El Paraiso

Jose Ignacio Gomez's Finca El Paraiso is located in Vereda el Naranjal near the town of Buesaco in the Nariño department. Paraiso's Caturra variety coffee grows at 1900 meters above sea level and sees an average rainfall of 1800 mm per year.

Jose grew up in a coffee producing family and has developed a good palate and an eye for good coffee. He grows coffee on six and a half hectares alongside oranges, lemons, and avocados. During the harvest, he, his family and team of trained harvesters hand pick the ripe red cherry and process the harvest in their own micro wet mill on the farm.

Several years ago, Jose Ignacio built a custom solar dryer on the farm near the wet mill. Three tiers of raised drying beds are arranged under the plastic roof, which allows light to enter and the farm's crosswinds to control the temperature by passing through the open ends of the dryer. Jose oriented the dryer precisely to use the crosswinds for this temperature control purpose. When coffee is first harvested, it is placed on the lowest bed. As it dries, it is moved to the top tier, where it remains until it reaches the desired humidity.

Jose is always looking to experiment and improve production.

Taste Description:
Caramel, Gooseberries, Floral, Citrus