Peru
La Lucuma
Terroir Best Lot
QUALITY SCORE: 87.00
Cup Notes
Lavender / Vanilla Cake / Orange Marmalade / Cocoa
Suggested for espresso and filter
Indulge in the perfection of taste of La Lucuma, cultivated with utmost care by Marcelino Chinguel and Lizana Morales Grimanes in Peru. With an exceptional quality score of 87.00, savour the enchanting cup notes of lavender, vanilla cake, orange marmalade, and cocoa, and experience a symphony of emotions with every sip.
when we roast
We freshly roast to order all coffees on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (excluding national holidays), and ship the same day! Cut-off time is 11:59pm (UTC+1) of the day before the roast day. *We only ship whole beans*
Details
- Quality Score
- 87.00
- Series
- Specialty
- Producer
- Marcelino Chinguel
- Country
- Peru
- Terroir
- San Ignacio
- Altitude
- 1750 masl
- Process
- Classic Natural - Raised Beds
- Arabica cultivar
- Marshell
- Picked in
- August 2022
- Arrived in
- March 2023
- Shipped in
- Jute + GrainPro
- Roast profile by
- Rubens Gardelli
- Roasted on
- Customised solid-drum roaster
Suggested brewing recipe
To help you make the best out of your coffee, Rubens has crafted recipes for brewing this particular lot in filter.
There are two recipes: one for conical brewer (think v60) and one for flat-bottom brewer (think Kalita), however you can surely brew our coffees with any other brewing device, such as immersion brewers.
Please remember that these recipes are intended as starting points and may require further adjustments if the equipment you use is not identical to the one in the recipe; the characteristics of water used can also make a big difference in brewing.
Finally, the recipes suited specifically to Rubens’ roasting style, hence we do not guarantee that they will work as a universal reference.
There are two recipes: one for conical brewer (think v60) and one for flat-bottom brewer (think Kalita), however you can surely brew our coffees with any other brewing device, such as immersion brewers.
Please remember that these recipes are intended as starting points and may require further adjustments if the equipment you use is not identical to the one in the recipe; the characteristics of water used can also make a big difference in brewing.
Finally, the recipes suited specifically to Rubens’ roasting style, hence we do not guarantee that they will work as a universal reference.
Have fun brewing!
V60 STYLE
- Coffee:
- 17g
- Grind:
- Comandante 17 click (medium)
- Water:
- 250g (40tds) at 94 Celsius
- Time:
- 2:25
- Brew strenght:
- 1,45 tds
FLATBED
- Coffee:
- 17g
- Grind:
- Comandante 13 clicks (medium)
- Water:
- 250g (40tds) at 94 Celsius
- Time:
- 2:30
- Brew strenght:
- 1,48 tds
THE STORY BEHIND
Lizana Morales Grimanes and Marcelino Chinguel have dedicated their lives to coffee farming and they now have more than four decades of experience. Despite their extensive knowledge, they remain open to new ideas and perspectives. After a devastating plague wiped out their entire crop, Marcelino made the bold decision to plant the Marshell variety in 2018. In order to compete in the prestigious Peru Cup of Excellence competition, the couple embarked on an experiment with naturally mutated coffee varieties to identify the best tasting one. The selected variety, named after Marcelino himself, was subsequently planted across their farm. Although some may view this monocultural approach as risky, it has consistently yielded exceptional quality since then. Their outstanding performance is confirmed by the fact that they have consistently placed within the top-10 in the Cup of Excellence, including a victorious lot in 2019.
At their farm, La Lucuma, Lizana and her family handle the majority of the tasks, only hiring eight pickers during the harvest season. Within the family unit, they have divided the workload according to specific areas of responsibility. Marcelino oversees administrative and sales duties, Lizana manages post-harvest protocols, Franklin, the eldest son, supervises the picking process, and Yocner, the youngest son, serves as the QC manager.
THE VARIETY
The origins of the Marshell variety, a recently discovered Bourbon-type strain, are still unclear: whether it is a deliberate hybrid that escaped cultivation or a spontaneous mutation remains uncertain.
Regardless of its genesis, Marshell has garnered considerable attention among coffee cultivators due to its robustness and high yield, complemented with a sophisticated and refined flavour profile.
FERMENTATION PROCESS
This lot is processed naturally, hand-sorted, floated, and left to rest for 16-24 hours before being laid out to dry on raised beds in the solar dryer for around 20 to 30 days.
