FINCA EL FALDON CATURRA

The Farm 

Luis Felipe Leguizamo Giraldo is the brother of Arnulfo Leguizamo and co-owner of Finca El Faldon.  The Leguizamo brothers are members of Asociación Los Naranjos. They are leaders in their community and support fellow farmers in their efforts to improve their quality. In 2011, Finca El Faldon won the first prize at the Cup of Excellence with coffee from this farm. An unprecedented price of $45/lb was paid for the Cup of Excellence–winning coffee.  

Finca El Faldon is managed by Luis Felipe, Arnulfo, and Arnulfo's son Diego. This lot comes from a portion of the farm that Luis Manages. Located in southwestern Colombia, Huila is nestled in-between the Central and Eastern ranges of the Andes, with the middle area called the Magdalena Valley. The variation in elevation results in Huila being one of the country's most unique and complex regions of coffee production. Its terroir, climate, and harvest cycles all contribute to the quality of coffee produced here.

The Process

Colombia is best-known for its washed coffees, with clarity and complexity that remains unique. The coffee is picked ripe and de-pulped the same day, then fermented in tanks for between 12–36 hours. The coffee is washed clean of remaining mucilage before being dried either on patios.