Colombia Strawberry Infusion

Finca Santa Monica, nestled in Colombia’s Quindío region, is a third-generation family estate led by Jairo Arcila.

With over 40 years of expertise, Jairo and his sons, Carlos and Felipe, co-founders of Cofinet, cultivate a diverse array of coffee varieties, including Pink Bourbon, Java, Papayo, and Gesha. Their commitment to innovation is evident in their advanced fermentation techniques, such as co-fermentation with peaches and wine yeast, which enhance the complexity and flavor profiles of their coffees.

Beyond coffee, the Arcila family fosters biodiversity by cultivating crops like mandarin, orange, plantain, and banana, contributing to the sustainability of their farming practices.

Colombia is famous for growing some of the best coffee beans in the world; the plants thrive under the shade of banana trees in the tropical climate.

Colombia is best-known for its Washed coffees. While the processing details might vary slightly from farm to farm or by association, generally the coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then given an open-air fermentation in tanks or buckets for anywhere between 12–36 hours. The coffee is washed clean of its mucilage before being dried either on patios, in parabolic dryers, solar driers, or mechanically. Some Washed coffees in Colombia are mechanically demucilaged.

The Castillo variety was developed by Federación Nacional de Cafeteros. It is more productive than Caturra and resistant to coffee leaf rust.