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145 | Progreso

Producer
Andres Muñoz
Description
Bright, floral, berries, honey
Process
Washed
Varietals
Pink Bourbon
Region
Nariño
Elevation
2,100 meters
Position
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Warehouse
Continental, New Jersey
At 2,100 meters above sea level, Progreso is in the clouds. This elevation has allowed Andres to grow healthy Pink Bourbon and Caturra varietals as the cooler climate helps protect the plants from common diseases. His success with the Pink Bourbon varietal led him to phase out his Caturra trees completely. Progreso fully transitioned to Pink Bourbon trees about 4 years ago.

Andres has worked with coffee for as long as he can remember. For 15 years, he traveled to the state of Huila to work as a cherry picker during the harvest season, eventually saving up enough money to start his own farm. He got right to work planting trees at Progreso, which also became home to him, his wife, Diana, and their two kids.

After a bad experience with the low prices of commercial coffee, Andres decided he only wanted to work with specialty coffee. He stopped focusing on quantity and shifted towards better varietals with a focus on learning and implementing techniques to produce high quality coffee. While he works just as hard to produce less coffee, he is proud of the quality and that he can sell it for a price that reflects the effort he puts into each harvest.


13 | Las Gradas

Producer
William Martinez
Description
Silky, cherry, caramel, bakers chocolate
Process
Washed
Varietals
Castillo, Colombia
Region
Nariño
Elevation
1,750 meters
Position
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Warehouse
Continental New jersey
Growing up in the countryside, William worked at several coffee plantations. With the support of his father, he started planting his own coffee 19 years ago. Now he calls Las Gradas home along with his wife and two daughters. William has plenty of ambition and there are many upgrades he would like to make to his farm. In 2020 William added a new parabolic drying bed. Now he is planing the addition of a wet mill. He currently uses one at a neighboring farm. The ability to earn a better price for his coffee has allowed William to provide for his family and also improve his farm,
 

01 | La Capilla

Producer
Alipio Muñoz
Description
Cherry, maple syrup, honey
Process
Washed
Varietals
Caturra
Region
Nariño
Elevation
1,750 meters
Position
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Warehouse
Continental, New Jersey
Alipio has deep roots in coffee. His parents were coffee farmers and he grew up learning the lifestyle from them. He still believes there is tremendous opportunity in the industry for farmers who are willing to learn and adapt to what the market is demanding. Alipio embraces traditional techniques, but welcomes any input and guidance that will help produce coffee of an even higher quality. He’s always looking for ways to improve the quality of his coffee.