Summer continues to delight us with exciting new coffees, and we're thrilled to announce the return of a true gem from Peru.
This isn't just any Peruvian coffee. Eli Espinoza Soberon's stunning creation won the prestigious Cup of Excellence award with an incredible score of 88.73, making it Peru's highest-scoring naturally processed coffee of ALL time.
Hailing from the Chirinos district of San Ignacio, Peru, the farm of Eli Espinoza is spread across the village of Las Pirias in small parcels of land.
This Caturra and Bourbon lot was the first natural coffee he had ever produced and is a stunning example of an uncompromising approach to quality at every stage of production.
The coffee cherries are picked individually by hand, washed and then processed naturally with the skin to dry over 35 days under shade and on raised beds.
Eli invested in a large solar dryer that helped enable consistency and quality during the coffee processing, which can sometimes result in lots of variation in fermentation.
He tends to 4 hectares of coffee farms in a small village called Las Pirias on the southern end of San Ignacio highlands near the northern point of Peru with elevations ranging from 1.700-1,800 meters above sea level.
Please note: Due to its exceptional quality and high demand, this coffee is available in limited quantities. Available in 250g bags only, packed with the joyful flavour experience of summer, hand roasted to order and dispatched next working day.
TASTING NOTES
Prepare your palate for an explosion of fruit sweetness with a juicy, jammy finish. This coffee is light, elegant, and refined, boasting uncompromising confidence in the succulent punch it delivers. The cup profile offers incredible high clarity, making every sip a delight.
NOTES FOR GEEKS
Process: Natural
Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon
Elevation: 1850-2000 masl
Producer: Eli Espinoza Soberon
Region: Chirinos, Cajamarca
Country: Peru
SCA Cupping Score: 88.73
Auction: Cup of Excellence Award Winner