Colombia, Finca Media Luna

Finca Media Luna is located in Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia, and managed by Jorge Iván Hernández, a second-generation coffee grower. The farm is a relatively small 2.5 hectares, an... Read More

Finca Media Luna is located in Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia, and managed by Jorge Iván Hernández, a second-generation coffee grower. The farm is a relatively small 2.5 hectares, and sits at an elevation of 2,000 m.a.s.l. With around 2,400 coffee trees in production of the Chiroso, and Catimor varieties this lot is 100% Chiroso.

Though not as popular or in high demand as such varieties like Pink Bourbon, Chiroso is a high performing varietal of Ethiopian origin. In 2014 it won the Colombian Cup of Excellence.

Jorge Iván processes his coffee by harvesting the ripest cherries and leaving them to dry ferment overnight in open tanks. Cherries are then de-pulped and placed in sealed barrels to ferment for an additional 144 hours, after which the parchment is washed and dried on raised beds for up to 18 days, weather permitting.

Finca Media Luna (Which is Spanish for Half Moon) was bought by Jorge Iván 9 years ago when he decided to start his own coffee business in Urrao. He grew up around coffee and learned everything from his father, and other producers in Urrao, a significant coffee producing region in Antioquia.