Release No. 03· April 2026

Cherry Bomb | Peru.

SL.OW|Cajamarca, Peru

Maraschino Cherry
Cola Float
Cream
Vanilla

A clean, sweet cup that keeps unfolding. Bright cherry up front, rounded by a cola-like sweetness that drifts into something creamy and soft. One that gets better as it cools!

Producer: Regional Plus — La Cima
Farm: La Cima smallholders
Region: Cajamarca, Peru
Variety: Bourbon, Caturra
Altitude: 1,700–2,000 masl
Process: Washed
Roast: Light

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200g — $22.00per unit

1kg — $75.00Save 32%

Quantity

Proudly roasted in New Zealand.

Best enjoyed 6–8 weeks post roast date.

Complimentary DHL Express on orders over $200.

Roast date

Where this batch is in its resting cycle

Perfectly good to drink anytime — this is just our guide to getting the most from it.

Why we suggest resting coffee

For many years we were taught that fresh is best for coffee. That's no longer the case, in fact it is the opposite. We're big advocates of letting coffee rest and age, much like we're used to doing with wine, but over a shorter span than your 2014 Pinot Noir. With espresso, after 2 weeks the coffee really starts to open up, and keeps going; we've drunk espresso 8 weeks off roast and it's tasted great. For filter, 6–8 weeks is when we see it come into a league of its own — honestly, we've equally been drinking it over 4 months off roast and tasting its best. This isn't to say you can't drink our coffee whenever — we love drinking a coffee through its ageing cycle to watch it open up.

Cherry Bomb | Peru

$22.00

The producerChapter 01

SL.OWCajamarca, PeruWashedLimited release

Chapter 01 · The Producer

La Cima smallholders, high in the Cajamarca highlands.

Cherry Bomb is a Regional Plus lot from Cofinet — their tier of community-grade coffees that punch above their weight. The cherries come from smallholder farms around La Cima in Peru's Cajamarca highlands, washed to clarity and dried slowly to lock in the sweetness. It's a working-week coffee with the polish of a special-occasion lot, made possible because Cofinet pay above market for community quality.

Regional Plus · Cajamarca, Peru

In the cup

Maraschino cherry, cola sweetness, vanilla cream finish. Clean and dangerously easy to drink.

Maraschino Cherry
Cola Float
Cream
Vanilla

II · In the Cup

Maraschino cherry, cola float, cream and vanilla on the finish.

Bright cherry hits first, rounds out into cola-like sweetness, finishes creamy with a flicker of vanilla. Clean, sweet, dangerously easy.

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What our customers say

4.3 / 5

From 7 reviews of this coffee

★★★★

High end! Really nice stuff - but you need to bring your pour over A game to get the best from it

Verified buyer

★★★★★

Super nice intro to the espresso program, lighter brew. Nice undertones. Would recommend if it’s your first bag of the program

CampbellCustard Slice | Brazil

★★★★★

Very interesting brew, I can definitely smell and taste the strawberry component with a pleasant chocolate powdery finish, extremely drinkable.

Verified buyerStrawberries and Cream | Ethiopia

★★★★★

This is a fantastic coffee. Very fruit forward, tastes like cherry Starburst. Great as a filter coffee, but if you like adventurous espresso, this makes for an interesting cortado.

LoganStarburst Soda | Colombia

★★★★★

Lush oranges and fresh tangy finish, high quality and well worth the extra dosh x

Verified buyerCitrus Bloom | Kenya

★★★★★

Love it so much as a cortado, haven't tried it yet as a pour over.

LoganUltra Violet | Colombia

★★★★★

it was delicious. the chocolate after tasted really good

JasonStudio Blend

★★★★★

Hard to find good filter roast decaf in NZ, this is definetely the great quialy coffee I could find in NZ.

WeiOrange Sunset | Colombian Decaf

★★★★★

One of the best co ferments I have tried. Very good coffee, full flavour, mild/medium acidity. And you can really taste the watermelon. This is my weekend treat now. Thank you.

AlexWatermelon Sugar

★★★★★

I brewed this using a V60 dripper and a Comandante grinder set to 26 clicks. I used 15g of coffee with 225g of water at 90º. The resulting brew is smooth and velvety, with flavors of cherries and dark chocolate. The f...

ChrisCrème Brûlée | Colombia