Colombia – Santa Mónica, Peach

Finca Santa Mónica sits along the volcanic Buenvista road in Armenia, Quindío — one of several farms cultivated by Jairo Arcila, a third-generation coffee grower who spent over 40 years as a mill manager before turning his full attention to specialty production. Together with his sons Carlos and Felipe, co-founders of Cofinet, Jairo has transformed his farms into a benchmark for innovative processing in Colombia.

This lot underwent a 72-hour dry anaerobic fermentation with the pulp intact, during which ripe peaches and wine yeast were added to the tanks. The cherries were then pulped and dried on raised beds with fresh peaches interspersed among them — allowing the fruit's aromatics to fully infuse the coffee as it dried. The result is a juicy, perfumed cup: ripe peach and lychee up front, mandarin acidity, and a lingering floral sweetness that coats the finish.