ICON 65 - Yulisa Carhuallocllo, Best of Cajamarca #1

Origin

• 🇵🇪 Peru· Cajamarca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Is this one of the best coffees we’ve ever tried from Peru? Damn, we didn’t think it was possible to fall more in love with this often underrated origin. This washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. from a young producer is so good it took first place in the Best of Cajamarca competition and earned Yulisa a record-breaking price at auction. The lot is beautifully complex, showing some of the highly prized characteristics typical of the Gesha varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.. We taste stone fruit like apricot, juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. citrus reminiscent of fresh lime, a heady jasmine-like florality, and a deep brown sugar sweetness.