The value does not wait for the number of years. This quotation from Corneille could as well concern David Flores, promising young farmer of the province of San Ignacio in Peru (extreme north of the region of Cajamarca). David is part of a group of 11 producers aged 17 to 23, all passionate about each other. This new generation, from the hamlet of Diamante, is the first to revolutionize the practices that have prevailed so far and pursue only one goal: the constant search for quality, at all levels of production.
Coffee has never stopped being part of David's life since his family moved out of the city of Cutervo in the 1970s to buy land near San Jose de Lourdes. But unlike previous generations, David and other producers of his age are the first to favor quality and long-term relationships, always seeking to improve their practices by participating in many workshops and investing in more qualitative structures (vats fermentation, drying beds, adapted warehouses etc.)
David's farm, located at 1750m above sea level, is called El Morito and extends over two hectares. David cultivates the varieties Caturra and Bourbon and makes a point of honor to use practices respectful of the environment. It uses no pesticides but instead of compost that acts as a natural fertilizer. He implements water management techniques and seeks to maintain a diversity of fauna and flora on his land: shade trees such as inga (on which a fruit called guaba grows) rub shoulders with cedars and tangerines and it is not uncommon to see a monkey wander among the coffee trees. In 2018, he obtains the organic label but does not particularly seek to communicate on it, the quality of his coffee expressing itself for him.
This yellow caturra from the 2018/2019 harvest smells like bilberry on the nose. In cup, this coffee is both juicy and rounder while cooling, offering notes of licorice, molasses and dried apricots.
We are therefore pleased to introduce David's coffee for the first time as a result of the collaboration between our importer Collaborative Coffee Source and Origin Coffee Lab (OCL). Founded in 2017 in Jaen in Peru by Alex Julca and José Rivera, OCL accompanies producers in the Cajamarca region who want to focus their work on quality. The result ? Delicious coffees paid at premium prices, ie above market prices (35% on average, and up to double for the top rated micro-lots). For a long time, the purchase of coffee and transparency have not been paired in Peru but thanks to the work of passionate professionals such as the OCL team, Peruvian specialty coffees can finally find their market, and this for our greatest pleasure!
David Coffee Origin Coffee + Drying Coffee Beans
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