From Cajamarca, in the province of San Ignacio, Ebert Alexander Huaman Villegas brings us his Anaerobic Washed Catuai.
It tastes like Sweet Roasted Almond, Gala Apple & Cocoa
Farm Details:
- Altitude: 1950 masl
- Farm: Finca Artemira
- Location: San Ignacio - Cajamarca, Peru.
Meet Ebert and his family:
Ebert is 34 years old and currently runs the finca Artemira after his father early passing in his childhood. He has 5 brothers and sisters, but currently he is the head of the project.
After his father's passing, he left behind a successful cattle business and small 3 hectare coffee farm. His mother had to take charge in sustaining the business while she finished rasing ebert and his siblings, unfortunately the mother did not have the knowledge to sustaining the cattle business, ebert tells me: “...she was never taught by my dad, she was instructed to more motherly tasks due to misogyny i believe…” As the years went on, the cattle business diminished but they still had coffee, a product they never thought to explore fully. Her mother decided to take a risk and invest what they had left of the cattle in new plantations of coffee, and she was right to do so! Their coffee started to sustain the family and allowed for ebert and his brother to become professionals and end up taking over the finca.
Nowadays with Ebert's leadership they have 15 hectares of coffee, where they grow: Bourbon rojo, rosado, caturra, pache, this Catuai, and several different types of geisha. They have had great success with local competitions in Cajamarca, and in 2023 with the cup of excellence. They export to: United Kingdom, Korea and for the first time to the US!
Ebert and his brothers are eternally grateful for his mothers work, naming the finca after her first name “Artemira” and now at 34 years of age he can live a nice life with his new wife and brand new 9 month old baby.