Our Offerings - Arango Specialty Coffee

231 | Renacer – Pink Bourbon

Producer Rubio Martinez	Description Sweet, molasses, grape, floral
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Pink Bourbon
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,800 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Rubio has been working with coffee for more than 35 years. He began by helping his father on the family farm where he grew up, and later his father gifted him a small piece of land where he established his own farm, Renacer. Throughout his life, Rubio has traveled across different regions of Colombia working as a coffee picker. During these journeys, he used every opportunity to learn about new varietals and farming techniques—knowledge he now applies to his own farm. Deeply passionate about coffee, Rubio is grateful that it has allowed him to provide for his family.

At Renacer, Rubio cultivates 1,200 Pink Bourbon trees. Because his farm is small, he chooses to focus on producing high-end, high-quality coffees. To achieve this, Rubio and his wife, Maria Fany, handle all of the picking and processing themselves, allowing them to maintain careful attention to detail at every step. They harvest only ripe cherries, let them rest overnight, depulp them the next morning, and ferment the coffee for 32 hours. After a light wash to remove floaters, the coffee is dried slowly on raised beds.

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232 | El Plan – Gesha

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Brayan Moncayo	Description Floral, lemongrass, honey, plum
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Gesha
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Brayan has been working with coffee for more than 10 years. On his farm, El Plan, he cultivates 6,000 Castillo trees and 1,000 Pink Bourbon trees. In 2020, he expanded into exotic varietals by planting 500 Gesha trees. Brayan lives at El Plan with his wife, Marleidy; their young son, Alan; and his father, Luis. Coffee runs deep in his family—both his father and grandfather were coffee growers. Now, three-year-old Alan is already asking to join his father in the fields, just as Brayan once did at his age.

Brayan is committed to pursuing quality over quantity. He plans to continue increasing the share of exotic varietals on his farm, believing that focusing on high-quality coffees will give his family the best chance to thrive. He knows this path requires patience and effort, and he is taking each step thoughtfully and gradually.

Brayan dedicates significant time and care to ensuring the quality of his coffee. He harvests only the ripest cherries, puts them in water to identify and remove floaters, and ferments the cherries for 48 hours before depulping. The coffee then undergoes an additional 72-hour fermentation, followed by a light wash and a slow drying process on raised beds that typically lasts two to three weeks.

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222 | La Peña

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Aura Diaz	Description Molasses, caramel, chocolate, Stone fruit
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Cenicafe, Papayo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Aura has been working with coffee for more than 23 years. She is grateful to coffee for giving her a second chance after she was displaced from the neighboring state of Putumayo in 2001. She began with just 2,000 trees, gradually adding 500 to 1,000 each year. Today, she cares for 11,000 trees across the Castillo, Papayo, and Pink Bourbon varietals.

Aura lives in La Peña with her husband, Wilson, and their three children—Jonathan, Byron, and Angie. The family works together on the farm: they pick only the ripest cherries, depulp them the same day, allow them to ferment overnight, and then wash the coffee before drying it on a sun-drenched patio.

Now that she has fulfilled her goal of planting coffee throughout the entire farm, Aura hopes to focus on improving their facilities—starting with building an additional drying patio.
Above all, Aura is thankful that coffee has allowed her to educate her children and improve her family’s quality of life.

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102 | Los Gusmanes

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Clodomiro Morales	Description Honey, maple syrup, apple, milk chocolate
Process Washed	Varietals Caturra, F4
Region Nariño	Elevation 2,100 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

After inheriting Los Gusmanes from his father, Clodomiro wanted to continue operating it as a self-sufficient farm. He is very conscious about the environmental impact of producing coffee and is working to be a clean producer of coffee. He repurposes the coffee pulp as fertilizer and also has a filtration system for the water used in coffee processing.

Clodomiro also grows sugar cane, yuca, corn, potatoes, and scallions. These crops provide both food for the family as well as a second source of income. He believes that this diversification makes him better at growing coffee because he has more resources. We are excited to work side by side with him as he continues towards his goals.

