Colombia | Alirio Muñoz 2025
Region: Bruselas, ColombiaVariety: PacasProcess: WashedAltitude: 1650-1720 MaslWe Taste: Strawberry, Pomegranate, Rosewater Alirio and his wife Anayibe are members of the groups Los Guacharos, a group of friends and neighbors near Bruselas, Huila collectively working to transition away from synthetic chemical inputs in their farming, and towards a more active, biodynamic form of agriculture. Alirio is working towards a goal of 50% organic agriculture. The members of the Los Guacharos group also work together to commercialize their coffee collectively, and the group has a strong sense of solidarity. Alirio has worked hard to specialize in more adventurous varieties- his farm has pink bourbon, bourbon aji, caturra, sidra, chiroso, pacas, ombligón, red bourbon, colombia amarillo, and caturrón varieties, and he and Anayibe just planted laurina and wush wush- and they’re planning to plant sudan rume. Alirio and Anayibe have intentionally left part of their farm as a protected natural bio-re