Benedicto Yara, Colombia

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

For 11 years now, Ritual has appreciated the distinctive coffees of producer Benedicto Yara. In the old days, Benedicto would harvest his farm section by section, storing his picked coffee cherries in a sack until he had a large enough harvest to fill a single fermentation tank. Over the last few seasons, Benedicto’s success has led to the expansion of his farm and improvements to his wet millWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee.. In addition to receiving coffee from his original estate, El Guamo, we are proud to offer this lot of fresh CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. and CastilloCastilloColombia's leaf-rust-resistant variety, bred by Cenicafé from Caturra and Timor hybrid. Long dismissed by purists, it now wins competitions when grown and processed well. coffee from his newest addition to the farm. A special offering from one of our favorite producers, this particular microlotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. showcases excellent structure, balance, and sweetness. La Familia Yara does it again with this standout coffee from the newest section of Benedicto’s estate.