Colombia
Nestor Lasso
El Diviso
Bruselas
Huila
1780-1900 masl
Natural

Feijoa, Campari, and Turkish delight.

A life of family and coffee!: Nestor Lasso is a bit of a young gun, born in Pitalito, Huila, on June 26, 1998, he grew up in a close-knit family dedicated to supporting and nourishing Nestor's passion and sky-high speciatly coffee processing potential. Nestor's parents, Jose Lasso Uribe and Martha Zuniga, raised him alongside his two brothers, Adrian Lasso and Johnathan Delgado Zuniga. Nestor is now a proud father to his four-year-old son, Jeronimo Lasso (his little bean if you will!).

Education and Career Beginnings: Nestor completed his school education in Bruselas, Huila. In 2016, he earned a Technical Degree in Specialty Coffee Processing from SENA. Even before graduating, he had already gained recognition in the coffee industry, winning the Best Roasted Coffee from Huila SENA award in 2015.

The Legend “El Diviso”:  El Diviso Farm, located in Bruselas, Huila, is Nestor’s pride and joy. Sitting 1780-1900 meters above sea level, the farm spans 16 hectares of planted land. The farm grows a diverse range of coffee varietals, including Sidra Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon, Red Bourbon, Pink Bourbon, Aji Bourbon, Ombligon, Geisha, Typica, Pacamara, and Castillo.

El Diviso Specialty Coffee and World Champion Lots:

2022 Highlights
Anthony Douglas: Australian Barista Champion and World Barista Champion with Bourbon Sidra Natural.

Harry Ko: Australian Brewers Champion with Bourbon Sidra Natural.

2023 Highlights
Jack Simpson: Australian Barista Champion with Ombligon Natural, achieving 3rd place in the World Barista Championship.

Ahmad Dolse: Saudi Arabia Barista Champion with Ombligon Natural.

2024 Highlights
Ryan Wibawa: Indonesia Brewers Cup Champion with Bourbon Sidra Natural.
Roman Nejedly: Czech Republic Barista Champion with Ombligon Natural.
Frank La: U.S. Barista Champion with Ombligon Natural

Ombligon--what is that, geometry?: Not quite, Ombligon is the local name for this unique Ethiopian landrace coffee variety. The Ombligon varietal has a little belly shape on the cherry, so locals were quick to give it a colloquial name. Ombligo simply means "belly button" in Spanish--how cute is that! It's a rare gem, and while there’s talk it might have made its way to Colombia from Central America, no one knows for sure when or how it got there. Some things are best left a mystery and even better if they are a delicious mystery!