Juan Puerta
Farm Finca La Sirena
Region Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Altitude 1,200-1,400 masl
Varieties Castillo
Process Honey + Osmotic Dehydration / Fruit Co-Fermentation
Juan Puerta is a food science engineer and innovative Colombian coffee producer behind Sens Coffee. At Finca La Sirena in Quindío, Juan combines his background in food science with coffee production to explore new approaches to fermentation and flavor development.
His work focuses on transforming the familiar Castillo variety through carefully controlled processing. Rather than relying only on traditional fermentation, Juan experiments with fruits, florals, and other natural ingredients to create expressive and distinctive coffees while maintaining the identity of the coffee itself.
Juan Puerta
Located near Armenia in Colombia's renowned coffee-growing region of Quindío, Finca La Sirena is a family-operated farm where traditional coffee cultivation meets experimental processing.
Juan's work at La Sirena centers around Castillo, one of Colombia's most important coffee varieties. Through selective harvesting and carefully controlled fermentation, he explores how processing can bring greater sweetness, complexity, and fruit character to the variety.
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