Peru is bright, smooth, and quietly complex - a specialty coffee with notes of raspberry, hazelnut, and chocolate. Roasted to a medium profile, it delivers balance in every cup, with enough sweetness to sip black and enough body to hold its own with milk.
Behind the flavour is something even richer: Peru comes from the Café Femenino programme in Cajamarca, northern Peru, where women farmers have taken ownership of their coffee production. These producers grow 100% Organic coffee — no synthetic chemicals or fertilizers — so cherries ripen slowly, developing cleaner, sweeter, and more complex flavours.
These women are leaders in both farming and community life. Through Café Femenino, they’ve gained direct rights to their land, their coffee income, and their decision-making power.Profits are reinvested into projects like beekeeping, biogardens, and education, ensuring the benefits go far beyond the harvest. Every bean is grown at high altitude, hand-picked at peak ripeness, and processed with precision — creating a coffee that’s as consistent as it is delicious. It’s no wonder Peru won Best Organic Coffee at the UK BOOM Awards in 2023.
We do not currently dispatch our products outside of the UK.
Delivery times are for in stock items only.
Orders must be received before 16.00 (Monday to Friday) to be processed on the same day. If your order is placed later than 4pm, your delivery may not be processed until the next working day and the 24 hour / 48 hour delivery time will apply from the date of processing.
Please note that we process/post orders on weekdays only. If you place an order during the weekend (or on a UK Bank Holiday), it will be processed on the next available working day.
During peak mail-order periods (e.g. After Bank holidays, the Christmas period etc) deliveries may be extended slightly, although every effort will be made to despatch your order as soon as possible.
Tasting notes
Flavour
Sweet raspberry brightness meets smooth, creamy praline and a base of soft chocolate. The medium body keeps it clean and balanced, with every sip offering a gentle lift of fruit, a touch of nuttiness, and a silky chocolate finish. From the first pour to the last drop, Peru stays smooth, satisfying, and full of character.
Sweet raspberry brightness meets smooth, creamy praline and a base of soft chocolate. The medium body keeps it clean and balanced, with every sip offering a gentle lift of fruit, a touch of nuttiness, and a silky chocolate finish. From the first pour to the last drop, Peru stays smooth, satisfying, and full of character.
Roast profile
Light to medium (roast level 2), crafted for clarity and sweetness. Each batch is balanced, aromatic, and clean—never dull.
This is for you if...
...you want a specialty coffee that’s as pleasurable to drink as it is purposeful to buy. Peru is for coffee lovers who appreciate balance, clarity, and natural sweetness, with the extra richness that comes from knowing the people who grew it are empowered, respected, and rewarded for their work.
Best served
As a bright, clean cafetière, a silky flat white, or a lively black filter. Peru’s flavour shines when brewed with care, but it also stands up beautifully in milk, where the hazelnut and chocolate tones become even more indulgent.
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Meet the farmer
Peru is a single origin grown by Las Damas de San Ignacio, a women’s committee within the COOPAFSI cooperative in Cajamarca. These farmers cultivate high-altitude Arabica that is Organic, Fairtrade, and specialty-grade, producing coffee with tropical fruit sweetness, cherry, and caramel richness. Their work empowers women, strengthens communities, and delivers a cup that is smooth, vibrant, and full of character.
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Fairtrade
Fairtrade is a global system that ensures farmers are paid a fairer, more stable price for their coffee, with an additional premium invested back into their co-operatives and communities. This stability gives producers and their communities the chance to plan for the future and strengthen local infrastructure — from training and adoption of improved farming practices and equipment to community education and clean water projects. Combined with organic practices and specialty-grade standards, our coffee is grown with expertise that supports quality at every stage, with fewer shortcuts and greater care, and this is what makes every cup of Owens coffee taste consistently clean, balanced, and rewarding.
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Organic
Our organic coffees are grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, protecting both the environment and the people who farm it. Healthier soil produces stronger plants, and slower-ripening cherries develop more natural sugars, creating sweetness and clarity in the cup. Organic farming also safeguards biodiversity, protects local ecosystems and supports long-term resilience for farming communities. For customers, this means coffee that is cleaner, more complex and free from chemical harshness. Paired with Fairtrade principles and specialty-grade quality, Organic farming is one of the reasons every mug of Owens tastes consistently bright, balanced, and rewarding.
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Specialty coffee
Specialty grade is the independent standard that guarantees every coffee we roast meets the highest benchmarks of quality. Scored by trained Q graders on aroma, flavour, body, and balance, specialty coffees must achieve 80 points or more on the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) scale — proof of excellence that is recognised worldwide. For farmers, it reflects the care and precision that goes into cultivation, harvesting, and processing. For customers, it means every bag of Owens delivers a cup that is consistently clean, flavour-rich, and rewarding. Combined with our Soil Association Organic certification and Fairtrade sourcing, specialty grade ensures Owens coffee is not only ethical, but exceptional.
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Sustainability
Our Loring roaster is one of the most energy-efficient machines in the world, reducing fuel consumption by up to 80% compared with traditional drum roasters. By using a single-burner system that recirculates hot air, it cuts carbon emissions dramatically while maintaining precise, even roasting. For customers, it means every bag of Owens carries a roast profile that is consistent, smooth, and full of character.
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