What's in the Box: Ecuador Bruhwer and Peru Colunche
Finca Bruhwer
Coffee #1
Finca Bruhwer Typica Natural
Loja, Ecuador
1,900 masl
Karla Garcia
We had this coffee in 2021 and now we’ve brought it back! Ecuador Typica Natural from Karla Garcia’s farm, Finca Bruhwer is loaded with tasting notes of fruit and chocolate. Typica is a very old coffee variety from Ethiopia that spread around the coffee growing world. Karla Garcia cultivates Typica, along with other varieties, and separates them as micro-lots to enjoy each variety on its own. Her farm is located in Loja, Ecuador at around 1,900 meters!
In addition to Finca Bruhwer, Karla runs Wild Coffee, an Ecuadorian roasting company. She buys cherry from more than 70 coffee growing families in Ecuador, and then her team processes the cherry to ensure quality and add value. Besides coffee, her company focuses on social projects, adolescent sports programs, and gender equality—she really does it all!
While Typica is highly valued for its citrusy and floral characteristics, it’s actually quite difficult to grow. It has a low yield and is more susceptible to plant disease, but despite the difficulties, it offers an excellent cup quality. Karla is dedicated to producing the coffee, which makes the end result even sweeter.
At Finca Bruhwer the natural lots dry for about 20 days in both direct sunlight and parabolic dryers. The result? Delicious flavors like rose, cherry, strawberry, and milk chocolate. We’re grateful for Karla’s dedication to excellence!
Ecuador Coffee Trees!
Coffee #2
Colunche Family Washed
Cajamarca, Peru
1,500 masl
Coming to us from Don Fermin Colunche and his family, this Peru coffee is delicious! Like most coffees from this region near San Pedro, Cajamarca in northern Peru—at elevations 1500 meters above sea level—this lot is washed for a clean flavor profile.
Don Fermin is a pioneer in using soil analysis to understand what organic materials and nutrients must be added to fertilizers to maintain a healthy farm and produce outstanding coffees—he loves to share this knowledge with other producers. The Colunche family is also known for their hospitality, sharing their homegrown fruits, vegetables, baked bread, and beekeeping with their community!
This micro lot from the Colunche family stands out with more pronounced fruit tones and acidity than your typical Peru coffee. This year's arrival blew us away, the best we have tasted from them yet. In the cup, we are enjoying notes of plum, panela, red grape, and milk chocolate. We’re thrilled to have it here this spring and hope you like it as much as we do!
Coffee #3
Fazenda do Juquinha Lot 3 Yellow Catuai Natural
Minas Gerais, Brazil
1200 masl
Ivan Prado de Melo and Weder Batista, brother-in-laws
Coffee #4
Worka Sakaro Washed
Gedeb, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
2000 - 2200 masl
Mijane Woresa