The aromatics from this Peru has a chocolate and fig Newton cookie like quality. When you taste this coffee, you will have cocoa flavor throughout and at mid-temp you will notice a peach flavor that cools to a lingering grape leaf aftertaste. This Peru offers a velvety body and hint of fruit throughout your drinking experience. You will thoroughly enjoy this Peruvian Organic Coffee!
VARIETAL: Caturra | Bourbon FARM: Finca El Limon ALTITUDE: 1600 - 1740 M PROCESS: Washed ROAST: Medium
Born in 1998, Felipe Marin Mirez has been producing coffee for 6 years and a member of Santuario cooperative for 2 years. Like many coffee producers, he inherited land from his parents. Finca El Limon is situated in the community of La Palma. The entire 1.25 hectare land is filled with fruit trees including lemon, guava and banana. Felipe, who is just getting started with his career, has short term plans to improve the structure of the processing area. Every small improvement is one more step towards building his business of providing quality coffee to his customers. Jacoba Guevara Morales was born in 1962 in the coffee producing community of La Palma. Finca La Naranja is 14.50 hectares total with 5 hectares dedicated to producing coffee. Jacoba has plans to expand production next season and reconstruct his drying beds to handle the new volume. Quality is at the forefront of Jacoba’s mind. He wants nothing more than to be recognized internationally for quality.
