Rogelio Segovia - Caturra [washed] espresso

Rogelio Segovia - Caturra [washed] espresso

This Peru is sweet & clean with flavours of apricot, black tea & lime.

Roasted in H-town 05 JUN 2026
$26.00
$26.00
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About the farmer(s)

Rogelio Segovia - Caturra [washed] — Peru

Rogelio's farm's are located high in the Peruvian Andes in El Campo, Cajamarca. Rogelio leads the family business which has a total of four coffee farms, La Orquídea, El Nogal, La Palta & La Palma. Each with a family member in charge. The farms are diverse, with different microclimates. There are many native shade trees & flowering plants to encourage bees which helps with pollination. This is a washed process Caturra, harvested at perfect ripeness, sorted to remove defects & foreign objects, sticks, leaves etc, they are then de-pulped, dry fermented, washed & then dried on raised beds.

  • region El Campo, Cajamarca
  • farm/farmer La Orquídea, El Nogal, La Palta & La Palma
  • altitude 2120
  • crop 2026
  • cultivar Caturra
  • process Washed

This lot is 100% Caturra, a mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brasil in 1937. The plant is a dwarf so it can be planted close together resulting in more production per hectare. Caturra has good flavour characteristics but is susceptible to disease.

Brew guide

This is a light espresso roast. Roasted to bring out the fruity flavours of the coffee. This style of roast is best suited for black espresso based drinks. That said, you can still make a tasty flat white out of this roast.

  1. Black

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 40-45g
    • Brew time 25-30 seconds

  2. White

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 27-36g
    • Brew time 30 seconds

For any help on coffee brewing of all methods i.e. espresso, plunger etc fire an email through to espresso@rocketcoffee.co.nz

Rogelio Segovia at La Orquídea.