Region: Naranjo, West Valley
Farm: Arrfieta
Altitude: 1500-1700 masl
Coffee varieties: Red Caturra
Process: Red Honey
Drying: Raised bed
Cupping notes: Plum, Cocoa Nibs, Salted Caramel
Cupping score: 86.5
Fidel El Centro is a family project. In 2013 They participated for the first time in the contest Cup of Excellence,
They came 1st place with Fidel farm.
In 2014 with their other farms they obtained 10th place.
In 2015 they achieved 7th place.
The farm was acquired in 2004. The former owner, an elderly man with delicate health, decided to sell it to our family. His name was “Don Fidel Méndez”, hence the name of this representative small farm. For a long time, the land was dedicated to cattle. Once we bought it, we started planting small portions of the farm with different varieties like Villa Sarchí, Bourbon, Gesha, Kenya, Pacamara, with the idea of continuously improving the quality of the coffee.
They produce and process the coffee from each microlot separately. They strive to provide the best nutrition to coffee plantations and select the best coffee beans to achieve excellent qualities. The water they use for wet milling process comes from one of the drinkable aquifers of these farms. Plus, They take care of keeping the cleanliness of our facilities. Our objective as a family is to produce and process coffee that achieves high quality standards.