Chirinos, Peru

Origin

• 🇵🇪 Peru· Cajamarca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

PROFILE: Plump & Jammy WITH NOTES OF Prunes, Red Apple, Brown Sugar ROAST: Medium Roast For Espresso Brewing Download the Chirinos, Peru Transparency Report ABOUT Chirinos is a village in the province of San Ignacio, Northern Peru. With high altitude, fertile soil and traditional coffee varieties, the area’s economy has centred around coffee production for decades. This depth of local knowledge shows in the way producers consistently deliver specialty-level coffee with minimal agricultural inputs or soil treatments. Most farms are organic by default. Pickers are well practised in selecting only the ripest fruit, and producers use controlled extended fermentations that create fruity, expressive profiles without compromising cup quality. Taking its identity from the village itself, Chirinos is a small regional blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. made up of coffee from a local producer group, offering maximum flavour and traceability. The group works in an area Courtney visited in 2017, when its potential for exceptional quality was first recognised. We’ve now committed for a third year to purchasing from this group, having seen the quality improvements we hoped for achieved. We’re excited to once again highlight the trademark characteristics of this tiny village and its surrounds — exotic, fruity, super sweet, and vibrant beyond what most people might expect from Peruvian coffee. SOURCING ORIGIN: Chirinos, Cajamarca, Peru PRODUCER: Local producer group VARIETIES: CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America., BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. PROCESS: Fully WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. ALTITUDE: 1650 - 2000 masl PARTNERS: Caravela QUALITY SCORE: 86 HISTORY: Third year of purchasing LOT SIZE: 345kgs HARVEST: May - September