Why We Love This Coffee
From Our Importer:
Finca La Esperanza is located in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia and is owned by Carlos Ramón Díaz and his family. The farm sits at an elevation of approximately 1,700 m.a.s.l. and consists of 5.5 hectares where approximately 4 hectares are planted with coffee trees. This particular lot is 100% Pink Bourbon. Between the coffee trees, Carlos and his family grow other crops for their own consumption, such as plantains, bananas, beans, corn and others.
Carlos only collects ripe coffee cherries and processes them the same day; he de-pulps and then dry ferments them for between 45 and 50 hours in a traditional tiled tank. Once the fermentation process is complete, he washes the coffee three times and dries it in a greenhouse, which can take between 12 and 15 days depending on weather conditions.
Carlos and his wife Luisa bought the farm about 29 years ago, at that time Carlos was working for other coffee farms in the south of Huila and he learned everything from them. He found his passion for the crop and saw a good economic opportunity to raise a family with coffee, so he invested all his savings to buy Finca La Esperanza.
He has a daughter and two sons, 27, 25 and 22 years old and they all contribute to the farm's activities and additionally, all have their own lots. Carlos hopes that when he is no longer able to work on the farm, they will carry on the legacy and continue the coffee tradition.
We’ve been working with Carlos for several years and his Pink Bourbon lots consistently are some of the best around!
