Luis Anibal is a collector; a curator of exotic varieties. While visiting last May, we were blown away by the number of unique heirlooms, mutations, and hybrid varieties he has at his farm. One of these is this rare and distinct Primitivo, a mutation of the bourbon variety.
Luis hand-sorts the cherries before they spend 6 days in anaerobic tanks. He then floats and hand-sorts the cherries again before drying. Villa Betulia isn’t especially high at 1600m, but the micro-climate keeps his farm quite cool, which helps slow fruit maturation and extended fermentations.
Luis Anibal Calderon has made it his life’s passion to cultivate unique varieties of coffee. He views his collection as an arboretum, always striving to find new cultivars. Our partnership with him can lead us to a new world of unique coffees.