La Esperanza. Café de Perú

About This Coffee

La Esperanza is a single origin coffee from Finca La Esperanza in San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru, owned by Fidel Huancas Huancas, a third-generation coffee farmer. The coffee is grown in the Chirinos region at altitudes between 1,750 and 1,950 meters above sea level. The variety is Caturra Amarillo, which Fidel has been cultivating over the past five years to replace traditional varieties. The coffee is processed using the natural method, where cherries are sun-dried to allow beans to absorb flavors and sugars from the pulp. This coffee scored 88.92 in the Cup of Excellence Peru 2020, placing fourth among the country's best coffees. Flavor notes include apricot, clementine, tropical fruits, and dark chocolate.

Origin

Chirinos (Peru)

Flavor Notes

Dark Chocolate, Clementine, Tropical

Roast Level

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Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

Caturra

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Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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