Cupping Notes: Brown sugar, dried fruit, sweet vanilla 

Country: Peru

Department: Junin

Province: Satipo

District: Rio Negro

Community: Nuevo Florida

Farm Size: 2-6 hectares

Producers: Ramos Ccoillar

Varietals: Typica, Caturra, Bourbon, Pache

Altitude: 1750-1800 MASL

Processing: Selective harvesting, immediate depulping.  Depending on the weather but an average of 18-22 hours of fermentation

Drying: Drying for 15-20 days in solar dryers

Story:

The Ramos Ccoillar family members, the founders of the Nueva Florida comunity, originally come from the Huancavelica region int eh Andes of Peru.  Back in the days, the family used to farm potatoes but droughts and poor harvests in the region and high debts in the agriculture bank resulted in serious financial stress.  The oldest son Flornetino decided to leave the region and look for opportunities in Florida, or "New Flowering" and he started to plant his first coffee plants.  Thanks to his experience as a day labourer on other farms, he had clear ideas on how to set up his own plot.  This all happened 15 years ago and over the years more and more family members have followed and joined him.  Like his little brother, Amadeo who came with his girlfriend Elisa.  The farms are still surrounded by a beautiful mountainous and green environment, full with shade trees and fruit trees.  By now, La Nueva Florida has become a very mall community with it's inhabitants all originating from the same Huancavelica Region.

Like many other producers in Peru, the group in La Nueva Florida had some serious issues with the Roya plague between 2011-2014.  But at the moment, the farms are all healthy and producing well.  All the basic ingredients for top quality coffee are here.  With the Cultivar project, we have been collaborating closely with these families.

Last season, we kept focusing on improving the harvest and post harvest practices, doing experiments with separating varieties and anaeorobic fermentation to further enhance the cup quality.  This is a great coffee showcasing all of the hard work that has happened.

Canada Post Strike

CUPW has issued a strike notification to Canada Post.  They have yet to say whether this will be a rotating strike or whether it will be a nationwide shut down.  During this time we are going to continue to try and offer free shipping using wither Purolator or UPS so that our customers can continue to ensure that they get there parcels in a timely manner.  Although we would like to say that we will be able to offer this service to all of our customers for some orders this is simply not feasible.

We hope that this strike will not last for long and hope that you will continue to support our business during these difficult days.  We appreciate your patience and understanding in these matters.

Canadian Customers

Pre-Umber is happy to offer our Canadian customers free shipping on all orders over $100.00 (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon there is a flat rate fee)  Orders qualifying for free shipping will be sent via Canada Post Expedited Parcel service, UPS or Purolator depending on your address.  If you do not want to use the free shipping option you will have the option to choose which method you would like us to ship and you simply pay what we have to pay for shipping.

If your cart just doesn't seem to total up to $100.00, don't worry.  Pre-Umber offers real-time carrier shipping through Canada Post as well as other courier services.  To access these other couriers you can not use a PO Box but must use a physical address.  You will see the real-tie pricing and can choose the method of shipping that you would like. 

Pre-Umber wants you to enjoy your coffee or merchandise as soon as we can get it to you, so we always strive to send your order out within 24 hours of having received it.

To see the Canada Post delivery standards please follow this link and use our Postal code T4J 1R1. Delivery Standards

United States of America Customers

Pre-Umber is now shipping to customers in the continental United States of America.  We are using Canada Post/USPS for shipping so as to include the greatest number of customers. 

We are offering a flat rate shipping fee:

0 - 12 Pounds a flat rate of $20 CND (way cheaper in USD)

12 -20 Pounds a flat rate of $35 CND (still way cheaper in USD)

31-55 Pounds a flat rate of $60 CND (still very cheap in USD)

If you would rather not use the flat rate option you can choose to use Expedited Parcel USA or Xpresspost USA at your own expense.

We do our best to ship all orders within 24 hours of receiving the order and many are shipping within a matter of hours.

We look forward to serving all your home coffee roasting needs.