Versatile coffee bean
This special coffee from Peru has the pleasant ring of lime, sweet notes of caramel and almond, closed with an elegant floral aftertaste.
This coffee is a FarmersDirect coffee and is purchased directly from the cooperative in Los Melizos. At first we had this coffee temporarily in our collection, but now we can include it and we are happy with that.
A hidden treasure
The coffee village of Villa Rica is located in the Andes Mountains in Central Peru, right on the edge of the Ashanika-Yanesha Nature Reserve. It is difficult to get there - it is a 10-hour journey from the capital Lima. Perhaps that is why the coffee from this village is one of Peru's best kept secrets. There is a mild coffee climate in this rainforest area with temperatures between 15ºC and 25ºC.
The coffee is grown in these forests on small plots. The coffee plants are placed between bananas, lindens and indigenous trees, so that the coffee bush has sufficient shade and is also fed. The coffee bushes are fed with coffee pulp and other self-produced organic fertilizers.
The coffee from this plantation is purchased directly from the cooperative (Farmers Direct). Because there are fewer intermediaries in the purchase of this coffee, a larger part of the yield goes to the farmer. A little gem is produced here with a lot of love and hard work. This coffee has a pleasant lime zest, sweet tones of caramel and almond and a light floral aftertaste. It is a versatile coffee that can be brewed in many ways.
Characteristics
- Production method: washed, sun-dried.
- Variety type: Caturra, Catimor, Catuai
- Growth height: 1300-1800 meters
- Burn height: medium
- Plantation: Los Mellizos, Villa Rica, Oxapampa.
Recommended brewing methods
Ground coffee
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CO2 neutral roasted coffee
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