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Peru Maria Estela

Peru Maria Estela

Colectivo Coffee

About This Coffee

This Peruvian coffee is produced by María Lusleni Palacios Estela. The coffee features Bourbon and Gesha varieties and is processed as a washed coffee. It offers a thick, syrupy body with pronounced sweetness and clarity. The flavor profile includes ripe guava fruits, yuzu citrus, and tamarind sweetness with a delicate yet intense tropical character.

Origin

Peru

Flavor Notes

Guava, Yuzu, Tamarind

Roast Level

Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
Bourbón, Red Gesha
CC

Colectivo Coffee

Colectivo Coffee traces its roots to 1993, when Lincoln Fowler, Ward Fowler, and Paul Miller launched Alterra Coffee Roasters from a Walker's Point warehouse basement in Milwaukee with a vintage Probat roasting machine. The company rebranded to Colectivo in 2013 and continues to hand roast on two vintage Probats at its Riverwest headquarters on Humboldt Boulevard, relying on craft and intuition rather than computer controlled profiles. Direct sourcing relationships date back to 1994 with Finca Oriflama in Guatemala, and an early Fair Trade partnership with the Kulaktik Cooperative in 1998 placed the company at the forefront of the movement in the United States. Roughly half the selection carries Fair Trade certification, with a wide range of USDA Organic options available as well. Colectivo now operates 21 cafes across Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago, and its coffee reaches national retail shelves at Target, Whole Foods, and Kroger.

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