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Before we knew it, we had already featured two single-origin coffees from Peru in a row.

And as it happens, the one we are featuring today also comes from Peru.

What is more, all three come from the familiar Cajamarca Province.

Peru

Cajamarca Province

La Capilla

The La Capilla region, in Cajamarca Province, was primarily used for sugarcane cultivation six or seven years ago.

As demand for the sugarcane industry fell, local farmers began looking for crops better suited to the area.

At first they tried planting the first coffee trees on a small plot, and discovered that the microclimate, with high altitude and abundant rainfall, made La Capilla extremely suitable for coffee.

So six local smallholders began careful cultivation. Through their joint efforts, the coffee trees and the local vegetation thrived together, which is why we can enjoy coffee with such distinctive flavors.

Ripe coffee cherries from La Capilla.

Coffee Bean Information

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee - Peru Washed Cajamarca

Origin: Latin America - Peru - Cajamarca - La Capilla

Altitude: 1550-1900m

Variety: Caturra, Typica, Bourbon

Processing Method: Washed

Acidity: Medium | Body: Medium

Harvest: March-August

Description: Lemon, a rounded mouthfeel like milk chocolate, accompanied by a sweet aftertaste like brown sugar

Brewing Guide

01

Six-cup Chemex (Cold)

Ditting grind setting 8, 21g coffee, 340g water, four-six brewing method (55g, 75g, 70g, 70g, 70g).

Description: Lemon, caramel, milk chocolate mouthfeel, slightly tea-like, persistent aftertaste.

02

V60 (Hot)

Ditting grind setting 8, 20g coffee, four-six brewing method (50g, 70g, 60g, 60g, 60g).

Description: Lemon, citrus, milk chocolate mouthfeel, brown sugar sweetness, persistent aftertaste.

03

Kalita Wave (Cold)

Ditting grind setting 6, 30g coffee, 220g ice, 200g water, two pours (60g, 140g), steady fine water flow.

Description: Lemon, citrus, pleasant acidity, smooth mouthfeel, brown sugar sweet aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Peru's La Capilla shines with simple pour-over brewing, and FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe Gutingding Cooperative is a similarly rewarding coffee for exactly these methods. Processed by the washed method, it shows jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity, and after a medium-light roast it takes on green tea and honey notes, so it works beautifully on a V60, Chemex, or Kalita Wave just like this Peruvian lot.

If you want a pour-over coffee with more vivid, juicy fruit, FrontStreet's Kenya Little Tomato is an excellent pick. A Kenyan washed coffee from the Sika region grown at 1,550-1,750 meters from the classic SL28 and SL34 varieties, it is made with Kenya's signature 72-hour double-washed fermentation and lightly roasted, giving notes of cherry tomato, dark plum, snow pear, black plum, and brown sugar, with a clean, long finish.