StartUp Grind - Peru Pods - 12pk

🔥 Roast

Medium roast, offering a balanced profile that highlights both acidity and sweetness, while preserving the inherent character of the coffee 

👅 Tasting Profile

Medium acidity with a smooth body, emphasizing bright lemon and herbal notes, complemented by a rounded chocolate finish 

🌱 Grower

Sourced via Fairtrade partnerships with smallholder farmers in the Amazonas region — collectively organized under cooperatives certified Fairtrade and SHG (Strictly High Grown) 

🌿 Variety

A blend of heirloom and hybrid cultivars: Typica, Castillo, Bourbon, and Catimor — giving the cup complexity and structure 

🌍 Region

Cultivated in northern Peru’s Amazonas region, part of the eastern Andes slopes — an area recognized for specialty-grade, Amazonian-highland coffees 

🏔 Altitude

Grown high in the cloud forests at 1,600–1,800 meters above sea level, which contributes to denser beans and more vibrant flavors .

🧱 Soil Type

Although not explicitly noted by Temecula, the Amazonas region is typified by clay–loam, mineral-rich soils, supporting quality Arabica cultivation — consistent with similar Peruvian origins 

🛁 Process

Fully washed: the coffee is pulped, fermented, washed clean, then sun-dried. This method brings clarity, brightness, and a refined sweetness to the final cup .

🌄 Summary

Temecula’s Peru Single Origin offers a vibrant yet smooth coffee experience—medium acidity with lemon-herb notes balanced by chocolate sweetness. Grown at high elevation in Amazonas, from Fairtrade-certified small cooperatives, it features classic varietals and a clean fully washed process. It’s a bright, approachable pick for fans of nuanced single‑origin cups.