Artist Reserve Peru La Neblina - Washed Sydra
PERU
ARTIST RESERVE PERU LA NEBLINA - WASHED SYDRA
REDCURRANT, GOOSEBERRY JAM, PAONIA APRICOT, SINGULAR
BEAN DETAILS:
ORIGIN: Cajamarca, Peru
PRODUCER: David Flores
ELEVATION: 2000 masl
VARIETY: Sydra
PROCESS: Washed / Fermentation for 36-46 hrs in cement tanks / dried on raised beds for 15-20 days
TASTING NOTES: redcurrant, gooseberry, paonia apricot
ROAST TYPE: Light
Farm Level
El Morito Producers' Association
El Morito is a family operation spanning over 50 years. Succeeding generations have passed down knowledge and iterated on ideas, and in 2022—as their lots began winning quality competitions—they decided to formalize El Morito as a producers' association and amplify the work they'd been improving upon for decades.
Leadership
The current leadership generation is young, energized, and curious. General Manager David Flores leads the team, with Vladimir managing operations and Lenin supervising specialty production. They support the family with meticulous attention to processing, quality evaluation, and warehousing in the hub of Jaén.
David Flores: Grower & Organizer
David Flores farms at 1850–1900 masl and serves as the legal representative and General Manager of El Morito—a role
that reflects his leadership within a network of over 150 producers. Starting young, David pursued coffee with curiosity
and resolve. His lots—typically Sydra, Geisha, and Marshell—are processed on-farm with an eye toward continual
improvement. For David, the journey is ongoing, and recognition is less a milestone than a motivation.
Under David's leadership, El Morito brings together independent growers under a structure that emphasizes autonomy in
processing and shared success in export.
General Brewing Instructions
- Filtered water. Spring water is ideal. Removing chloride, sulfur, and iron is essential.
- A burr grinder. The more even the coffee particles, the better the coffee. Burr grinders, whether manual or electric, will do a better job than "whirly-blade" grinders. Invest in a burr grinder. Your taste buds (and coffee roaster) will thank you.
- A scale. I know using a scale can seem a bit like you're doing something you shouldn't be. Trust me, you can only brew consistently great coffee with a scale. Water and coffee are hard to measure without one.
- Clean equipment. Properly cleaning your equipment is the only way to avoid stale and rancid coffee flavors entering your cup. Please keep your equipment clean. The sooner and more often you clean your gear, the easier it will be in the long run. Add it to your ritual and thank us later.
- Delicious and freshly roasted Color Coffee
- Hario V60 02. Check out Scott Rao's video on how to brew a better pourover than your local cafe does.
- French Press. Check out James Hoffman's video on how to brew a next level cup.
- Aeropress. Check out Tim Wendelboe's video on how to brew an exceptionally easy and delicious cup.
Coffee Faq
IS YOUR COFFEE ORGANIC OR FAIR TRADE?
In many cases, yes. However, our first priority is quality and flavor. Sometimes these priorities align and our producers are certified organic and/or fair trade. We always pay well above fair trade rates (which are quite low and don’t guarantee sustainability or quality).
Often times, the producers we work with are too small to gain certifications. It’s expensive and laborious. Many of our producers are certified organic and fair trade, including many of our producers in Peru, Ethiopia, and Mexico.
WHAT IS THE BEST TIME-FRAME TO DRINK MY COFFEE?
We recommend drinking our coffee within one month of the roast date. Most of our coffees taste best however within 2 - 14 days of roast date.
For espresso, we recommend using coffee that has rested at least 7 days after roast date. This is because coffee gives off CO2 after roasting that can interfere with extraction. One way to get around this is to let your ground espresso dose sit for 30-120 minutes before pulling the shot. Email info@colorroasters.com for more questions about this.
If you are pre-grinding the coffee, we recommend drinking the coffee within one week of grinding.
CAN YOU GRIND MY COFFEE ON WEB ORDERS?
Yes, we can. Please select how you want your coffee to be ground at the time you place your order. Simply click on the arrow beside "Grind" and make your selection. If you need help choosing let us know the brewing method you will be using to prepare the coffee, in the notes of the order. And we will be happy to grind the coffee for you on our commercial grinder.
DO YOU HAVE BREW RECIPES?
These are in the works! We are compiling a bunch and even shooting some video, to help you brew like us at home.
In the meantime...go here: Pour Overs | Aeropress to get some expert advice.
MY COFFEE TASTES WEAK, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?