GOLD LABEL Peru: Huellas San Ignacio Lot 01/18

$16.00

DELIVERY THE WEEK OF 9/3/2023 - ONLY 10 TUBES OF COFFEE AVAILABLE

Keia & Martyn's GOLD LABEL coffees is a new line of specialty coffee that we find most interesting and want to share with our customers. Our GOLD LABEL offerings will show producers from regions we are really fond of, people that are using innovative and regenerative practices that we want to highlight, or just simply GOLD STANDARD producers that we are vibing with. Either way, you get to drink some rad coffee. 

Sometimes it takes a village. Or in this case, a community, and that’s what this lovely lot from the San Ignacio area of Cajamarca represents. Five farmer- producers (neighbors and family members) have brought their coffee— dried to parchment stage—to the collection center nearest them, either Nuevo Progreso or Señor Cauivo farmhouses. That’s the basic story. But for Arquimedes, Carmen, Derlys, Florentino and Flor Elina, reality goes much deeper.

Arquimededes says, “I was born in Pacaypamba in the Piura region, I came to work in San Ignacio 20 years ago with my wife. After working and saving, I bought a small coffee farm. and for 15 years I have been dedicated to the production of coffee.” The couple currently has 2 coffee plots and 3 children.

Derlys came to San Ignacio with his parents when he was very young, and grew up working on the family coffee farm. Now he and his wife are raising their two little girls in the area, both of whom are now in kindergarten.

And then there’s Carmen: Her farm, Los Milagritos (Little Miracles) has been part of how Carmen and her husband have supported their family, and enabled them to send their oldest son, Alex, to study for a technical degree.

Florentino Alberca Pêna came from Ayabaca to the province of San Ignacio in search of work, and learned how to produce coffee. He says, “I met my wife in this province and today we have 3 small children. We have had our own farm for 4 years now, which I bought with my savings from work.”

For Flor Elina, a 28-year-old single mom, growing, picking and processing coffee with her parents and also from her own .5 hectares, a plot she calls El Progreso (Progress), means that she is able to support her her 9-year-old son, Ander Jhoel, who studies at the local school. She also raises and sells guinea pigs to supplement her income.

Derlys added his coffee expertise to his neighbors’ as well.

These are the real histories, and undergirding them is a whole lot of hard work—day after day spent in all kinds of weather cultivating, pruning, fertilizing, picking, processing and drying coffee. All are members of Programa Huellas— (Footsteps)—which enables them to mingle their stories and the unique terroir of their farms into beautiful washed lots like this one.

GOLD LABEL coffees are not part of subscription orders at this time and should be added on separately or in addition to.

Cupping Notes:  Cola, black cherry, honeycomb, pink mimosa, and a bit savory

Brew Recommendations: Drip, French Press, pour over

Farm Gate Coffee: Farmers paid at least 50% above Fair Trade

Region: Cajamarca

Equity Pricing (EP) Levels

  • Sustaining Level: $16 per 8 oz tube (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

  • Uplifting Level: $20 per 8 oz tube (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

  • Benefacting Level: $24 per 8 oz tube (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

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ORIGINS AND HOUSE ROASTS
  • African (Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya): Expect notes of strawberry, rhubarb pie filling, cranberry juice, & a hint of orange.
  • Sunda Islands (Sumatra, East Timor, West Timor, Papua New Guinea): Expect notes of sorghum, caramel, praline, & pecan.
  • Latin (Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador): Expect notes of hazelnut, Dutch cocoa, milk chocolate, & wafer cookie.
  • 4-Track Blend (House Roast): Expect notes of powdered cacao, plum, & raspberry.
  • Black Top Dark Roast (House Roast): Expect notes of rich, bitter chocolate with a smoky yet sweet flavor profile.
EQUITY PRICING (EP) LEVELS
  • Sustaining Level: Your purchase at this level keeps the lights on by helping us continue to bring you coffees by quality producers while also ensuring we are able to pay farmers above market rate prices for their beans. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

  • Uplifting Level: Your purchase at this level sustains us but also elevates our ability to build out new products, buy more coffees from quality producers and offer new services. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

  • Benefacting Level: Your purchase at this level makes you a benefactor. You are creating opportunities for us to reach our vision of creating a community marketplace that celebrates marginalized voices and keeps us pushing the boundaries of what this industry can look and be like. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

DELIVERY SCHEDULE
  • Shipped Coffee - All orders placed after on or after Monday will be fulfilled the following Monday

  • Southeast/East Portland (includes some Northeast areas that are East like Cully and Hollywood) - All orders placed on or after Monday will be fulfilled the following Monday

  • North/Northeast/Northwest Portland (includes areas like St Johns) - All orders placed on or after Tuesday will be fulfilled the following Tuesday

  • Southwest Portland - All orders placed on or after Monday will be SHIPPED the following Monday (you will still receive LOCAL delivery prices, not shipped)

  • Portland Apartments - If there is no way for us to deliver to your door, we will ship your coffee.