Origin, Development, History, and Culture of Bolivia's Lake Titicaca Smallholder Washed Typica Premium Coffee Beans

Bolivian coffee's advantages lie in its high altitude and excellent varieties. The traditional Typica, along with small quantities of Caturra, grown here are highly valued on the world market. In the past, Bolivian coffee trees were often planted around gardens as hedges, mainly for decoration. Real commercial production only began in the early 1950s. The severe frost of 1957 badly damaged Brazil's coffee industry, and Bolivia benefited, developing quickly. Bolivian coffee is grown at altitudes of 180-670 meters, and its washed Arabica beans are exported to Germany and Sweden. Its flavor is not among the best today and carries a slightly bitter taste.

Flavor: a dry aroma of roasted nuts and almonds, with the smooth fruit acidity of sweet orange and pomelo on entry. Overall it shows sweet caramel, the smooth texture of nut milk, and quite impressive cleanliness and balance. The herbal aroma in the aftertaste is charming as well.

Baking Information

Factory Name: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)

Factory Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Guangzhou City

Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473

Ingredients: In-house roasted

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Raw/Roasted Degree: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Bolivia

Roast Level: Medium

Lake Titicaca Copacabana

Country: Bolivia

Altitude: 3812m

Region: Lake Titicaca

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Typica

Producer: Copacabana small farmers

Flavor: Dry aroma of roasted nuts and almonds, sweet orange and pomelo

South America is rich in coffee, and Bolivia is no exception. Some regions of Bolivia have unique tropical rainforest environments that give organic coffee excellent natural conditions. Bolivian coffee has a rich, distinctive aroma. Whether it is the aroma of the beans after grinding or the aroma of the brewed coffee, it is quite distinct and full, similar to a mixture of floral and fruit aromas, leaving a deep impression.

Lake Titicaca lies on the Kollao Plateau on the border between Bolivia and Peru. It is the highest-altitude and largest freshwater lake in South America, one of the world's highest-altitude large freshwater lakes, and the world's highest-altitude lake navigable by large ships. It is the third-largest lake in South America, after Lake Maracaibo and Patos Lagoon.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you like a soft, low-acid, nutty cup with a touch of caramel, FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Cerrado is a dependable everyday bean in that vein. It is a half-natural red bourbon from the well-known Cerrado region, medium roasted, with creamy peanut, toast, caramel, and hazelnut aromas and a round body carrying a faint, gentle bitterness instead of sharp acidity. It works for pour-over, moka pot, espresso SOE, siphon, and French press.

For a sweeter, fruitier character, FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Queen Estate comes from Mogiana near South Minas, where the fertile red volcanic soil gives the beans a full aroma. It is a rare yellow bourbon, a natural mutation of red bourbon with a cleaner fruit profile than red bourbon. Medium roasted, it brings out a sugarcane sweetness along with fruit and chocolate notes. Both are excellent value as daily beans and also make a solid base for milk drinks.