Visiting the Ramirez Estate in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic

In February 2025, Buunni Coffee co-founder Elias Gurmu visited the Ramírez Estate in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, where the beans for our single-origin Jarabacoa and Jarabacoa Red Honey are grown. Enjoy this note and photos from his journey.

Huge thanks to Cafe Kreyol and team for organizing a truly wonderful visit to the Ramírez Estate in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Eddy Ramirez and family showed us warmth and unforgettable hospitality.

We were introduced to coffees from this farm a little over three years ago, and they quickly became a big hit with our Buunni Coffee customers in Washington Heights in New York City.

The trip was a reminder of the planning, dedication and sheer physical labor that goes into growing coffee, and particularly specialty coffee.

On a personal note, it was a privilege to be in that beautiful landscape and reconnect with nature — to swim in a river, and lie under the night stars.

—Elias