Felipe Estela

Frozen Reserve

Frozen at the roastery. Fresh when it reaches you.

Our Frozen Reserve collection features exceptional micro-lots selected for their clarity, character and rarity. On the day each coffee is roasted, the whole beans are vacuum-sealed and frozen, dramatically slowing the ageing process and protecting their delicate aromas and flavours from oxygen and moisture.

Once your order is packed, the coffee begins to thaw, and its natural ageing process resumes, giving you a beautifully preserved coffee that tastes remarkably close to the moment it left our roaster.

This coffee is the first in our new series, called Frozen Reserve. Frozen Reserve coffees are roasted, vacuum-sealed, and frozen on the same day. That way we lock in the freshness for you.

How should I brew this?

This coffee has been filter-roasted and is designed for a filter brew method such as an Aeropress, V60, Delta, or Chemex.

More about this coffee and its origins

Peru Felipe Estela Washed | Specialty Coffee

This microlot is a mix of Caturra and Bourbon varieties. Selectively hand-picked at maximum ripeness, the coffee cherries undergo a double fermentation: 48hrs as whole cherries in air-tight tanks for greater concentration of sweetness, then, after pulping, 48hrs with the remains of the mucilage. Afterwards, they are washed and then dried slowly under shade for 25 days.

Felipe Estela Felipe Estela is a second-generation coffee farmer and is proud of the growth and prosperity this crop has brought his community. Growing up in Querocotilllo, he began producing varieties such as Catuai and Catimor, but since joining the family of Finca El Morito, has turned his attention to higher quality – yet temperamental – varieties including Caturra, Bourbon and Typica.

Finca El Morito The Flores family have been in coffee production since the 1970s. Since founding Finca El Morito in San Ignacio, Cajamarca in 2009, the family has expanded to a network of familial farms across the region. 70% of production is sourced direct from family estates, with the remainder sourced from closely aligned specialty producers. Thanks to their stringent processing methods, the group has received multiple awards in the revered Cup of Excellence auctions.

Mill: Finca El Morito Processing Method: Fully Washed Variety: Yellow Caturra and Red Bourbon Country: Peru Region: Cajamarca Altitude: 2000 masl