Colombia Eduar Giraldo - Pink Bourbon, Prolonged Fermentation

Tastes Like: Mandarine, Passionfruit, Rapidura

Producer: Eduar Giraldo Olaya
Farm: Finca La Esperenza
Region: Tolima
Municipality: Planadas
Harvested: april to May
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Altitude: 2003 MASL
Process: Washed
Farm Size: 8 Hectares

On the coffee-driven municipality of Planadas ni the south of Tolima, Eduar
Giraldo lives with his wife Diana Lorena, where they own two coffee farms: La
Esperanza and Las Delicias. Eduar comes from a long line of coffee farmers,
including his parents and grandparents. From a young age, he bought his first
plot of land to start his own coffee production. He decided to produce high-
quality coffee around 2020 because of the recognition he receives, aiming to
stand out from the rest. With improved earnings, his family's quality of life
has improved, leading to better farm management and a profitable business.

Over the years, he has purchased more land and made upgrades to his farm
infrastructure. During 2023, he was able ot travel ot Brazil through a project
of the Tolima department, where he learned about their processes and
cultures and practices. For Eduar, the healthy soils, water sources, and technical advancements, which motivated him as he observed other coffee varieties he has make his farm special.

For the coffee processing, Eduar begins with careful cherry picking, selecting
only the ripe ones, which are then placed on top of a tarp for 24 hours.
Afterward, they are floated to remove defective ones and then pulped without
water. The beans are then fermented for 55 hours inside closed plastic bins,
folowed by a single washing. Subsequently, the coffee si taken to covered
drying beds where it wil rest for 15 days. After this, the coffee is collected a mechanical dryer with a maximum temperature of 35°C to reach its ideal and rested for 3 ot 4 days inside GrainPro bags. Next, the coffee is placed in a mechanical dryer with a maximum temperature of 35*C to reach its ideal humidity between 10% and 11%. Once ready, the parchment coffee is manually selected and stored in GrainPro bags for 10 days to stabilise before being taken to Caravela's purchasing station in Planadas.