWBERRIES, FLORAL, GINGER, RICH DARK COCOA, AND CANDIED APPLE.
This special experimental lot was created by Jairo Arcila, using Tartaric Acid and Ginger. during the fermentation process, Jairo Arcila is a third generation coffee grower in Quindio, Colombia. Married to Luz Helena Salazar they had two children together: Carlos and Felipe Arcila, the co-founders of Cofinet. Jairo’s first job was at Colombia’s second-largest exporter as their Mill Manager. And continued to work there for over 40 years until his retirement in 2019. Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca La Esmeralda in 1987, where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee while also working full time for the local exporter. Using his savings Jairo slowly managed to purchase five additional farms. First Villarazo, then Mazatlan, Santa Monica, Maracay and Buenos Aires.