Green Coffee
Peru Junin La Llama
Peru Junin La Llama
Organic Perus are fairly abundant, and this one has both Organic and Fair Trade certifications on it. There’s not much of a premium for organic certification versus the non-organic crops so Peru is a value option for customers who want a South American coffee with official certifications.
The Junin region of Peru is largely rainforest and represents about a quarter of the country's coffee production. It is a straightforward bean, not too complex, but very versatile and easy to roast, and a crowd pleasing taste. There's nothing offensive or distracting about it (not too bright, not too complex, not earthy). At a light roast (full city, 407 degrees) it's smooth and sweet and clean like I expected, but it also has this definite milk chocolate flavor and caramel with floral notes in it.
Just at 2nd cracks you get a darker chocolate and caramel. Nothing too special, but no one will complain about it.
Here at the shop we sell this as our French roast. We take it at least a minute into 2nd cracks, get it all smoky and oily and it holds up really well. The cocoa taste still comes out, and you can add a little cream to bring out the caramel.
US Arrival May 2024