Colombia Excelso Tolima-Finca Ambalema (GP)

Finca Ambalema is a 3.5 hectare specialty coffee farm in Planadas, Colombia owned by Yanin Diaz. Yanin has learned about coffee since was a child. For him, there is no greater joy and pride than being a coffee farmer.

In 2001, he purchased the land that Finca Ambalema sits on with his father. Together they started from scratch and began to grow coffee little by little, the traditional way. In 2014 he started working with specialty coffee exporter InConexus and his life was changed. Through his partnership with InConexus, he is able to participate in events, workshops and training sessions to help improve his coffee and profile.

Yanin lives on his farm with his wife and children. He is proud to instill a love for coffee in his children and hopes the tradition of coffee producers will continue in his family forever.

Yanin’s coffee is unique in the region since it has a young coffee growing and denser shade. Because of this, photosynthesis is slower and the coffee tree can perform physiological functions more “restfully”. The resulting cup has a delicate profile and unique flavor attributes.