Colombia Orlando Quinayas

Orlando is the oldest of 6 children, 2 boys and 4 girls. He was born in the San Lorenzo del Obispo village in San Agustín amid coffee plantations that his parents had cultivated since the previous generation. Cherries are collected for three days in a row, every 21 days. The coffee from the first and second day are left to ferment for one and two days, respectively, before all of the coffee is depulped together on the third day with the coffee that is picked that day. Once the coffee is depuled, it is left to dry ferment for 20 hours in ceramic tiled tanks. The coffee is washed and left to drain for a few hours before being moved into a solar dryer for 15-20 days.