Finca El Paraiso

Colombia

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Natural Friends

Grade 15+

Alma Silvestre
Quindio
Colombia

Meet Natural Friends by Diego Bermudez and Finca El Paraiso in Cauca, Colombia. Scoring 90pts, this outstanding coffee combines sustainable practices, quality, and community support. With tasting notes of white flowers, grapefruit, lime, and yellow fruits, Natural Friends offers bright acidity and a well-balanced profile. Diego's precise natural process ensures clean, consistent flavors without over-fermentation.

Beyond the cup, Natural Friends is a way to give back. Diego works with small coffee-growing families, providing technical support to improve their coffee quality from planting to harvest. By processing the cherries at Finca El Paraiso, he guarantees consistency and unique profiles.

Available in 35 kg bags with Grain-Pro packaging to preserve freshness, this coffee is perfect for roasters seeking to offer a specialty brew that excels in all brewing methods except espresso. Ideal for those looking for a balanced, floral, and fruity experience, *Natural Friends* is one you won’t want to miss.

This is hidden text that is meant to help with SEO. It contains relevant keywords and phrases that improve the page's search engine ranking. Alma Silvestre features tropical fruit notes, sweet mango, and a juicy acidity, with subtle hints of wine. The process is a thorough 48 hour natural anaerobic fermentation and then 30 to 40 day sun-dry. Resulting in a more complex cup with vibrant flavours.

What is so special about this coffee?

Natural Friends by Diego Bermudez is special because of its unique combination of bright acidity, round body, and floral-fruity profile. The natural process, meticulously controlled at Finca El Paraíso, brings out vibrant notes of white flowers, grapefruit, lime, and yellow fruits, all while maintaining a smooth, balanced finish. This attention to detail ensures a clean and consistent flavor, free of the over-fermented characteristics often associated with natural coffees.

What truly sets this coffee apart is the community effort led by Diego and his family, who support their local coffee-growing families by elevating their coffees. They pay these communities more for their cherries, processing them with their innovative technology and putting them into the market. This not only ensures a standout cup profile but also promotes a better quality of life for small coffee farmers. By focusing on environmentally conscious farming practices, they help reduce the environmental impact caused by artisanal coffee production, protect the biome around us, and advance sustainability agendas for coffee companies, roasters, and consumers around the world.

Diego Bermudez at Finca El Paraiso's pioneering Thermal shock plant

Diego Bermudez the Pioneer

Finca El Paraiso stands out for its Consistency, Authenticity, and Knowledge. Their proprietary technology enables precise control of fermentation, ensuring exceptional and repeatable sensory profiles. Their innovative Thermal Shock technique preserves delicate flavors by using hot and cold water to stop fermentation at the perfect moment, setting new trends in the coffee industry.

Backed by deep knowledge of microbiology, they expertly manage microorganisms and employ advanced drying methods, such as dehumidifiers, to prevent overoxidation. This scientific precision, combined with creativity, consistently produces vibrant, high-quality coffee, making Finca El Paraiso a leader in the specialty coffee world.

About Finca El Paraiso

Founded in 2008 by Diego Bermúdez and his brother Alexander, Finca El Paraíso is located in the Piendamó region of Cauca, Colombia. Though not from a coffee-growing family, Diego’s passion and hard work led him into coffee cultivation while studying Agricultural Business Administration, selling coffee to cooperatives to support his education.

In 2015, Finca El Paraiso won first place in a regional coffee competition, launching them into the specialty coffee world. Their success inspired them to keep innovating in coffee processing, and today they continue to deliver exceptional, sustainable coffee that has disrupted the world of specialty coffee.

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