Peru — Germán Cubas Perez Los Alisos, Cajamarca Caturra & Typica (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🫐 Blackberry • 🍇 Raisin • 🍵 Oolong Tea • 🌿 Clove

DETAILS

• Producer: Germán Cubas Perez
• Farm: Los Alisos
• Region: Nueva Granja, Querocoto, Cajamarca, Peru
• Varietal: Caturra, Typica
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2059 MASL
• Harvest: September
• Size: 284g (10oz)

INTRO

Germán Cubas Perez farms Los Alisos in Nueva Granja, Querocoto, alongside his family, growing coffee beneath native shade trees that define the land. In this high-elevation region of Cajamarca, where coffee is a relatively recent crop, producers are crafting unique and elegant cup profiles through careful processing and deep respect for their environment, positioning Querocoto as one of Peru's most exciting emerging origins.

THE PRODUCER

Germán Cubas Perez tends Los Alisos — a farm shaped by native shade canopy and the cool, steep terrain of Querocoto — with his family at his side. The farm sits at an exceptional 2059 MASL, one of the highest growing elevations in Cajamarca, and the conditions here slow cherry development dramatically, concentrating sugars and building the complexity that defines this lot.

Cajamarca has long been overlooked in favour of Peru's more established regions, but smallholder producers like Germán are changing that narrative. Coffee arrived here relatively recently, yet producers have embraced quality-focused processing with remarkable speed, establishing Querocoto as a region to watch closely.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process at Los Alisos involves:

• 🍒 Selective Hand-Picking — Only ripe cherries are harvested, ensuring consistent sweetness and minimal defects entering the mill.
• 🔧 Depulping — Cherries are mechanically depulped to remove the fruit skin, exposing the parchment-covered seed.
• 💧 Fermentation — The parchment coffee ferments in water to break down the remaining mucilage, developing clean, structured flavour.
• 💧 Channel Washing — Fermented coffee is thoroughly washed in clean water channels to remove residual mucilage.
• ☀️ Raised-Bed Drying — Parchment is spread on raised beds, allowing airflow from below to achieve a slow, even dry.

The result is a clean, transparent cup that allows the terroir of Querocoto's high-elevation to speak clearly — fruit-forward and structured, with excellent clarity.

THE CUP

Blackberry and raisin carry the cup with deep, ripe fruit character, whilst oolong tea brings a refined, lightly floral quality that lifts the profile. A subtle note of clove lingers at the finish, adding warmth and depth to what is a remarkably elegant high-altitude Peruvian washed lot.

Flavour Notes

• 🫐 Blackberry
• 🍇 Raisin
• 🍵 Oolong Tea
• 🌿 Clove