Description
Omar Cardenas Benavides owns the 11-hectare Finca Yarumal in the Acevedo region of Huila, Colombia.
This gorgeous farm has clay loam / volcanic soil and breathtaking terrain. Omar has planted nearly 30,000 trees and takes a very diligent approach to processing. They pick the ripest cherries every 15-20 days during harvest, use traditional pulpers, then dry ferment the coffee for 18-20 hours and rinse the coffee 3 times with clean water before drying in parabolic dryers for up to 18 days depending on the weather.
From Omar:
When I was 7 years old my father helped me plant 300 coffee trees; he gave me a piece of land as an inheritance and when I got married, with the help of my wife, I bought another 4 hectares of land, which I also planted with coffee. Thanks to coffee I was able to pay for the education of my children, and I am proud to have been a finalist in the Best Cup Competitions.
The cup is sweet and tart with dark chocolate, berry, toffee, and citrus fruit flavors.
