yours sincerely, ESWIN

Eswin, the youngest of the Tocto brothers flirted with coffee farming when he was 17 and ended up abandoning it because it was no longer profitable. Eswin went to work in Lima and was asked by his brothers to join their family business in 2017. They told him how it was going to be different this time, they were already profitable and their aspirations were centered around having a good quality of life for the entire region. With a certain hesitation, Eswin decided to give this a try but was ready to go back to his life in Lima if it was not going to work out in his favor. He quit his job and joined Churupampa.

Over time, he learnt how to modernize his farm, improve his technical know how’s which eventually led him to produce high quality coffee. He became profitable and was able to enjoy being closer to his roots. His thirst for better quality drove him to research about different varieties, yield, steps to be taken in combatting bad quality. His passion for the community made him share his achievements and woes transparently with anyone he met. He was becoming a profitable farmer and a businessman because of his farm.

In fact Lenin and Eber ask any new producers they want to work with to first meet them at Eswin's farm. They feel this would set the precedent of how they invest in serious farmers, Being a model farmer for the youngsters in his region, he has been able to show case how well his quality of life and livelihood has changed, thanks to his hard work!

 
 

CULTIVARS

San Antonio, Borbon rosado, Mashel, Borbon cidra

elevation

1450 MASL

NOTABLE

Eswin manages his coffee plantation very well. He has keen entrepreneurial mindset, diligently crafting thorough budgets, investment plans, and cost analyses to ensure sustainable profitability and business growth. Normally producers in that area have a quality/cup score between 81 or 82 but with Eswin he can comfortably push up the quality up to cup score of 86 which is truly a reflection of all his hard work.

 

PROCESSING

Selective hand picking of cherries, pulping, followed by fermentation. Depending on the altitude of the farm, fermentation lasts between 8-30 hours. Once the mucilage is separated, it is washed with water, spread on drying beds. Depending on the climate, temperature it takes between 8-15 days . After the desired moisture is reached and coffee is fully dried, quality control is performed on these coffees. It is sorted and storied according to the different qualities.

TASTIFY™ CUPPING NOTES

2024 HARVEST

Access the reports directly for these 2024 coffees through the hyperlinks

Eswin tocto microlot - washed (bio)

Contact lenin tocTO MINGA

Lenin speaks Spanish only but is very active on Whatsapp. He’s always keen to receive visitors and talk about coffee and special requests.

TEL : +51 937 594 403

FACEBOOK | WEBSITE

 

  • The price you pay for Eswin’s washed coffee p/kg. We agreed on this price directly with the farmers, disregarding the volatile US Coffee C price.

  • The farm gate is calculated based on the cost of production to produce green coffee export grade along with a margin which is then sold to Churupampa. The farmers receive this entire amount which is exclusive of the export fee.

  • Churupampa is responsible for exporting the coffee from Peru to Rotterdam. This fee includes quality control, training farmers on good agricultural practices and coordinating the entire export process. This year, Churupampa had to reduce their margin because of the steep increase in the local market prices in Peru and less coffee due to the drought. In order to keep the coffees affordable for all, it was necessary for both the farmers and Churupampa to adjust their piece of the pie.

  • International shipping from Paita, Peru to Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is inclusive of freight, customs, insurance and warehousing costs.

  • Average financing cost owed to (mostly social) lenders. This ensures immediate payment to the farmers when the coffee leaves the farm or port. With the new pricing model, this reflects the price for Stock Purchase.

  • A standard TSU premium on all coffees designated exclusively to accelerate farmers’ own regenerative agriculture project. Read more about the regenerative projects that is going to be carried by Finca Churupampa in the community

  • This Side Up compensation for spending time and resources importing this coffee. Our work includes year-round contact with producers, managing export, shipping, import, warehousing, grading, sampling, finding and keeping roasting partners for Eswin. € 1,65 is This Side Up’s Model 1 markup. For a full overview of our modular margin construction, see the Trade Models page