Peru Organic RFA Kovachii

Honey, yellow plum, brownie, apple
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2023/24
Status Spot
Lot Number P612499-1
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About This Coffee

Kovachii is a Covoya premium brand offering intended to capture the quintessential flavour profile of Northern Peru. Sustainably sourced from smallholder farmers in the region of Cajamarca, our quality control team ensures that Kovachii delivers a sweet, consistent and refined cup which you can depend on each season.

Most of the coffee produced in Peru is processed by hand on the producer's farm, and Kovachii is no different. Cherries are harvested, de-pulped, processed and then dried either on patios, drying beds, or on tarps. Farmers from all over Cajamarca bring their finished parchment to either our main warehouse in Jaen or to local buying stations in their communities for evaluation. Samples are taken, the green is evaluated, and the coffee is tasted -- then a price is agreed upon and the coffee is moved into storage. To create Kovachii, the highest-quality selections from these lots collected from smallholders are combined, milled, and prepared for export.

Country of Origin Peru
Harvest Season 2023/24
Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Processing Washed
Variety Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica
Region Cajamarca
Farm Name Various producers
Certifications Organic Certified NOP, Rainforest Alliance Certified (IP)

History of Coffee in Peru

In 1897 the Belgian consul in Lima Peru wrote a report that “the coffee of Peru is delicious,” there was every reason to believe he was right. That same year, coffee exports had reached well over 20,000 bags, almost triple the 7,000 bags exported in 1894. But the turn of the century would prove to be a peak for that generation of Peruvian coffee exports. By 1913, exports had dropped back down to 9,000 bags. It would have been difficult to imagine on the eve of WWI that for most of the next 100 years Peru would be numbered among the top 10 coffee producing countries in the world, and even rise to the number 5 spot a few times. Looking back, it's not only easy to understand why, but easy to imagine increasing success in producing specialty coffee as a leading supplier of organic coffee. 

Growing Coffee in Peru

Peru is made up of a wide variety of landscapes, from long beaches to high mountains, from the desert to the largest rain forest. In the north, the second highest mountain rage, the Andes, goes through Cajamarca department and converges with the Amazon, creating complex and diverse orographies and microclimates. Cajamarca’s inter-Andean valleys have hosted coffee crops for more than 200 years and concentrate almost 43% of the total Peruvian coffee production, not only because of its vast lands but because of an ancient coffee tradition that goes back to the XVIII century, when the first coffee crops were brought in and started to be nurtured by the many generations of producers in the region. Coffee has been part of their lives for so long that their inhabitants’ experiences and learnings are inextricably linked to it.  

  • Region Cajamarca
  • Farm Name Various producers
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description Sun-dried on patios, beds, or tarps
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica
  • Min Growing Altitude 1200m
  • Max Growing Altitude 2200m
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot Yes
  • Status Spot
  • Certifications Organic Certified NOP, Rainforest Alliance Certified (IP)
  • Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
  • CTRM Contract Number P612499-1
  • Country of Origin Peru
  • Warehouse Continental NJ