El Bosque
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About this coffee
Eli Espinoza is a second-generation farmer from the highlands of Cajamarca, where his family grew potatoes and raised sheep. In the early 2000s he followed his father to Chirinos, who was just starting to plant coffee. With no income from the young trees, Eli worked on nearby farms to help provide for the family, slowly saving until he could buy a small plot of his own and plant his first caturras.
Land by land, he built everything from the ground up — his house, his drying patios, his processing setup. Today, he and his wife farm around four hectares of caturra, bourbon, java, geisha and heirloom varieties.
Eli prefers naturals — he's convinced they give him the best cup. In 2019, knowing his selective picking deserved better scores than he was getting, he started experimenting: longer fermentations on his washed lots first, then honeys, then naturals. The protocol he landed on that year transformed his quality, and it's been his standard ever since.
Varietal– Caturra Preparation – 48 hour fermented natural Location – Alto Pirias, Chirinos, Cajamarca Altitude – 1800 masl Importer - Chacra
