Peru — Juan Pinto Catuai (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍏 Green Apple • 🍫 Milk Chocolate • 🌼 Chamomile

DETAILS

• Producer: Juan Pinto
• Origin: Peru
• Varietal: Catuai
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,700 MASL
• Harvest: 2025
• Size: 250g

INTRO

From Juan Pinto in Peru — a washed Catuai of clean, comforting character grown at 1,700 MASL. Crisp and balanced, with the natural sweetness and gentle complexity that this variety consistently delivers at altitude. In the cup: green apple, milk chocolate, and chamomile.

THE PRODUCER

Juan Pinto grows Catuai at 1,700 MASL in Peru — one of South America's most rapidly developing specialty coffee origins, where high-altitude Andean growing conditions, volcanic soils, and a stable climate provide ideal conditions for clean, well-balanced cup profiles. Catuai, a natural cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra developed in Brazil, is well established across Peru's highland coffee regions for its reliability, disease resistance, and its ability to consistently deliver sweet, approachable cup profiles under careful washed processing.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — Catuai cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed before fermentation 🧪 Fermentation — Beans fermented to break down remaining mucilage 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation to remove all residue ☀️ Drying — Dried to optimal moisture content

The meticulous washed processing is the defining step — stripping back all fruit influence to allow the Catuai's inherent crisp apple acidity, gentle chocolate warmth, and delicate chamomile character to express themselves with the clean, balanced clarity that defines this lot.

THE CUP

A crisp, clean, and comforting washed Catuai from a dedicated Peruvian smallholder — green apple brightness, milk chocolate warmth, and a delicate chamomile florality in a balanced, approachable cup with a smooth, easy-drinking character.

Flavour Notes

🍏 Green Apple 🍫 Milk Chocolate 🌼 Chamomile