Quick Facts
All the facts about our Peru Cup of Excellence Winning Lot 15 – Finca Mate Tupi natural
Region | Junin |
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Producer | Edward Robert Vigo Arcos |
Variety | Tupi |
Process | natural |
Type | Unwashed Arabica |
Category | Mission Red |
Harvest | from May to October |
Shipping | from October to December |
Unit | 30kg Box |
Edward R. Vigo, a native of Chanchamayo annex Miguel Grau, is the second generation of coffee producers.
He began growing coffee in 2006, when he decided to focus on a property acquired as a pasture by installing a new coffee plantation with caturra and pache varieties, in order to have a good quality production and consequently, a better quality of life.
In 2015 he decided to venture into specialty coffees production, for which he had already installed a geisha variety.
Therefore, he improves the coffee quality and becomes a member of a cooperative through which he exports coffee.
Genaro considers that he carries the spirit of a coffee producer in his blood and has the vision of producing specialty coffee by getting involved in the world of organic coffees.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Peru
Varieties
Tipica, Caturra, Pache, Mondo Novo, Catuai, Catimor
Processing methods
wet milling and sun drying
Altitude range
800 – 2500 masl
Harvest
März - September
Total yearly production
~4 000 000 bags of 60KGs
Due to the proximity to the Equator coffee regions, coffee actually grows up to 2500 masl. National coffee policies since the early 1900s.
Main production areas: Cajamarca, Huánuco, Chanchamayo, Cusco, Amazonas, Junín
Cup Profile: floral, chocolatey, strong fruit
Export bag size: 69kg
Number of farmers: 150.000 producers on 330.000 ha
Available Export Qualities: MC, MCM G1-4, Specialties, FLO, ORG, UTZ, RFA, and Stocklots
Region | Junin |
---|---|
Producer | Edward Robert Vigo Arcos |
Variety | Tupi |
Process | natural |
Type | Unwashed Arabica |
Harvest | from May to October |
Shipping | from October to December |
Unit | 30kg Box |
Edward R. Vigo, a native of Chanchamayo annex Miguel Grau, is the second generation of coffee producers.
He began growing coffee in 2006, when he decided to focus on a property acquired as a pasture by installing a new coffee plantation with caturra and pache varieties, in order to have a good quality production and consequently, a better quality of life.
In 2015 he decided to venture into specialty coffees production, for which he had already installed a geisha variety.
Therefore, he improves the coffee quality and becomes a member of a cooperative through which he exports coffee.
Genaro considers that he carries the spirit of a coffee producer in his blood and has the vision of producing specialty coffee by getting involved in the world of organic coffees.