We know you know: we are loving coffees from Peru. Ukuku embodies coffees from Peru’s Jaén district perfectly. We first chose this micro-regional blend via exporter Caravela for The Filter Blend, but it’s so delicious we let it stand on its own. Coincidentally, one of the eight contributors was a farmer we had met before: Elvis Tineo Rafael! Elvis is a great example of a younger farmer producing a range of specialty, with the baseline being the easy drinking lots found in Ukuku. This multi-farmer lot illustrates well how farmers sell lots from different times of the harvest to a variety of buyers in Jaén, creating a healthy level of competition among exporters for coffee from notable farmers like Elvis. Combining his lots with the seven other contributors, Ukuku gives balanced, caramel sweetness with the occasional flair of stewed fruits.