Ukuku Reserve

We have been purchasing coffee from Northern Peru in the Cajamarca region since we started roasting in 2013. Most of these coffees are balanced around chocolate and caramel, and we occasionally get something with some dark fruit- think plum. Our partners at Caravela started sorting out coffees from around Cutervo 4 years ago and the coffee coming out of this area is unlike any Peruvian coffee we’ve had before, despite being similar varieties and similar elevation. The producers in this area- who we had the opportunity to visit in September 2022- ferment their coffee dry for what they call “2 nights and 2 days”- around 40 hours. This leads to the best coffees from the area being much more complex and fruit forward - and to be transparent, lesser examples being vinegary and ferment-y. This is the smaller of 2 lots we are featuring from Ukuku this year, this is a blend of the higher scoring coffees. We are getting tons of sweetness and bits of cherry blossom florals from this coffee, with a really developed cherry flavor that has tons of depth. Not as wild as some previous years, but we are loving it.