Coffee

Peru Jaen Cajamarca Organic

$ 16.50

Medium Roast

Notes: mellow, sweet and citric with praline and black tea flavors.

Region: Jaen, Cajamarca

Varietals: Caturra, Typica, Catimor, Mundo Novo, Pache

Elevation: 1,650 to 1,800 meters above sea level

Processing: Fully washed and dried on raised beds

Coffee came to Peru in the mid 1700s and was most likely introduced by Dutch immigrants. The Dutch brought the Typica variety which still dominates especially amongst the older farms and micro-farms. The first coffee plantings were in Chinchao, Huanuco in Selva Central and disseminated from there to the Northern (Cajamarca) and Southern (Cusco and Puno) regions of the country. Peru had its first coffee shop in 1771 in Lima and started exporting coffee in 1887.