About the coffee

Eli Espinoza came to Chirinos as a teenager looking for work on farms, and he started out picking coffee in the village. After a while he was able to buy his own land and started working to produce his own coffee.

He is now owner of 4 hectares of coffee in the village of las Pirias in Chirinos. His parcels of land spread across the village – all between 1800 and 2000 masl –, planted mostly with Typica, Caturra and Bourbon. Only a small section has Geisha trees. Eli processes all his coffee at his house, which sits at 1800 masl.

About the processing

The coffee was floated before undergoing a skin drying process under shade for one day. Then it was then moved to a solar drying tent, where it dried under controlled conditions for 45 days.