Fidel Huancas ( Espresso Roasted )

Farm: Aromas del Corazón

Country: Peru

Variety: Caturra & Bourbon

Processing: Natural

Municipality: San Ignacio

Department: Cajamarca

Town: El Corazón 

Farm size: 4.5 Hectares

Altitude: 1891 MASL

Producer: Fidel Huancas Huancas

Partner: Maria Anita Cotrina

On the mountains of the district of Chirinos in northern Perú, Fidel lives with his wife, Maria Anita Cotrina, at their farm Aromas del Corazon. A name aptly chosen by Fidel as it reflects the area where the farm is located, the highlands of the township of El Corazon, known for producing high-quality coffee.

Fidel is a third-generation coffee farmer, having grown up surrounded by coffee. After finishing high school in 2004, he chose coffee as his path. His father gave him one hectare of the farm to start his own production. At the age of 21, he married and started his own family. Through hard work, he was able to purchase two more hectares of land, where the varieties he planted have yielded good results. During his coffee journey, focused on producing high-quality coffee, he has had amazing experiences, such as an internship in Costa Rica in 2017, where he learned new techniques that he implemented on his farm.

This path in coffee has allowed him to provide a better quality of life for his family, including paying for the education of his three children. He has also achieved  recognition, such as placing third in the Cup of Excellence Peru in 2021 and consistently ranking in the top 5 of the coffee competitions in Cajamarca. His current biggest challenge is to have 100% of his production be specialty coffee.

For his coffee process, Fidel begins with careful manual picking of the ripe cherries, which are taken to the wet mill on the farm. There, he floats the cherries to remove any defective ones and any foreign material, such as leaves. If he decides to do a natural process, he will ferment the cherries in GrainPro bags for 35 hours. For drying, he first dries the cherries in the shade for a couple of days, then moves them to the solar dryer for around 30 days. If he opts for the washed process, he first ferments the cherries in

bags for 20 hours before pulping. After pulping, he places the coffee in GrainPro bags for a 35-hour fermentation and then washes it. The drying process for washed coffee takes 15 to 17 days in his solar dryer.

Suitable for Espresso Machine, Mokka Pot, Stove Top, French press, and Filter brewing methods

Recommended Espresso Machine,Mokka Pot,French press

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