{"product_id":"sey-genezard-perez-vista-alegre-sl9-washed-peru","title":"SEY - Genezard Perez - Vista Alegre - SL9* Washed | Peru","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeru — Genezard Perez Vista Alegre SL9* (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🌸 Florals • 🌵 Prickly Pear • 🍈 Lychee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genezard Perez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vista Alegre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amaybamba, San Fernando Valley, Peru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e SL9*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,200 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVista Alegre is a farm of remarkable beauty, situated alongside an enormous nature reserve in the San Fernando Valley. Its proximity to that reserve shapes everything — a cool, stable microclimate, outstanding soil health, and growing conditions that push the SL9* variety to extraordinary heights. In the cup we find florals, prickly pear, and lychee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenezard Perez farms at an altitude of 2,200 MASL — exceptional even by Peruvian standards — in the Amaybamba area of the San Fernando Valley. The farm's position bordering a nature reserve is not incidental: the reserve acts as a natural buffer, maintaining the cool temperatures and biodiversity that contribute directly to the complexity and expression of the coffee grown here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SL9* variety, known colloquially in Peru as \"Gesha Inca,\" has been genetically identified as closely resembling SL09 — a rare cultivar within the Ethiopian Legacy group. 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