This is another selection from our new project in Cusco, Peru. With its extreme elevations and unique varieties, this region continues to reveal its immense potential. In the cup we find ripe melon, Key lime, and white florals.
SL9
Incahuasi, Cusco
1,900 masl
November, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and de-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented for 32 hours. Dried on raised beds.
ABOUT CARLOS SAENZ
Carlos Saenz is another producer we met during our trip to Cusco last fall, and his coffee is a testament to the remarkable quality emerging from the mountains of Peru. It is an honor to work with coffees of this caliber and bring them to the specialty market. Producers like Carlos deserve recognition, as this level of quality is exceptionally rare anywhere in the world.
ABOUT SL9
Colloquially known as “Gesha Inca,” SL9 is a rare cultivar belonging to the Ethiopian Legacy group. While its exact genetic fingerprint does not currently exist in the database, it closely resembles SL09, which is why we refer to it as SL9. “SL” is in reference to single tree selections made by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in 1935-1939, and slight genetic variations from ancient, less well-identified references are scientifically acceptable. While SL28, SL34, and Mibirizi are the most widely grown cultivars from the SL selections, SL09—and by extension, SL9—remains uncommon in cultivation today.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE
$13.83/KG
FOB
$18.27/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.