Perú Monobamba

Producer: Smallholder farmer communities in the Monobamba valley

Country, Region: Peru, Jauja Province, Monobamba valley

Variety: mixed varieties

Elevation: 1800 - 2200 masl

Process: Washed

Nomad Coffee - March 2022 Release

This is a delicate, pure coffee with notes of cocoa powder, caramel and apricots with a silky mouthfeel and pleasant sweet aftertaste. My preferred brew for this coffee was on V60 with a V60 filter and tbt of 3:24. The flavor notes were as described but juicier and fresher with orange acidity that was mild giving the brew a very clean sweet finish. Lovely.

Roaster notes: This coffee comes from a mesmerizing place in the Monobamba valley in the province of Jauja. The name Monobamba is derived from two Quechua words: the first one is ‘Munay’, which as a noun would be translated into ‘wanting’, ‘appealing’ or ‘desiring’ and ‘Bamba’ means ‘extensive plain’: Monobamba, in other words, means ‘Plain of desire’. And both the landscapes and the coffee is grown here do justice to this name.

The ecosystem in Monobamba is often referred to as ‘Ceja de Selva’ or the Eyebrow of the Forest, where the high jungle of the Amazon transitions into the Andes. Most of the farms are located between 1800-2000 meters, but you’ll find some plots where coffee is grown at the staggering altitudes of 2200 meters above sea level. That makes this location a unique place in Central Peru, bringing deep sweet and complex flavours to the coffee beans grown here.