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🇨🇴Colombia

Jairo Arcila

A third-generation coffee grower from Quindío, Colombia — patriarch of the Arcila family and a pioneer of experimental fermentation, known above all for extraordinary Pink Bourbon.

Farm: Finca Santa Mónica →

History

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindío, Colombia. He purchased his first farm in 1987 and today owns several properties in the region — including Santa Mónica, his largest — alongside family farms such as Jardines del Eden. He has become known for pushing the boundaries of anaerobic and co-fermented processing, growing varieties such as Pink Bourbon, Gesha, Java and Papayo.

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Published coffees linked to Jairo Arcila

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Research sources & verification

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Research last reviewed: 2026-09-28

  1. Source 1: floreocoffee.com
  2. Source 2: cairngorm.coffee
  3. Source 3: 36parallelcoffee.com.au
  4. Source 4: reframecoffee.com
  5. Source 5: coffeemaxgreen.com
  6. Source 6: thebeangeek.com
  7. Source 7: haikubrew.com
  8. Source 8: haikubrew.com
  9. Source 9: samplecoffee.com.au
  10. Source 10: rumblecoffee.com.au