Rioja Peru

£14.50

Coffee from Perlamayo, Huabal is produced by Emma Rioja, a dedicated coffee farmer who continues her family tradition with a passion for high-quality coffee. Her farm, La Guaba, spans 1.00 hectare and in addition to coffee, Emma also cultivates subsistence crops like maize and cassava.

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Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Medium Roast

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Butterscotch, Peach, Red Fruits

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BUYING STANDARDS

It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags and 1kg bags are LDPE 4 packaging, a type of soft plastic, very common in food packaging. For home consumers LDPE 4 is still not curbside recyclable, but is accepted at local recycling points and dedicated soft plastics deposit points. Find a location near you.

ROASTING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

We’ve recently switched to a new electric Typhoon roaster which allows us to significantly reduce our carbon footprint. We selected it for its capacity, efficiency, and to maintain the same high-quality roasting. This transition also marks a step toward our long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral, with a commitment to using 100% renewable electricity. Though the installation required a significant investment in new power infrastructure, the move reinforces our dedication to sustainability and strengthens our promise to customers that we deliver on our environmental commitments.

Details

Producer

The Rioja Family

Origin

Huabal, Peru

Variety

Caturra

Process

Washed

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Cajamarca, Peru

The mountains of Peru are home to various micro-climates that all lend themselves to growing delicious coffee. Organic growing practices are standard procedure for Peruvian coffee, which is handpicked and carefully sorted for quality.

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The Rioja Family

The climate in this region is cold and humid with frequent rainfall, which supports the growth of speciality coffee, however, Emma faces challenges such as climate change, drought, pests, and plant diseases. To address these issues, she employs sustainable practices like mechanical weeding and the incorporation of decomposed organic matter. It is extremely common these days to come across producers experiencing issues related to a changing climate, not just in Peru but across all coffee growing regions.

Whilst the impacts of climate change are something to be feared, there remains lots of reasons to be cheerful, like finding producers such as the Rioja Family, who are dedicated to finding solutions and to persevere in the production of speciality coffee.

Social Relationships

Family Run Farm

The average age of a coffee producer globally is over 60 years old. There is little incentive for young people to learn the trade, as the returns are usually low in comparison to what they could earn in urban areas. By keeping the business in the family, the interest and passion for growing coffee is kept alive and can even thrive from the influence of younger farmers who are keeping up to date with innovation in technology and growing practices.

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EDUCATION

Brew Guides

Tried and tested recipes from the roastery.

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