This year's Finca Nueva Armenia comes from several unique sections of the farm called Gemelos, Grotto, La Roca, and Kenia.
The Gemelos parcel of the farm is planted with a mix of Bourbon, Typica, and Caturra varieties. The word gemelos means “twins,” and while it might be interpreted as a tribute to twin brothers Jorge and Javier, the name actually refers to the unusual arrangement of coffee trees on this part of the farm. Two coffee seedlings—instead of the customary one—grow from each single tree hole in the soil, resulting in “twins” that sprouted and began pushing out of the soil on the same day. Jorge and Javier's father, Antonio, planted Gemelos based on the advice of an agronomist, and it's the only part of the farm to feature this unusual agricultural method.
Grotto, which means cave in Italian, was inspired by a spring of crystal-clear water that pools in a rocky crevice hidden among lush and overgrown trees on the farm. The name seemed a perfect fit, and Jorge and Javier immediately agreed. The Grotto is located at the highest point on Finca Nueva Armenia at nearly 1,500 masl.
The section known as La Roca—”The Rock”—is remarkable for the presence of a red-hued rock formation and very coarse, rocky soils. Planted primarily with Bourbon coffee trees, plants thrive in this landscape.
A very small amount of coffee produced on the Recionos’ Kenia parcel comes from the famous Kenya variety, SL28.
