Mája in Love - Washed Geisha | Peru

Peru — San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Geisha (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍋 Lemon Lollipop • 🍑 White Peach • 🌼 Meadow Flower • 🍮 Caramel Fudge

DETAILS

• Region: San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru
• Varietal: Geisha
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,900 MASL
• Harvest: Autumn 2025
• Size: 200g

INTRO

Named after Mája — one of The Naughty Dog's beloved dachshunds — this May edition limited release is a celebration of Geisha at altitude. Sourced from San Ignacio in Cajamarca, Peru, at 1,900 metres, this washed Geisha is as elegant and charming as its namesake: sweet lemon lollipop brightness, delicate white peach sweetness, meadow floral complexity, and a caramel fudge finish that lingers beautifully. A coffee for those who appreciate refinement, florality, and the kind of cup you want to sit with slowly.

THE PRODUCER

San Ignacio in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru sits at the intersection of Amazonian biodiversity and high-altitude Andean growing conditions. Coffee has been cultivated here for generations, and the region has quietly become one of South America's most exciting sources for specialty lots. At 1,900 metres, the diurnal temperature variation is significant — warm days allowing photosynthesis and development, cool nights slowing ripening and concentrating flavour in the cherry.

Geisha thrives in these conditions. Originally from Ethiopia via Panama, the variety's hallmark jasmine florality and stone fruit sweetness are amplified rather than subdued at this altitude, producing a cup of unusual delicacy and complexity. The washed process strips away any interference from the fruit layer, letting the intrinsic character of the Geisha variety speak with complete clarity.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process for this Geisha involves:

• 🍒 Selective hand-picking — Ripe cherries are carefully selected at harvest time
• 🔧 Depulping — Fruit skin is mechanically removed, exposing the mucilage-coated parchment
• 💧 Fermentation — Beans ferment in water to break down the mucilage layer cleanly
• 💧 Washing — Thorough washing removes all residue, achieving maximum cup clarity
• ☀️ Raised-bed drying — Washed beans dry on raised beds in the Cajamarca highland air

Washed processing on Geisha delivers its purest expression — the meadow florality and lemon-peach clarity come through without any natural processing complexity muddying the profile. A disciplined, transparent process for a variety that rewards exactly that approach.

THE CUP

Sweet, aromatic, and delicately complex. Lemon lollipop brightness opens the cup with energy before yielding to the gentle sweetness of white peach and meadow flowers — jasmine-adjacent, luminously floral. Caramel fudge anchors the finish with warmth and sweetness, preventing the cup from feeling ephemeral. A higher acidity that is pleasant rather than aggressive makes this an ideal omni-roast coffee, equally excellent as filter or a bright, fragrant espresso.

Flavour Notes

• 🍋 Lemon Lollipop
• 🍑 White Peach
• 🌼 Meadow Flower
• 🍮 Caramel Fudge