FARMER

Hernando is a third generation coffee farmer who inherited two farms when her father Hernando Arcila passed away 20 years ago. For many years his focus was on producing high yields but since 2020 he enrolled in our single state program in search of producing high quality coffee in volumes. After one year of hard work Hernando is ready to offer the world a high quality coffee with two harvest per year and the intention of searching for a long term relationship. 

FARM

La Glorieta – La Glorita is a 35-hectare farm located at 1400 m.a.s.l in Armenia, Quindio. They mainly grow Colombian traditional varieties such as Caturra, Castillo, and Typica. The weather in Armenia is warm, it is characterized by its mountainous geography and different bird species are everywhere. La Glorieta is a traditional farm so the farmer takes care of the soil by using good practices that help to regenerate the soil, such as organic compost, native tree planting, and weeds removal from the base of the coffee trees.

Process

This coffee was grown by Hernando Arcila at the farm La Glorieta. This coffee was exposed to a dry anaerobic fermentation period of 72 hours with the pulp on. During this fermentation stage, dehydrated banana was added. Later, the coffee was pulped and placed on raised beds below 35 C until ideal moisture content was achieved.

Variety

This microlot is 100% Castillo. This variety was developed by Federación Nacional de Cafeteros. It is more productive than Caturra and resistant to coffee leaf rust.