Exocit Microlot! Diofanor Ruiz
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Single Estate Exotic Coffee by producer Diofanor Ruiz
La Divisa Farm | Buenavista, Quindio, Colombia
| Cocoa | Mandarin | Vanilla |
This coffee was grown by Diofanor Ruiz at the farm La Divisa it was carefully hand-picked in order to select only the ripest cherries and then hand sorted to remove any defects. The coffee was sundried on raised beds in temperature controlled conditions until th ideal moisture content is achieved.
We have roasted this coffee to a medium/light profile for filter brewing.
Additional info about the Farmer:
Diofanor Ruiz was born into a traditional family of coffee farmers and was heavily involved on the farm from a young age. Don Diofanor decided to continue with coffee and became a certified coffee farmer in 2003. In 2005, Diofanor was able to buy his farm, La Divisa. La Divisa is 14 hectares in size and is located at 1950 m.a.s.l in Buenavista, Quindio. He lives at La Divisa with his wife and their young son, who currently studying agroforestry engineering. The coffee trees, Diofanor has planted a range of other trees at La Divisa to improve soilcomposition, provide shade for the coffee trees and increase the farms' resilience. He has a collection of fruits such as bananas, mandarins, guava, and oranges. Also, Diofanor has planted an array of native trees such as Guamo, Guayacanes, and Tigua to contribute with the agroforestry in his region. When talking with Diofanor, he remembers a time when no farmers would taste their own coffee. It wasn’t seen as something important to farmers because of the enormous gap in understanding. Specialty Coffee It was in 2005 when, after tasting his coffee for the first time, Diofanor decided to move away from traditionalfarming methods in favour of more quality-focused practices. This decision has had a huge impact on his livelihood and now drives him in all that he does at LaDivisa. In 2017, Diofanor started working with Cofinet. Diofanor says that thanks to the technical assistance provided by Cofinet, he has been able to make further improvements in the quality of coffee he produces. Diofanor has also adopted some of Cofinets processing protocols with some incredible results. We are honored to be working hand in hand with Diofanor and hope our relationship will continue for many years to come.