Peru La Palma Eco

A juicy coffee with a full body and notes of apple, red grapes & milk chocolate. Organic.

Producer: Damian Espinoza

District: Cajamarca

Variety: Yellow Caturra

Processing: Washed

Damian is a second-generation coffee farmer and has been producing coffee since 2002. His farm, Finca La Palma, is under constant development. He was inspired to cultivate specialty coffee after one of his neighbors won a coffee competition, and this has borne fruit; in 2018, Damian placed 2nd in the Cup Of Excellence. We have purchased coffee from him every year since 2018 and are consistently impressed by the steady quality he delivers. The farm is located on a mountainside just outside Jaen, with somewhat limited water access, so in recent years he has also chosen to produce some naturally processed coffee, as well as the more classic washed Caturra, Bourbon, and fancy Geisha and SL9 varieties.

Peru has been on our radar ever since 2012 when Robert first started CCS. There is access to many fantastic coffee lots here, but previously it was not possible to find microlots with traceability down to individual farms.

Origin Coffee Lab is a young company based in Cajamarca. Established by Alex Julca and José Rivera, also known as Pepe, who are from the area and know it well. Alex grew up on a coffee farm and has extensive experience as a cupper, having worked in quality control for one of the largest cooperatives in the region. Pepe is the son of a coffee exporter and spent most of his childhood at a dry mill. He also brings expertise in roasting, having worked for several well-established coffee roasteries in the States.

Remember the order deadline is Monday at 11:59 PM every week for dispatch the same week.
Orders received after this will be sent the following week.