Product detailed description

Coffee origin

Papua New Guinea

Region: Waghi Valley, Western Highland Province
Altitude: 1400-1450 meters above sea level
Processing: Washed
Farm: Sigri
Variety: Arusha and Typica
Importer: J&D Imports
Harvest: 2023

Sigri Farm was established in 1950 and is located in the Waghi Valley, where coffee has an ideal climate for cultivation. It contains only the best varieties of Arabica such as Arusha and Typica. Quality control begins in the field - all coffee is hand-picked and carefully inspected. The coffee cherries must be red and fully ripe, allowing for the right balance of sugars and acids. The sorted cherries are then further processed and stored for fermentation on the same day of picking, followed by a washed process. All drying takes place in the sun, which further enhances the coffee's flavour. Drying is followed by peeling and hand sorting. All grades are then roasted and tested by experts, the so-called Q graders.

Peru

Region: Jaen, Cajamarca
Altitude: 1750 - 1950 m above sea level
Farm: Paco
Variety: Bourbon, Pache, Caturra
Importer: Falcon Coffees
Harvest: 2023

This is a mix of daily lots delivered to Falcon's warehouse in Jaen. Producers deliver the dried cherries to thewarehouse, where the coffee will be weighed and undergo physical analysis to remove any defects. The coffee is then roasted and evaluated by three members of the quality control team. Depending on the coffee's score and physical analysis, the producer will receive an offer. If the producer accepts, the coffee will be repacked in GrainPro-type bags to preserve the quality until it is sent to the dry mill.

These coffees undergo a natural processing method. After picking, the cherries are left to dry on raised beds for up to 30 days, depending on the micro-climate.

Alongside Honduras, Peru has historically been regarded as the discount Latin American origin of unremarkable and often unreliable quality. This reputation and its accompanying price discount are the results of supply chains focused on large volumes based on aggregated quality, built to serve roasters seeking value over remarkable coffee. This happens at the expense of Peruvian farmers who don’t reap the rewards of higher income through improved quality.

We believe that Peru has the potential to match up on quality to any of its origin counterparts in Latin America. Falcon Coffees set out to prove this.

The altitude of the Andes combined with rich volcanic soils and tropical rainfall means that Peru has the ideal topography and climate for producing high quality Arabica coffee. They have identified the problem as post-harvest processing. Farmers had received little to no training on the chemistry and precision required to maximise the quality of their coffees. They realised that if they provided training that demanded attention to detail, they would need to offer the financial incentive to reward those farmers who made the effort.

In 2018 Falcon Peru SARL was registered as an export company and opened a small warehouse with QC lab in the northern coffee town of Jaen, Cajamarca. Farmers bring their dry parchment to the warehouse for quality analysis, some tasting their own coffees for the first time. They receive a cup score and an offer price immediately, which they can accept or refuse. In 2019 and 2020, on average Falcon paid double the commercial rate for coffee in parchment in Jaen.

In 2018 Falcon Coffees established Falcon Coffees Peru with an initial intake of partnerships with 35 farmers. These farmers were selected based on their potential and willingness to produce outstanding qualities, and most were based in an area called Huabal.

As of 2022 Falcon Coffees Peru is

· 275 producers across 15 districts in Cajamarca.

· 3 producer associations.

· 10 full time employees, 50% female.

In 2022 they focused on improving operations and technical activities. This has allowed to increase volumes and develop the in-house facilities at the dedicated warehouse space. As many smallholder producers lack on-farm drying infrastructure to dry their coffee properly, Falcon Coffees also installed additional drying facilities close to the warehouse to enable producers to achieve optimum moisture levels and lock in cup quality that would otherwise be lost where coffee cannot be dried properly.

In the Autumn of 2022, Peru was selected as the first origin at which to begin conducting in depth field research into carbon emission at farm level as part of their Carbon Project. (https://www.falconcoffees.com/beginning-the-knowledge-transfer-project/)

From the end of October, Falcon Coffees will continue training producers on best practice for fertiliser application as well as assist producers in diversifying varietals on their farms.

As Falcon controls the supply chain from farmer to your door, these coffees qualify for their Blueprint Project label, where they can provide economic transparency data for every household that provided you with the coffee you purchased.

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We roast 3 times a week, so your coffee always arrives freshly roasted. We have been roasting our own coffee since 2019 in Silůvky in southern Moravia.