Origin: Colombia

Region: Acevedo

Farm: Finca Villa Betulia

Producer: Luis Anibal

Altitude: 2100 MASL

Process: Washed

Varietal: Papayo

Luis Anibal Calderón lives at Finca Villa Betulia with his wife and 4 sons. He first purchased the farm in 2005. Arley has a quality lab that allows him to roast and taste specialty coffees. With the lab, he can evaluate coffees and learn what clients like. Luis’s sons work alongside him on the farm and are learning to cultivate these specialty varieties.

In search of a way to remain profitable, he began planting specialty coffee varieties in 2012, when he planted 5,000 Geisha trees on around 5% of his farm. Ten years later, it was apparent to Luis Anibal that returns from cultivating Geisha were worth the extra effort. He decided to dedicate his entire farm to farm more delicate and rare specialty varieties, such as Geisha, Pink Bourbon and the Papayo in this lot. His dream is to produce 100% exotic varieties like these on his farm and would like drinkers of his coffee to understand the effort and love his family puts into their coffees.

Today, Villa Betulia is planted with a wide range of specialty varieties including Papayo, Geisha, Tabi, Java, Sidra, Striped Bourbon, Maragogype, Pacamara, Marageisha and several varieties of dwarf Geisha.

From the high hills of Acevedo, Colombia, this rare Papayo varietal is a true labour of love from Luis Anibal and his family. Grown with passion and crafted with care, it’s a vibrant coffee that speaks of innovation, dedication, and the pursuit of something extraordinary. Every sip is a taste of the future of Colombian coffee exotic, elegant, and unforgettable.