Edison Argote is no ordinary man. His story is difficult and complex, yet rich with strength and inspiration. An orphan raised by his sisters, he left home at the age of 11 to work. After serving in the army, by the age of 20 he was already working at a processing station in the Huila region. There he encountered everything – from specialty to commercial coffee. He learned every step of production: depulping, washing, drying, fermentation, and hulling. Most importantly, whether it was commercial or specialty, every stage involved large-scale quality control. This experience deeply inspired him, pushing him to attend various coffee courses, with a special passion for cupping – which soon became his main focus.

As head of quality control at a very renowned farm in Piendamó, Edison became a true devotee of controlled fermentations, experimenting with yeast inoculations and precise temperature management. He said: “I want to do this my way” – and we can only applaud such professionalism and ambition.

Edison’s partner, Luz Ángela, also comes from a coffee-producing family. Together they purchased their first farm, Quebraditas – a small property of just eight hectares. There, they planted mostly exotic varieties such as Pink Bourbon, Sidra, and Geisha, and immediately achieved something remarkable. The resulting coffees are extraordinarily intense, with a vast palette of descriptors and intensifiers – strawberry, melon, flowers, quince, and many, many more – while the textures of the brews are something you simply must experience.

Although the project is very young, Edison already has ambitious plans for cooperation with other producers and even bolder experiments. Perhaps in ten years, coffee will no longer be what we once knew – but everything flows, and everything changes.

It is also important to note that this lot is made entirely from the unique Sidra variety – a hybrid of Bourbon and Typica, two foundational and very expressive cultivars, intentionally crossed to create a special balance. Its genetics strongly emphasize the distinctiveness of the processing, resulting in an extraordinarily unique cup.