Jairo Arcila - Wonder Series III All Coffee, Filter

Lavender, Red Fruits, Vanilla

Produced by Jairo Arcila
Roast Type - Filter
Origin - Santa Mónica, Colombia
Process - Natural
Varietal - Gesha

Our third Instalment of our Wonder Series is finally here, with a brand new look. This coffee is brought to you from our friends at Cofinet. This incredible coffee was produced by Jairo Arcila, one of Cofinet's key producers. Jairo is a true legend in the coffee industry, known for producing sweet and juicy coffee, our kind of guy, as well as some wild fruit co-ferments. You'll find sweet and floral notes in your cup, like lavender, red fruits, and vanilla.

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. He is married to Luz Helena Salazar and they have two children together, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, who are the co- founders of Cofinet. Jairo’s first job was at Colombia’s second-largest exporter, working as their Mill Manager for over 40 years until his retirement in 2019. Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca La Esmeralda, in 1987 and this is where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee on his farm in addition to working full time.

Using his savings, Jairo slowly managed to purchase five additional farms. After Esmeralda came Villarazo, Mazatlan, Santa Monica, Maracay and then Buenos Aires. During the harvest period, Jairo is able to provide a number of jobs to locals which has a significant economic impact on their community.

Jairo has received great advice and guidance from his sons who are now experts in producing Specialty Coffee. With their help, Jairo has greatly improved the picking, sorting, and processing of his coffees. His sons have also guided Jairo in the production of exotic varieties. He now grows varieties like Pink Bourbon, Java, Papayo ,and Gesha growing across all his farms. The guidance from his sons has empowered Jairo and given him the tools needed to produce fantastic coffees with amazing flavour profiles.

Besides coffee, Jairo also grows other agricultural products on his farms such as mandarin, orange, plantain, and banana. Jairo enjoys starting the day with a really good breakfast! But most importantly, he enjoys spending time with his family.

This coffee was exposed to a dry aerobic fermentation of 24 hours before being placed inside Grainpro bags for 50 hours at a temperature below 22C. Then the whole cherries were placed on raised beds until 11% moisture content was achieved. This microlot is 100% Gesha. This varietal was first discovered in Abyssinia, Ethiopia in 1931. Gesha was planted in Panama for the first time in 1963 and in Colombia in 2005.