2025 Luis Salas; El Paraiso - Peru

Origin

• 🇵🇪 Peru

Tasting notes

Luis is another young farm and producer from southern Peru. Rather than SL9 or ‘Inca 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.,’ Luis Salas is cultivating Gesha with seeds sourced from Panama. Grown organically at extreme elevation in the heart of the Andes, this lot is a remarkable expression of the 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.. In the cup we find lychee, apricot, delicate florals, and sparkling acidityAcidityThe 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..