Justino Huamán - Washed Geisha | Peru
£25.00
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Rest guidance
Recommended rest: 3–4 weeks from roast.
Based on the roaster's recommendation.
About Prodigal Coffee
Founded by Scott Rao and Mark Benedetto, Prodigal focuses on clean light roasts and consistent quality. Its coffees are chosen through blind tasting, then roasted with close attention to development. Batch checks, optical sorting and further tasting help the team refine each release, bringing clarity and sweetness to...
Roaster notes
Peru — Justino Huamán — Finca Limonniyoc — Washed Geisha
Tastes Like — 🍊 Orange • 🥭 Mango • 🍇 Grape
DETAILS
- Producer: Justino Huamán
- Farm: Finca Limonniyoc
- Region: Cusco, Peru
- Varietal: Geisha
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 2100 MASL
- Size: 250g
INTRO
Justino Huamán's Geisha from Finca Limonniyoc is among the final offerings from Prodigal's 2025 Peruvian harvest — and it's a fitting finale. Bright citrus and mango are the dominant characters, with a grapey sweetness that shifts delicately depending on the cup. A fruit-forward, expressive Geisha that first went out to Prodigal's monthly subscribers before being made available to the wider audience.
This marks one of our first listings from the Cusco region of Peru, where altitude and shade from native pacay trees create outstanding conditions for specialty production.
THE PRODUCER
Justino Huamán farms a property called Finca Limonniyoc, situated at 2100 metres in the Cusco region of Peru. The farm has been growing typica and bourbon varieties for fifteen years, with Geisha cultivation a more recent addition over the last five years.
The farm's drying area benefits from natural shade provided by pacay and other native trees. True to Andean tradition, Justino relies on pack animals to transport harvested coffee down from his mountain perch — a journey that takes two to three hours. This level of commitment to the land reflects the care that carries through to the cup.
THE PROCESS
The Washed process at Finca Limonniyoc involves:
- 🍒 Cherry Selective Picking — Only ripe cherries are harvested by hand
- 🔧 Pulping — Cherries depulped, leaving part of the mucilage intact
- 🧪 Brief Fermentation — A short fermentation stage to loosen remaining mucilage
- 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed to remove fermented mucilage
- ☀️ Raised Bed Drying — Dried on raised beds over 15–20 days under natural shade
The result is a clean, transparent cup that showcases the Geisha varietal's natural fruit complexity without fermentation-driven interference.
THE CUP
Vibrant and fruit-driven, Justino Huamán's Geisha shifts between citrus brightness and lush tropical character depending on temperature. Mango and orange are the headline notes, with a gentle grapey sweetness in the finish that adds depth and intrigue.
Flavour Notes
- 🍊 Orange
- 🥭 Mango
- 🍇 Grape
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