San Julia Efrain Huaman Washed SL9 | Peru

Peru — Efrain Huaman San Julia SL9 (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍑 Nectarine • 🍐 Pear • ⭐ Starfruit • 🌼 Yellow Florals

DETAILS

• Producer: Efrain Huaman
• Farm: San Julia
• Region: Inkawasi, Cusco, Peru
• Varietal: SL9
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,800 masl
• Roast Profile: Light
• Rest: 4–6 weeks from roast date recommended
• Roaster: Moonwake Coffee Roasters

INTRO
A very clean washed SL9 from Efrain Huaman's San Julia, offering another perspective on the terroir of the Inkawasi region. Several distinct fruit notes are layered through the cup, and they stay well defined as it cools. In the cup: nectarine, pear, starfruit, and yellow florals.

THE PRODUCER
Efrain Huaman grows this coffee on his farm San Julia. Like other farms in Inkawasi, San Julia sits at the foot of the spiritually significant mountain APU Choqesafra, a region famous for its coffee terroir thanks to the high altitude of the local farms combined with the nutrients of the volcanic soil. San Julia uses natural shade from native tree species to regulate the humidity needed for stable coffee growth and to create a natural soil cycle from falling leaves.

THE PROCESS
This SL9 lot is first traditionally washed, then dried on raised African beds to preserve the unique terroir of San Julia.

The traditional wash followed by raised-bed drying is the defining step. It gives the cup its clean expression of both the varietal and the terroir.

THE CUP
Very clean, with ripe nectarine leading, followed by a rounded pear sweetness and the crisp, juicy tropical character of starfruit. Yellow florals weave throughout, adding a delicate aromatic quality that complements the fruit, and as the coffee cools the layers stay distinct and well defined.

Flavour Notes
🍑 Nectarine 🍐 Pear ⭐ Starfruit 🌼 Yellow Florals