EL VERGEL ESTATE

el vergel estate is a specialty coffee farm owned by the bayter family, located in fresno, tolima, colombia. the family originally farmed avocados before transitioning to coffee in 2006. the farm sits in a micro-climate suited to arabica production and maintains over 40,000 coffee plants across its lots, including plantings of red and yellow caturra from 2016 and 2018. el vergel is known for experimental processing, particularly anaerobic fermentation protocols that run 48 to 60 hours, followed by sun-drying on raised beds, mechanical drying, and a 45-day stabilisation in grainpro bags. the farm holds q-processed certification and has placed in the cup of excellence competition. green coffee from el vergel is exported internationally through forest green coffee, which covers north america, europe, australia, the middle east, thailand, and asia. the farm sells in container volumes. roasters sourcing from el vergel can expect traceable single-farm lots with documented processing records and flavour profiles oriented toward fruit-forward and fermented characters.