Peru — Dwight Aguilar Nueva Alianza Pacamara (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🌸 Jasmine • 🍋 Lime • 🫚 Ginger

DETAILS

• Producer: Dwight Aguilar
• Farm: Nueva Alianza
• Region: Santa Teresa, La Convención, Cusco, Peru
• Varietal: Pacamara
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,820 masl

INTRO From Dwight Aguilar's Nueva Alianza farm in Santa Teresa, Cusco — a Pacamara that lets the variety's famously large genetic profile speak clearly. Jasmine florality leads, with lime brightness and a warming ginger spice running throughout, all built on the tight structure and expressive depth typical of Santa Teresa's terroir. In the cup: jasmine, lime, and ginger.

THE PRODUCER Nueva Alianza is a family farm born from the Dwight family's collaborative spirit and their drive to produce exceptionally high-quality lots. Located in Cusco's La Convención province, in the Santa Teresa district, the farm sits at 1,800–1,900 masl, benefiting from a climate, sandy soils, and rich organic matter that create an ideal ecosystem for coffee production. Nurtured with patience and precise technique by Dwight Aguilar, this lot allows Pacamara's substantial genetic complexity to fully express itself.

THE PROCESS This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying — allowing Pacamara's large-format complexity and structure to come through with clarity, building the jasmine, lime, and ginger character that define this cup.

THE CUP Hot, it opens with lemongrass, jasmine, and ginger. Warming, tangerine, jasmine, and honey emerge. As it cools, apricot, lemon tea, and ginger appear, finishing long with lemon tea and ginger. The acidity is complex, citric and malic; the sweetness high, like honey and ginger; and the mouthfeel full yet delicate.

Flavour Notes 🌸 Jasmine 🍋 Lime 🫚 Ginger