Victor Quiñonez

Origin

• 🇧🇴 Bolivia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

TASTING NOTE This is a sweet cup of stewed apples , with just a hint of grape on the finish and a pale caramel lingering on the aftertaste. FARM INFO Our Green Buyer, Roland, met Victor in 2024 during his first ever visit to Taypiplaya with the Agricafe team. Each day of his Bolivian trip, they spent the morning blind cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. coffees, to then find out whose they were after. He loved this lot on the table and then happily discovered he’d already met Victor the day before! He’s a first-generation coffee farmer and this year is his very first harvest, so he’s off to a flying start. His neatly laid-out farm in the steep mountains of the Taypiplaya Colonia grows just 1 hectare of Red CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America.. The plants were raised for 1 year in his nursery (during which Victor won a competition for the best nursery among the Sol de la Mañana producers!) then out in the fields for just 1.5 years so far. Victor is one of 18 Sol de la Mañana members farming in Taypiplaya. The program began nearly a decade ago when a group of independent producers asked the Rodriguez family for help improving their coffee production. What started as a small initiative has grown into a comprehensive support system for over 100 Bolivian coffee producers. This long-term development program functions like a school for coffee producers, offering hands-on training in agronomy, harvesting, and post-harvest practices. Through this 7 year program, smallholdersSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. are empowered to refine their approach to farming, adopting more structured and sustainable practices that result in healthier plants and higher-quality coffee. By investing in education and infrastructure, the program helps producers like Victor build thriving farms and produce coffees that meet the highest standards of the specialty market. The Taypiplaya region near Caranavi is a lush, high-altitude area in Bolivia that’s long been a source of excellent coffees. The vibrant coffee-growing community is known for its high-altitude farms and rich biodiversity.