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About this lot
Founded in 2008 in Ecuador's Yunguilla Valley, Pillcocaja transitioned from sugarcane to specialty coffee in 2013. The farm spans seven hectares and prioritizes biodiversity, a healthy ecosystem, and preserving forest habitat. Native faique trees shade the coffee, and the cloud-forests of this ecosystem provide cool, slow, deliberate cherry maturation. The farm is managed by Ana and Nicolas Crespo. Cherries are hand-picked over multiple passes, float-sorted and depulped, then fermented and washed before being dried slowly on African raised beds for 20-25 days.