Peru — Augustin Ccoyo Finca Progreso Maragogipe (Washed, "Secret Collab")

Tastes Like — 🍒 Black Cherry • 🍫 Milk Chocolate • 🍑 Apricot

DETAILS

• Producer: Augustin Ccoyo
• Farm: Finca Progreso (4 hectares)
• Region: Cusco, Peru
• Varietal: Maragogipe
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2,050 masl
• Collaboration: Secret Coffee, BK

INTRO
After a long search for a super tasty, unique washed Maragogipe, this lot from Augustin Ccoyo is both Mirra's first beautiful washed Maragogipe and the perfect coffee for a collaboration with their friends at Secret Coffee, BK. A rich, viscous, syrupy experience, starting with strong black cherry, creamy milk chocolate, and the sweet juiciness of ripe apricot. In the cup: black cherry, milk chocolate, and apricot.

THE PRODUCER
Located at 2,050 masl in the Cusco region of Peru, Augustin and his wife have been coffee producers their entire lives, and Finca Progreso has been handed down through generations of their family. The high altitude and mildly tropical climate let Augustin achieve a high degree of consistency in quality year to year. He adds that highly selective harvesting and slower shade drying are the keys to quality on his farm. Finca Progreso is a small operation, with only 4 hectares under cultivation.

Maragogipe is a natural mutation of Typica, best known as the largest variety in production by bean size, first discovered in 1870 in the Maragogipe municipality of Bahia, Brazil. It's the parent of several other varieties, including Pacamara, Maracaturra, and Marageisha. Because of its small yields and high susceptibility to pests and disease, it has never been cultivated at scale, which keeps it rare. It remains in production at a select number of smaller, quality-driven farms across Latin America for its unique profile and quality potential.

THE PROCESS
This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying. Combined with Augustin's highly selective harvesting and slower shade drying, it lets Maragogipe's rich, syrupy character come through, building the black cherry and apricot sweetness behind this cup.

THE CUP
Rich, viscous, and syrupy: strong black cherry leads, with creamy milk chocolate through the middle and the sweet juiciness of ripe apricot.

Flavour Notes
🍒 Black Cherry 🍫 Milk Chocolate 🍑 Apricot