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.
ABOUT THIS LOT
This coffee 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 the ideal moisture content is achieved. This
decaffeination process is unique. The caffeine is extracted from
the bean using sugar cane ethyl acetate and water which
enhances sweetness while maintaining coffee attributes.
This microlot is 100% Castillo. This variety was developed byFederación Nacional de Cafeteros. It is more productive than
Caturraand resistanttocoffeeleaf rust.
