David Chilcon

David Flores Chilcon owns 2 hectares of coffee planted in the El Diamante area of San José de Lourdes district. Together with his family, David picks and processes the coffee by hand, drying it in a shared covered drying facility. The main variety they grow is Caturra, but they have also planted Pache and Geisha. In 2018, David participated in the Cup of Excellence competition with a Caturra lot and placed 20th. He personally handles the picking, processing, and drying before delivering the coffee to the warehouse, where it is graded and stored before export. This is our third year working with the family, and it is gradually becoming a recognizable name. After harvesting, David lets the coffee cherries rest overnight. The next day he depulps them and ferments for 24 hours. After fermentation, he washes the parchment and dries it on raised beds for 12–16 days.