FARM: Buena Vista

REGION: Planadas, Tolima

VARIETY: Pink Borbon

PROCESS: Washed

CREAMY DULCE DE LECHE, VANILLA, DELIGHTFUL & SWEET WHITE GRAPE

Astrid inherited the farm along with her siblings in 2006 when her father was killed in the internal conflict in Colombia. Two of her siblings sold her their share. She currently works the farm with her husband Raul, while one sister remains a partner. In 2015 Astrid entered her coffee for the first time in the Cup of Excellence, and won first place! This moment began a journey in specialty coffee that has taken her to Japan, the US and Greece.

Astrid’s daughter Alejandra is studying Environmental Engineering at El Bosque University in Bogotá. Astrid is extremely proud of her daughter, and grateful to specialty coffee for giving her the means to pay for her daugther´s continuing education. When she graduates, Alejandra hopes to travel overseas to study English.

Astrid’s son Alejandro is 9 years old, and accompanied Astrid and Raul on their trips to the US and Greece. He wants to be a barista, and often shares his impressions of the cup profile with his parents. 

Read Astrid’s story here, in her own words.