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The farm that grows this great coffee is called Androz and is run by third generation producer Nelson Ramirez. He had always helped his father and grandfather on their farms, and when he was 18 years old he went to study agronomy at university. Four years afterwards he graduated and worked for a food industry company but he longed to have, and once again work on, a coffee farm.

With a strong desire to produce high quality coffee, in 2007 a friend phoned up Nelson to tell him of a great property for sale on "El Cielito". Wasting no time at all, he visited the farm and bought it immediately.

That year he worked to rejuvenate the plants and started to produce his first crops of coffee. By the next year he had prepared his first micro-lot, thanks to Angel Paz of San Vicente Mil, and could sell it as specialty coffee.

His evolution recently has been fascinating, focussing on organic and biodiverse farming to improve quality and his impact on the environment, even if it means a smaller crop and reduced profits.