Villa Betulia - Colombia

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The story of Finca Villa Betulia begins with a small piece of land that Luis Anibal Calderon received as a gift from his father. Since then, he has gradually expanded the farm and continuously developed his cultivation and, in particular, his processing methods. Today, he manages the finca together with his family, who are closely involved in the various work steps. The farm is located near Acevedo in Huila, at an altitude of around 1,450 meters. This region in southwestern Colombia stretches between the central and eastern ranges of the Andes and is one of the most important coffee-growing areas in the country. Different altitudes, climatic conditions, and harvest cycles shape the diversity of the coffees produced here. Also characteristic of Huila is the smallholder structure: around 80 percent of coffee farms manage less than three hectares of land. Luis focuses on a careful selection of ripe coffee cherries and controlled processing. For this Natural, the cherries are first dry-fermented for 25 hours and then dried for about 25 days in a parabolic dryer. The Colombia variety is grown, a crossbreed developed by the Colombian research institution Cenicafé; introduced in 1985, it was originally designed for high productivity and resistance to disease. The coffee is exported via the producer-led company Genesis and reaches Europe via Cafe Imports Europe. This allows this microlot to be traced back to Finca Villa Betulia and Luis Anibal Calderon.