Tour talk · ~10 minutes
Coffee in Peru
A climb through Peru: the bean belt, then Chanchamayo, Tingo María, Jaén, San Ignacio, La Convención, and Sandia — and why the meters change the seed. Arrow keys and fullscreen for the lab.
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Resources
Slide decks and references we use in the Cusco lab. Start with the crash course, then keep going in the brew guides.
Workshop deck · ~18 slides
The Coffee Project — Crash Course
Origins, Peru growing zones, altitude, fermentation, SL09, the flavor wheel, grind, water, espresso vs pour-over, V60, roast, defects, and aroma.
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Brew methods
Ratios, grind, and step-by-step for the brewers we use in the lab.
Tasting
Flavor map
A walk through coffee flavors and how we talk about them in cupping.
Varieties
Bean atlas
Species, terroir, and the Peruvian regions we cup in Cusco.
Roasting
Roast science
How heat changes a Cusco lot, from light to dark.
Bar
Recipes
Drinks we build with Peruvian coffee in the lab.
Start
New to coffee
A short path from flavor words to a bag and a brew.
People
Cafe social
Meetups and the tasting sessions we run in Cusco.