Maikol Fernandez - Sub Exclusive

MEET THE PRODUCER | For Maikol Fernandez, coffee became the family business two generations before his arrival, when Maikol's grandfather moved to Santa Barbara and planted a few coffee trees on a small plot of land back in 1970. Today, that same land (now called Finca Don Andres) is still farmed by many members of the Fernandez family, and still other members have started cultivating their own coffee farms on that very same mountain. Maikol was gifted part of his father's land on the mountain just a few years ago. He is a young, gregarious producer, equipped with plenty of ambition and loads of family history. His cousin, Nahun Fernandez, was featured on our menu earlier this month, and together they are working to contribute to the legacy of the Fernandez family coffee story. TRUST THE PROCESS | The honey processing method can be thought of as an "in-between" method of processing, compared to washed and naturally processed coffees. Using this method, the coffee is picked and sorted a