Sourcing coffees for our Select Series is always a pleasure, as we get to taste some exquisite and rare lots from across the coffee producing world. For this release, we’re thankful to Jose Rivera, affectionately known as “Pepe”. Jose is a coffee producer and exporter based in Jaén, in the northern Cajamarca region of Peru. He and his wife, Mariagracia, run Origin Coffee Lab (OCL), an exporter renowned for sourcing and exporting some of the highest-quality specialty coffees in the country. OCL works directly with producers, cupping all deliveries and paying a premium directly related to the quality of their coffee to show how their crop can be differentiated. They also provide education on financial and agricultural best practices to help farmers move towards a more sustainable future. This Select Series coffee is a washed processed Sidra variety from Jose’s farm, El Rejo, in San Jose del Alto, located at 1,750–1,800 meters above sea level. At El Rejo, Bourbon is the main variety, intercropped with banana trees, and Jose is also experimenting with Marshell, SL9, Ethiopian varieties and some rare varieties such as the Sidra. Sidra is a recently introduced coffee variety, with an unclear origin story. It might have been part of a coffee plant breeding program, developed in the nurseries of a Nestle facility in Ecuador. Sidra was thought to be a hybrid of Bourbon and Typica. More recent genetic research, however, suggests its lineage may also include Ethiopian landrace varieties. In recent years, the Sidra variety has gained prominence and popularity in the specialty coffee industry, with many competitors using it to achieve success in the World Barista Championships as well as the World Brewers Cup. At Maker, we strive to make the Select Series a memorable drinking experience for our customers, and we believe this washed Sidra produced by Jose Rivera delivers on that promise.
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