Curious Colombia Diofanor Ruiz Whole Bean

10oz / 283g Whole Bean

Notes: Nectarine, Strawberry, Caramel, Florals, Honey, Banana

Region: Quindio

Producer: Diofanor Ruiz, La Divisa

Varietal: Pink Bourbon

Process: Anaerobic Washed

Elevation: 1600 - 2000 m

From Curious:

"Some pink bourbons are very crisp and bright and some are sweeter and balanced. This fits into the latter sort and we're absolutely delighted with it! The cherries were selectively hand-harvested, then hand-sorted and floated at La Divisa's sorting area to remove any low-density, underripe, or defective cherries. The cherries then underwent a 30-hour underwater anaerobic fermentation following Cofinet's protocol, designed to develop a sweet, bright profile while preserving the coffee's inherent character. After fermentation, the cherries were pulped, the mucilage thoroughly washed away, and the coffee spread on parabolic dryers, where Diofanor monitored it closely to reach a target moisture content of 9.5–11%.

Diofanor Ruiz grew up in a coffee-farming family in Buenavista, Quindío, and was working the land from a young age. He became a certified coffee farmer in 2003, and in 2005 purchased La Divisa, a 14-hectare farm situated at 1,950 m.a.s.l. That same year, after tasting his own coffee for the first time, Diofanor made a turning point decision: to move away from traditional farming methods in favour of quality-focused practices. It's a shift that continues to drive everything he does at La Divisa."