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Colombia · Tolima
Colombia El Vergel Yirgacheffe Natural
Bayter brothers
Onyx Coffee Lab
El Vergel
Ethiopian Landraces· Natural
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El Vergel
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The story
The Bayter family began their agricultural operations in 1995 as an avocado farm in Fresno, Tolima. Following a disease outbreak in 2006 that caused prices to collapse, the family pivoted to coffee production between 2009 and 2010. Today, the estate is managed by brothers Shady and Elias Bayter alongside their mother, Marta.
Challenges
The farm faced significant economic instability due to a disease that devastated their initial avocado crops in 2006. Additionally, the family previously struggled with the volatility of commodity coffee prices before shifting their focus toward specialty production.
Innovations
El Vergel experiments with fermentation and drying for distinct lots. For Onyx's Java Natural release, 212 kg of cherry underwent a controlled 74-hour submerged carbonic maceration, then 18 days of sun drying, a five-day anaerobic drying stall, mechanical finishing to target moisture, and 45 days of GrainPro stabilization.
Published coffees linked to this farm
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Editorial illustration🇨🇴Colombia
Colombia · Tolima
Colombia El Vergel Java Natural
Bayter brothers
Onyx Coffee Lab
El Vergel
Java· Anaerobic
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-05