Bolivia Lake Titicaca Smallholder Washed Typica Premium Coffee Bean Variety Cultivation Market Price

Coffee Details

Variety: Typica

Producer: Copabana Smallholder Farmers

Flavor: Roasted nuts and almond dry aroma, orange, pomelo

Bolivian Coffee Overview

South America is rich in coffee beans, and Bolivia is no exception. Certain regions of Bolivia have unique tropical rainforest environments that provide excellent natural conditions for organic coffee cultivation. Bolivian coffee features rich, distinctive aromas - both the fragrance of the ground beans and the brewed coffee are remarkably intense and pronounced, presenting a memorable blend of floral and fruit notes.

Bolivia's advantages lie in its high altitude and its excellent coffee varieties. The traditional Typica grown here, along with small quantities of Caturra, receives high acclaim on the world market. In the past, Bolivian coffee trees were often planted around gardens as hedges, serving a decorative purpose. True commercial production only began in the early 1950s. The severe frost of 1957 devastatingly damaged Brazil's coffee industry, and Bolivia benefited, developing rapidly. Bolivian coffee is grown at altitudes between 180-670 meters, with its Arabica washed beans exported to Germany and Sweden. Their flavor was not among the best of its time and carried a somewhat bitter taste.

Tasting Notes

Flavor: Roasted nuts and almond dry aroma, revealing a smooth fruit acidity of orange and pomelo on entry, overall featuring a sweet caramel and nutty milk smooth texture, with remarkably impressive cleanliness and balance, while the herbal aftertaste is quite captivating.

Roasting Information

Roaster: FrontStreet Coffee

Ingredients: In-house roasted

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Bolivia

Roast Degree: Medium

Lake Titicaca Copacabana

Country: Bolivia

Altitude: 3812m

Region: Lake Titicaca

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Washed

About Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca lies on the Altiplano plateau on the border between Bolivia and Peru. It is the highest-altitude and largest freshwater lake in South America, as well as one of the world's highest-altitude large freshwater lakes. It is also the world's highest-altitude lake navigable by large ships and ranks as the third-largest lake in South America (after Lake Maracaibo and Patos Lagoon).

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Coffee with a nutty, caramel-sweet, low-acid profile like this Bolivian lot has a natural cousin in Brazil, and FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon is a perfect companion. A classic single origin from the well-regarded Cerrado region, this red Bourbon is roasted medium and pours out rich aromas of creamy peanut, toast, caramel and hazelnut, with a round body, low acidity and a light bittersweet note. It shines in a pour-over but is equally at home in a moka pot, siphon, French press or as an espresso SOE.

For a fruitier Brazilian, FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Queen's Farm uses a rare Yellow Bourbon from Mogiana, where fertile red volcanic soil builds a fuller aroma. Roasted medium, it brings the sugarcane sweetness unique to the region along with fruit and chocolate notes across pour-over, moka pot and home espresso machine.