Parcela 117

Finca Galeras was originally part of a bigger section of land Parcela 117, named for its entry into the local section of the National Land Registry. Wife and husband team Aide Osmany Ceballos and Roberto Melo have split the farm into two areas, one keeping the Parcela name and the other now known as Finca Galeras. This coffee is from Parcela 117, marking the third year in a row we have had coffee from Aide Osmany Ceballos - and it is delicious. It is so interesting that the coffees on these two very small areas of land, same cultivar, same processing, same team doing all the work, taste so different. This coffee has more berries and Galeras more stone fruit – both exceptional. The farm is soon to be renovated, by pruning to improve productivity and replacing old coffee trees. Roberto and Aide are beginning to reforest some areas that border the Galeras Volcano National Forest, as well as reducing the use of herbicides and agrochemicals – part of their initiative to implement more environmentally friendly practices at the farm.