Peru — Albino Ibias Tres Cedros SL9 (Washed, 2nd Harvest)*

Tastes Like — ⭐ Star Fruit • 🍑 Peach • 🍈 Honeydew • 🌸 Florals

DETAILS

• Producer: Albino Ibias
• Farm: Tres Cedros
• Region: Inkawasi, Cusco, Peru
• Varietal: SL9*
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2,260 masl
• Harvest: December 2025 (2nd pass)

INTRO The second harvest pass from Albino Ibias's farm arrives at an exciting moment — Tres Cedros is quickly gaining a reputation for producing some of the best coffee in Peru. A clean, tropical profile: star fruit, peach, and honeydew, with florals running throughout. In the cup: star fruit, peach, honeydew, and florals.

THE PRODUCER Albino Ibias farms Tres Cedros in one of the most compelling microclimates in the Cusco region, at excellent elevation just below the tallest waterfall in Inkawasi.

SL9 — colloquially known as "Gesha Inca" — was genetically tested and found to closely resemble SL09, a rare cultivar in the Ethiopian Legacy group. "SL" refers to single-tree selections made by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in the 1930s; while SL28, SL34, and Mibirizi are the most widely grown of these selections, SL09 — and by extension SL9 — remains uncommon in cultivation today. The variety's exact genetic fingerprint isn't yet in the global database, so "SL9" is used as a provisional working name, with ongoing conversations between geneticists and Inkawasi Valley communities about how it should ultimately be represented.

THE PROCESS The Washed process for this lot involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — cherries harvested at peak ripeness 💧 Floating — floated to further remove defects 🌱 Same-day de-pulping — de-pulped on the day of harvest ⏱️ Dry fermentation — fermented dry for 32 hours ☀️ Raised-bed drying — dried on raised beds

THE CUP Clean and tropical — star fruit and peach sweetness up front, a honeydew richness through the middle, and florals woven throughout.

Flavour Notes ⭐ Star Fruit 🍑 Peach 🍈 Honeydew 🌸 Florals