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179 | La Fortuna – Chiroso

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Maximiliano Vargas	Description Floral, maple syrup, spices
Process Washed	Varietals Chiroso
Region Antioquia	Elevation 2,100meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Maximiliano has been working with coffee since 2,000. He is grateful coffee gave him the opportunity to provide for his four now grown children and for his wife when she was alive. Maximiliano’s wife Maria Estela died in 2020. Maximiliano has 3,500 chriroso trees at La Fortuna. In 2021 Maximiliano participated in a coffee competitions with his coffee and placed in the top 10.
Maximiliano explains that he is very meticulous with his coffee processing, he picked one day, depulped 24 hours later, let the coffee sit in the fermentation tank for 72 hours, before washing it.
Maximiliano is planning on making some improvements at his farm starting with his drying facilities and also his wet beneficio. He believes these improvements will allow him to improve even more the quality of his coffee.

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121 | Santa Marta Community Lot

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Various	Description Chocolate, maple syrup, honey
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, F4
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 to 2,100 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Santa Marta is a small coffee farming community located in the Nariño department in the south of Colombia. The average output of every farm per year is about 10 bags of green coffee. Our Community lot is comprised of lots from around 25 small farms located between 1,900 and 2,100 meters above sea level.

After cupping these coffees, we saw an opportunity to work with the community. The coffees showed great complexity and sweetness as well as consistency from farm to farm. We believe that the proximity of these small farms plays a big role in their consistency and uniformity.

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08 | El Chupadero

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Fernando Martinez	Description Honey, floral, spices, butter
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 2,050 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental New Jersey

Fernando has a long history with coffee. He started working on coffee farms after finishing primary school, learning the necessary skills from his father. He now lives at El Chupadero with is wife, Daisy. Over the last 20 years they have been managing and improving the farm. Currently, Fernando is budgeting to add a warehouse area at the farm for increased storage and more controlled conditions.

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78 | El Naranjo White Honey

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Evelio Bados	Description Floral, grapes, maple syrup
Process White honey, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, Castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

El Naranjo began over 35 years ago as just a vision. Evelio invested in an untouched lot and worked very hard to clear the land and eventually plant coffee. He was working double duty during this time as he was also employed at other farms in order to provide for his family.

After watching his dream come to fruition, Evelio is proud that his children are continuing his legacy to produce coffee at El Naranjo. It is important to him that his children and El Naranjo are successful for generations to come.

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184 | Vista Hermosa

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Everardo Ortiz	Description Milk chocolate, honey, lime
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo/Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,950 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Everardo’s farm, Vista Hermosa, is truly what the name implies. Translating from Spanish as “beautiful view”, the farm overlooks the Jamundy Canyon which runs through the Andes in the south of Colombia.

Everardo inherited the farm from his father. He raised his three children with his wife and was able to provide education to them with the proceeds from the farm. After Everardo’s wife passed away in 2017, he remained committed to the farm as two of his children want to continue working with coffee.

Focused on expansion, Everardo planted 5,000 new trees, bringing his currently total to 12,000 trees. His next goal is to build a wet mill on the property. For now, he relies on a nephew that lives close by to process his coffee. Having the infrastructure at Vista Hermosa would allow him to work more efficiently as he increases his productivity.

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17 | La Esmeralda

Spot Continental NJ

Producer Arquímedes España	Description Sugar cane, chocolate, cherry
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,800 meters
Position Spot	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

At just two and a half hectares, La Esmeralda is a small farm. Nevertheless, it is home to Arquímedes, his wife, Tatiana, and their young daughter. They are proud of the effort invested to transform this property into both their business and home.

Arquímedes is aware that every detail matters when producing coffee and is continuously planning upgrades for La Esmeralda, starting with the addition of more drying beds. His goals are to increase efficiency and further improve quality. He participated in the Cup of Excellence competition in the past and hopes to return again.

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