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Fresh Roasted Coffee Beans

FTO Bolivia

Ceneproc

1 Pound Fresh Roasted Coffee Beans

Specifics:

• Name:Fair Trade Organic Bolivia
• Origin: Bolivia
• Region: Ceneproc
• Farm:Cenaproc Fair Trade Cooperative
• Varietal: mainly Caturra
• Altitude: 1600 – 1750 meters
• Processing Method: Washed, Sun Dried

Cupping Notes:

Mild, low acid, fruit notes, yet Full Bodied.

We were truly amazed in the all around quality of this FTO Bolivia! Very well balanced all around.

About this Coffee:

Coop Formed 4/15/1999

204 members, 20% are women.

Each producer has 9 hectares on average. They also grow bananas, citrus, corn, and veggies for consumption.

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Green Coffee Beans

FTO Peru SHB EP

Ayacucho Apurimac River Valley

5 Pounds Green Coffee Beans

Specifics:

• Name: FTO Peru CACVRA, FLO ID 2663, CI ID 1371
• Origin: Peru
• Region: Ayacucho Apurimac River Valley
• Farm: CACVRA, FLO ID 2663
• Varietal: Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Pache
• Altitude: 1200-2000
• Processing Method: Washed
• Drying Method: European Prep

Cupping Notes:

Cider, rich, smooth body.

About this Coffee:

CACVRA, or Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Valle Rio Apurimac was established in 1969 as a means of uniting cocoa and coffee growers in the Apurimac River Valley. This picturesque river valley unites the two growing regions of Ayacucho and Cuzco. The town of San Francisco lies directly on the Apurimac River and spans a bridge connecting the two regions. San Francisco also is the home of CACVRA’s main offices, cocoa receiving warehouse, and coffee cupping facility.

From the Cafe Imports general information page about Peru:

Peru
Peruvian coffees are grown very high in the Andes Mountains. This exceptional altitude creates a coffee with bright effervescent snap, gentle sweetness, and nice medium body. Peru is an excellent origin for organic coffees, due to the hard work of a few exporters/importers in getting the farms and the mills up to organic standards.

Peruvian coffees are not as well known in the coffee world as are their other South American neighbors, but I believe this is simply a function of advertising. Brazil is the number-one producer of arabica coffee, and Colombia is number two. Also Brazil and Colombia have two large coffee organizations “hawking their wares,” which Peru has not in the past. What’s all this mean? Just that you should try coffee from Peru, because there are some nice ones out there, but you may just have not heard of them. They need a better PR department!

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