Enjoy a sweet chocolaty cup with malt biscuits and a hint of caramel! A comforting cup that brings you back for sip after sip of this biscuity treat.
This lot comes from 18 individual producers in the area around the small village of San Antonio de Chingama in the Cajamarca region of Peru. The population of San Antonio de Chingama is around 200 people, most of whom rely on coffee production for their income. These 18 individuals work with our exporter, Origin Coffee Lab, in the nearby city of Jaén.
- Country: Peru
- Region: Cajamarca
- Nearest Village: San Antonio de Chingama
- Average farm size: 2 hectares
- Producers: 18 independent producers
- Altitude: 1,890 m.a.s.l.
- Varieties grown: Caturra, Catuai, Catimor, Marsellesa, Typica, Pache, Costa Rica 95, Bourbon, Gran Colombia
- Varieties in this lot: Bourbon, Pache, Caturra
- Processing method: Washed
| Name | Size of farm (Hectares) | Varieties |
| CORRALES LIZANA, ELI | 1.5 | Caturra, Catimor, Marshell, Catuai & Typica |
| CORRALES MONSALVE, JANINA DORELI | 2.5 | Catimor, Pache, Catuai & Costa rica 95 |
| CORRALES ORDOÑEZ, DORA LUZ | 2 | Typica, Catimor, Pache & Catuai |
| FLORES JULCA, DERMALI | 1.75 | Caturra, Catimor & Catuai |
| GUEVARA ALEJANDRIA, MARINO | 5.5 | Típica, Catimor, Caturra, Pache, Bourbon & Catuai |
| GUEVARA TORREZ, LALI JOSELY | 3.5 | Catimor, Caturra, Pache, Bourbon & Catuai |
| GUEVARA TORREZ, PERCY | 1 | Caturra & Catuai |
| HERRERA TORRES, PRESBÍTERO | 7.25 | Bourbon, Catuai, Marsellesa, Gran Colombia, Catimor & Typica |
| MENDOZA CORRALES, DERCY ARASELY | 2.5 | Typica, Caturra, Catimor & Bourbon |
| MONSALVE PEDRAZA, ORIEL | 1.5 | Catimor, Costa Rica |
| RAMIREZ VASQUEZ, OSCAR | 2.75 | Catimor, Catuaí, Caturra |
| RAMIREZ VASQUEZ, URBANO | 3 | Caturra, Pache, Costa Rica |
| TORRES SANCHEZ, EDUIN OSBALDO | 1.5 | Caturra, Catuaí |
| TORRES SANCHEZ, MAXIMANDRO | 2 | Typica, Catimor, Catuaí |
| TORRES SANCHEZ, SANTOS LISET | 1 | Catimor, Catuaí |
| TORRES SANCHEZ, WILDER JAVIER | 2 | Catimor, Caturra, Catuaí |
| TORREZ SANCHEZ, CONSUELO | 1.5 | Caturra, Catimor |
| YDROGO GALLARDO, JOSE JOSVER | 2.75 | Catimor, Bourbon, Catuaí |
The 18 individuals who produced this coffee form a community of producers who support each other - this group is called Agua Azul, which translates to “Blue Water,” inspired by the clear blue waters that flow from the mountains where their coffee is grown.
Most of the producers have less than 3 hectares of coffee, with the largest having 7.5 hectares. Although there are some older producers, many members of the community are under 30. They also have a wide variety of varietals planted - although Caturra, Catuai and Catimors are the most common, there are some examples of Marsellesa and Typica and some are looking at planting Geisha in the future too. This forward-looking, cautiously experimental approach and drive to improve their results is a definite factor in keeping the quality of this community lot consistently good from year to year.
If you'd like to see the names of all 18 producers along with the size of their land and the coffee varieties they grow, please click on the Contributing Producers section just above. Our exporting partners Origin Coffee Lab made sure to collect this information so we could share it with you as this lot wouldn't be what it is without the hard work and dedication of each and every one of those 18 producers.