Cafe Verde Cusco Organic

Productores:             400 productores del PROCOYES en Alianza con HVC Exportaciones

Producción 2010:     4 Contenedores: 72,000 kilos en oro

Destinos:                    Japón, Inglaterra, Taiwán, Chile y EEUU

Variedades:                Típica

Distrito:                      Quebrada Honda

Provincia:                   Yanitile

Departamento:          Cusco

Altura:                        1400+ msnm

Notas del Catador (Noviembre 2010):

  

Peruvian Coffee Production Overview (2005)

(A bit old, but a solid 2004/05 overview of Peruvian Coffee Production. There has been no updated national survey since the 2003/04 agricultural census. The only hard data since the census is national export data)  

Altitude/Microclimate Description: Extremely varied within each region, with sub-climate studies yet to be compiled, and sub-regions yet to be defined. Some regions have farms over 2000 meters, while the lowest farms are around 600 meters.  

Logro de Cafe de Puno en la SCAA

A los amigos y fanaticos apasionados del Cafe Peruano, una pequena aclaracion sobre las noticias del SCAA. Oficialmente el mejor cafe del anno 2010 (Coffeees of the year) en la feria de Cafes Especiales de las Americas (SCAA) es de Colombia.

El Cafe Peruano se ha representado muy bien con el cafe de Puno/CECOVASA, con una muestra de 10 libras ganando como la mejor muestra Peruana. Se puede verificar en el informe oficial de la SCAA: http://www.scaablog.org/

What is a Buying Trip?

This is the most active time of year for the Peruvian coffee industry. The harvest is approximately 1/2 way through, high altitude coffee harvest has began, exports are ramping up, and buying trips begin.

So what is a Buying Trip?

Buying trip to Quillabamba Cusco, June 2009

Cafe Verde in Arequipa

Last month I had the privilege to visit Cafe Ole in Arequipa. I have lived and worked in Peru since 1997, yet this was my first time to the renowned "white city". Misti, the volcano which overlooks the city, was out in full glory.

Cafe Verde roasting

Departmento San Martin - Peruvian Coffee Frontier

Willem Boot and I just returned from another hop to the coffee jungle. This time our travels took us to the San Martin Department, the birthplace of my coffee experiences 11 years ago.

We spent two days with the Oro Verde Cooperative, in Llamas, discussing their development plans with the general manager Hiderico Volcan. Their project is interesting as more than half their coffee comes from the indigenous communities of the Chankas.

Tingo Maria

The last few days I had the joy to travel to the upper Huallaga high jungle town of Tingo Maria. Willem Boot and I spent two days visiting the Divisoria Cooperative, which I first began to work with in 2003. It was great to see their 3 Q graders and new lab functioning well.

Our discussions with the farmers was intriguing. We explored questions around quality coffee and quality prices (sales of the coop). It was interesting to note that quality coffee does not always result in quality sales prices, a disappointing data point for believers in the Cup = Price model.

Q Graders in Peru!

It was my joy last night to witness the first award ceremony for Peruvian Q Graders. This was the culmination of a cupping school which started three years ago. After lots of hard work and educations from cuppers such Rolando Canas and Geoff Watts these professional cuppers have achieved the goal.

This last week I had the privilege to co-lead the course with Kelly Amoroso from CQI. Ted Lingle, executive director of CQI, made the trip down for the awards ceremony and is enthusiastic to get the Q program going in Peru.

My first attempt at putting images from a coffee buying trip into a video.