peru germán carranza - filter

Germán Carranza is a second-generation producer in his late 20s, Germán sees the cultivation of coffee differently than his father did. By pursuing diversification, he sees a path forward to creating a legacy his daughter will be proud to inherit.

For the third year in a row, Germán is the most experimental producer we work with in Peru, never shying away from naturals or honeys, and one of the first we’ve met to try his hand at low-oxygen styles and different varieties developed in Central America. His coffees have stood out as some of the finest (and fewest) examples of “non-traditional” processing we’ve tasted in Peru.

Within Peru, there are upwards of nine identified macro-growing regions all along the Andes from Ecuador to Bolivia. Slightly larger than Ethiopia or Colombia, and twice the size of Kenya — Peru is a coffee powerhouse that we believe still hasn’t received its shine from the larger coffee community in the way a lot of people believe it deserves!

Best brewing method: