Blog posts related to The Coffee Quest’s origin – Colombia.
Jairo and Andres Torres are father and son. Jairo Torres bought the El Mirador farm in 2004 and his son Andres started the Terra Nova plot here. The whole Torres family is involved in the management of the “finca”…
In the picturesque site of Pitalito, there is another story we think is worth sharing. Here, in the region of major coffee producers and “cradle of specialty coffee of Colombia”, lives Campo Elias Sanchez Mora, the owner of El Jigual farm.
The coffee from Reinel was offered through the Pitalito station. A small farm dedicated to produce better lots and provide for their family. A good example of the many smallholders in de region.
Have a deeper look into coffee density and find out how to predict how the coffee will roast, grind or blend before you even start the process!
German Peña with El Roblar is becoming one of the stable suppliers of micro lots for The Coffee Quest Colombia. His coffee is popular due to the thick body and expressive fuity notes. Read more about his story.
Finca Cocondo aka “Vampiro” is an amazing piece of nature that just so happens to produce great specialty coffee. They have been quite innovative in supporting the Organic production, while maintaining a high cup score. They do Washed, Honey and Naturals!
What makes his coffee special: ‘The love and dedication with which I carried out each of the processes of coffee production.’ – Hugo G. Diaz from Garzon said.
Hernan Dario Montenegro is one of the farmers from the Santa Maria network that has such good coffee, it must be sold as single farm micro lot. The vibrant sweetness in the coffee stands out!
The coffee from the small farm of Lenis Gonzalez is used in different lots. He proudly growns Pink Bourbon and Geisha that are resulting in high cup scores! The farm is part of the Pitalito station network of smallholder farmers.
Silvio is a good example of a smallholder farmer aiming for quality. The Mirador farm is in the network of Pitalito station and is able to provide exceptional Geisha variety coffee lots in small quantities.