We’re experiencing: bright, juicy, floral & sweet with notes of pink grapefruit & marble cake.

Producer: Robinson Rozo

Location: Algeciras, Huila, 1,920masl

Genetic Variety: Java

Process: Natural

Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest

Finca El Vergel is run by Robinson Rozo. The farm sits at an elevation of approximately 1,920 meters and consists of 68 hectares in total where he grows a number of varieties of coffee, including 2,000 trees of this Java variety.

The unique characteristic is that currently all of the infrastructure is at the larger farm, El Vergel, and all coffee, for now, from both farms, is processed there. They have an extensive wet-mill and sufficient space to dry both washed and naturals, something quite rare for producers in Colombia. Once the cherries are received at the wet mill, they are floated, the remaining immature beans are manually selected out, fermented in grain-pro bags for 36 hours and then laid out to dry for between 20-30 days.  Robinson is a young, motivated producer, but not new to specialty.

Before planting his own trees, Robinson learned how to cup at one of Colombia’s local trade schools and took 1st place The Coffee Quest’s Huila Mágico competition in 2020!

Java has a long history of cultivation. As indicated by the name, the variety was introduced to the island of Java directly from Ethiopia by the Dutch in the early 19th century, was taken to Cameroon, and has now found its way to Central and South American countries. It’s a resilient variety and shows good resistance to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease.