Peru Seleccion Cajamarca (2022)
| Bag Weight | 69 KG BAG |
|---|---|
| Harvest Season | 2021/22 |
| Status | Spot |
| Lot Number | P8001890-2 |
About This Coffee
The Region
Cajamarca is also known by the Quechua name, Kashamarka, is an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes.
The Cajamarca department is known as one of the many points in Peru where the Inca empire had set one of their strategic military forts up in the Andes with predominantly cool and dry weather like any other Andean city in Peru.
But what most people don’t know is that driving 8 hours to the east of Cajamarca city you will find yourself located in a completely different geography and ecosystem. You will feel you are almost near Peru’s jungle side, as you will be enjoying tropical weather and finding tropical fruits and cacao alongside coffee farms.
The Process
Processing coffee is an art in itself and it takes dedication, passion, and commitment to produce a good cup. In this area, farmers have learned to take advantage of the land, understanding the characteristics of the region, its climate, and the elevation.
Production in this region is dominated by washed coffees. Farmers usually start early in the morning. They go to the field to pick the best cherries then float the cherries in water to separate the floaters and any foreign matter before pulping. Afterwards they use a manual or electric pulper to remove all the pulp from the ripe cherries.
Early next morning, usually after 14 to 18 hours of having left the parchment to ferment, farmers wash the coffee with cold clean water to remove all the broken mucilage from the fermentation process. Once cleaned, the wet parchment is spread on concrete patios or raised beds to dry for 9 - 10 days if there is good and sunny weather.
- Subregion Cajamarca, Northern Peru
- Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
- Processing Washed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Catimor, Catuai, Caturra
- Min Growing Altitude 1200m
- Max Growing Altitude 1800m
- Screen Size 15 Up
- On Sale Yes
- Top Lot No
- Price Per Kg £6.25
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
- CTRM Contract Number P8001890-2
- Origin Peru
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk