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On the whole, Peru doesn’t hear its praises sung in the world of coffee quite as often as some of its neighbouring Central American coffee producers do, but this is typically a matter of quantity over quality. While Peru exports significantly smaller volumes of coffee per year than, for example, Colombia or Brazil, it still produces fantastic specialty-grade coffee on a consistent basis. Peruvian lots are certainly hotly anticipated at Cape Coffee Beans, particularly when roasted by our friends at Origin Coffee Roasting.
The main reason for Peru’s lower-volume production is that its coffee farmers typically operate at smaller scales, lacking the infrastructure and resources necessary for mass production. Fortunately, coffee cooperatives such as Perfiles exist throughout the country, working to organise farmers and producers, provide them with resources and educational material that improve both their produce and quality of life, and connect them to the global market. It is thanks to their efforts that we can now enjoy delicious Peruvian coffees on a consistent basis.
This particular lot is one of two produced by Perfiles’ farmers and was grown in Peru’s Northern Cajamarca region. Bordered by both the Andes mountain range and the Amazon rainforest, Cajamarca features the sort of climates, altitudes and soils that Arabica coffee plants can thrive in, and comes up consistently in Peru’s Cup of Excellence contests.
This Peruvian coffee is a naturally processed lot of the famous Caturra and Bourbon varieties. Naturally processed coffees are allowed to dry with the fruit and skin intact for several days prior to pulping and drying, as opposed to washed coffees that are pulped before drying. Natural specialty coffees can be fantastic, and tend to offer bold, sometimes funky fruit notes, and a rich body, at the expense of the clarity and acidity typically exhibited by washed coffees.
Origin’s notes
- Flavour: Litchi, raspberry ice-cream, marmalade, hops
- Body: Medium
- Acidity: Juicy
- Roast: Medium
- Suggested brewing methods: Espresso, milk-based, siphon, AeroPress
Coffee details from Origin
- Country: Peru
- Region: Pomahuaca, Chontali, Cajamarca
- Owners: 219 smallholder farmers organised under the Perfiles Cooperative
- Altitude: 1900 - 2050 masl
- Variety: Bourbon, Caturra
- Processing: Natural