Finca El Morito

Over the last decade, the Flores Chilcón family have made many improvements to their farm, processing, and drying facilities. The family have expanded Finca El Morito to 35 hectares, mostly planted with Caturra, from the original two-hectare plot with which they started in 2009. Such an increase in production area has meant they have also needed to expand their processing space to match the corresponding increase in their harvest. They have installed new fermentation tanks, drying beds, raised beds and greenhouse, as well as maintaining a warehouse in Jaén for green coffee storage, a fully equipped coffee laboratory, and offices. David Flores (son of El Morito owners Faustino and Sara) has been instrumental in the family’s development of the farm and facilities. David became interested in specialty coffee when he delivered three bags of his family’s crop to the local cooperative in Jaén in 2016 and was paid a premium for the great quality. From this time, David has pursued quality in every step of production, he has learned more about processing and farming and helped his extended family do the same. El Morito always had the potential for super coffee with its high altitude, cultivars known for their flavour profile, cooperative climate, and good soil profile. David has combined this potential with the knowledge he has learnt along the way and on-the-ground farming experience to deliver another great tasting coffee to us this year.