Peru Chirinos Las Pirias

This coffee comes from the Las Pirias village, within the District of Chirinos. This area is well known for coffee, the many cooperatives and associations making Chirinos a thriving market place for coffee farmers. While many buyers are still mainly producing large commercial volumes, there are some who are implementing a more quality-focused approach. This lot was purchased through one such intermediary we've bought coffee from for about the last decade. They've worked to establish farmer groups in the surrounding villages who are willing to put in the extra labor picking and processing coffee in order to push higher quality, receiving higher premiums in return. The farms in Las Pirias are typically less than 5 hectares, and most farms are planted in a mix of varieties, like Bourbon, Caturra, Pache, and Typica. The coffee is home processed, rather than managed at a central mill. Most farmers pick and pulp their coffee the same day, fermenting for 1-2 days to break down the sticky fruit mucilage, and then dried on raised beds for about 2 weeks.