The Rodriguez coffee family is one of those cult coffee dynasties that set the standard and quietly shape what the modern specialty coffee scene looks like today. Some may remember — we have already had the pleasure and glory of tasting their auction coffees before.

The Samaipata coffee region is a rarity: a valley where wine and coffee grow naturally side by side. Only a few places on the planet share this kind of geology. Here the Rodriguez family runs two farms — Trapiche and Floripondio — one of the most fascinating coffee terroirs in the world.

Floripondio is full of life. Everything pulses like a small paradise: vegetation, birds, animals. There are pumas, of course. This year the farmers even spotted a lynx that had developed a taste for coffee cherries. The farm itself is vast — not a hillside, not a few hectares, but an entire valley. Slopes, winds, shifting humidity, elevation — everything working in favour of coffee.

The Rodriguez family grows an extraordinary range of varieties here — exotic and rare. Geisha, Obata, Java,and many unusual selections. Among them — Kenyan SL.

In the cup: perfumed aromatics, tropical fruit notes, and a structured, lively mineral acidity.