Incahuasi - honey washed geisha - Peru

"intense red florals, fanta lemon, kiwi, sour cherry and long caramel aftertaste"

The Farm

The Incahuasi Valley Agrarian Coffee Cooperative (CACVI), established on January 21, 2005, unites 550 smallholder farmers across 13 committees; each producer maintains an average of 2 hectares of coffee plantings. Each regional committee has a centralized processing plant for ripe cherry coffee, featuring 8 wet processing stations and 580 African-style raised beds for drying. These producer-members of the cooperative are largely indigenous farmers who maintain Incan traditions like Ayny (mutual aid) and Minka (community work). Grown under shade with irrigation and soil conservation practices, this high-altitude Arabica coffee (1800-2500 meters) meets strict sustainability standards; the cooperative maintains a number of certifications. After harvest, ripe cherry is sorted via floation and then fermented in plastic bags for 55 hours before being laid out to dry on raised beds.