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Peru - Junin Warmikuna
  • Peru - Junin Warmikuna
  • Peru - Junin Warmikuna
Peru - Junin Warmikuna

Peru - Junin Warmikuna

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Notes: Cocoa • Brown Sugar • Stone Fruit

Medium Roast | Washed Process | 1,400–1,900m

Grown in the Andean highlands of Peru by a network of women-led, smallholder farms, Warmikuna is cultivated at elevations between 1,400 and 1,900 meters where cool temperatures and long growing seasons encourage balanced sweetness and clarity.

The coffee is fully washed, highlighting clean structure and a smooth, approachable profile.Roasted to a medium level, this coffee offers comforting cocoa and brown sugar sweetness layered with soft stone fruit notes and a clean, refined finish. Thoughtfully sourced and intentionally roasted, Warmikuna reflects both quality craftsmanship and the strength of the women behind it.
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The Farm

High in the Peruvian Andes, Warmikuna comes from a network of women farmers cultivating coffee along steep mountain slopes where cool temperatures, high elevations, and mineral-rich soils shape slow, even cherry development. In these remote regions, coffee is grown on small family plots, often tended by hand and passed down through generations.

Warmikuna — meaning “women” in Quechua — represents a women-led initiative focused on strengthening the role of female producers at origin. Many of the women involved manage every stage of production, from cultivation and harvest to processing and quality control. Through collective organization, shared knowledge, and access to resources, the initiative supports independence, education, and long-term sustainability for farming families and their communities.

After harvest, cherries are carefully selected and processed using the washed method, emphasizing clarity and balance in the cup. The coffee is fermented and dried with attention to consistency, preserving its natural brightness and clean structure. The result is a cup that feels both lively and composed, offering gentle fruit sweetness, soft acidity, and a smooth, refreshing finish.

Coffees like Warmikuna reflect the character of high-altitude Peruvian coffee: clean, expressive, and quietly complex. More importantly, they tell a story of collaboration and resilience — of women building strength through shared work, thoughtful stewardship of the land, and coffee grown with intention.

the Warmikuna Initiative

Warmikuna, meaning “women” in Quechua, represents a women-centered coffee initiative designed to strengthen opportunity, visibility, and leadership for women farmers across Peru’s coffee-growing regions. While women have always played a central role in coffee production—managing farms, harvesting cherries, and overseeing quality—their work has often gone unrecognized within traditional market structures.

The Warmikuna initiative helps address this imbalance by supporting women producers through greater access to specialty markets, cooperative collaboration, and shared resources. By grouping women-led coffees together under a recognized name, the program helps ensure their work is identified, valued, and rewarded in the global coffee supply chain.

Beyond market access, Warmikuna emphasizes long-term sustainability and community resilience. The initiative encourages knowledge-sharing among producers, supports quality improvement at the farm level, and helps women build more stable incomes through coffee. This creates pathways for greater financial independence, decision-making power, and leadership within their communities.

Choosing Warmikuna coffee supports more than a single harvest—it contributes to a broader effort to elevate women farmers, strengthen rural livelihoods, and recognize the essential role women play in Peru’s coffee culture.

Peru

Coffee in Peru is grown along the eastern slopes of the Andes, where high elevations, cool temperatures, and rich soils create ideal conditions for quality coffee. Most Peruvian coffee comes from small family-run farms, where coffee cultivation is deeply tied to daily life and passed down through generations.

Peru has long relied on organic and low-input farming practices, resulting in coffees known for their clean profiles, gentle sweetness, and balanced acidity. Cooperatives play a key role in supporting farmers by improving quality, access to markets, and long-term sustainability—especially for women producers who are increasingly leading change within the industry.

Today, Peruvian coffee reflects resilience, community, and a strong connection to the land, offering approachable and thoughtfully produced cups with a meaningful story behind them.

Connection

We connect people to the source of their coffee — the farmers, the land, and the story behind every bean. Each cup is a shared journey from farm to coast.

Craft

Every batch is roasted with intention and respect for the farmers and the land that make it possible. Quality isn’t a goal. It’s a commitment.

Community

Our community is shaped by adventure — from coastal sunrises to the people we meet along the way. Bert’s Beans brings those moments together through good coffee and meaningful connection.

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