Colombia Finca El Roble Domingo Torres Geisha washed

Colombia Finca El Roble Domingo Torres Geisha washed

The El Roble farm is located in Ragonvalia, in Norte de Santander, in the country’s northeast, in the Andean region. The region is characterized by a partly cloudy climate and alternating rainy seasons. The stony soil plays a key role in the coffee’s flavor, as the stones accumulate minerals and nutrients from the soil. These features give the coffee a distinctive flavor profile with notes that make it unique, such as lemongrass, floral notes, mandarin, caramel, subtle almond notes, and delicate wine-like notes.

Domingo Torres (born in 1963 in Guapi, Cauca) is a man who proved that it’s never too late to succeed. Before becoming a legend of Colombian coffee, his life was full of dramatic twists and turns. In his youth, he survived a devastating tsunami in the department of Cauca. For years, he worked as a sugarcane cutter and then as a coal miner for 11 years. He saved all the money he earned through hard work so that he and his wife, Saray, could fulfill their dream of owning land. They bought a plot in Ragonvalia, even though Domingo had no farming experience. He first invested in cattle farming, which turned out to be a complete financial failure. In 2011, at his wife’s urging, he went all in and planted his first coffee trees. The official name of his farm is Finca El Roble (Oak Farm), located at an altitude of 1,920 meters above sea level. At first, it was difficult, stony terrain. The unique microclimate (early morning sunshine) and the presence of beehives that support pollination create an ideal ecosystem. Although he also grows Castillo and Bourbon Rosado varieties, his greatest success came from taking a chance on the exceptionally demanding yet luxurious Geisha (Gesha) variety. Local growers advised him against it because of the plants’ delicate nature, but this was the variety that brought him worldwide fame. Domingo Torres achieved something unprecedented in the history of Colombia’s coffee industry:

• He won the prestigious Colombia Tierra de Diversidad competition (organized by the National Federation of Coffee Growers) for five consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025).
• Four wins in a single year: In the 2022 edition, his coffee became the first ever to win as many as four awards at once for its unique attributes: Body (Cuerpo), Sweetness (Suavidad), Balance, and Exotic Character (Exótico). In 2025, it again took first place in the Balance category.
• Astronomical auction prices: Thanks to these awards, his coffee became one of the most expensive in the world. Record-breaking lots reached as much as $265/kg.

The Geisha variety

Discovered in the Gesha region of Ethiopia in the 1930s, it was brought to Central America and gained popularity in Panama, where it became one of the most exclusive and expensive varieties.