Yaved G. Cruz

Cultivar Colombia

Yaved Guarnizo Cruz and his partner, Yobani Ramos, are the owners of two farms, La Fuente, and La Esperanza, which combine to a total of 8 hectares of land. They grow several different varieties on their property, including Colombia and Yellow Colombia, Caturra, Pink and Yellow Bourbon, Sidra, and Gesha. In 2019, Yaved was given four Sidra variety trees by Arnulfo Leguizamo: The seeds for Arnulfo's Sidra were a gift from Andrew Miller, founder and longtime Colombia green-coffee buyer for Cafe Imports.

His coffees are all processed by the following method. The cherries are collected and taken to a container with water to remove impurities. They're then left in cherry for 12 hours before being depulped and moved to plastic tanks for 70 hours to ferment. When the fermentation is complete, the coffee is washed and left to drain for 12 hours. Finally, it is taken to the beds for drying for around 25 days until the desired moisture content is reached.