Afterglow SL9/Inca Gesha

EXCLUSIVE UNCOMMON VARIETY RELEASE - LIMITED STOCK Tastes like: Cherry Blossom | Peached Iced Tea | Juicy Introducing Afterglow! A beautifully complex, floral coffee with notes of cherry blossom and peach iced tea. This exceptional lot is grown at a whopping 2200masl by Wilbur Tello as part of the Inkawasi Cooperative. SL9s have been rather difficult to come across and we're stoked to have secured just 30kg of this incredible lot. Also colloquially known as Inca Gesha, due to its resemblance both physically and in the cup to the well known Ethiopian varietal, it is in fact genetically distinct from gesha. These coffees deliver complex, vibrant brews which really sing. This one is super sweet and has a really natural florality which we've been enjoying. Wilbur works with Kituchi, an ancestral farming method that helps maintain healthy soils and biodiversity, with native shade trees supporting the coffee ecosystem. Peru is an origin dear to our coffee sourcer, Siala, and we're really thrilled to be able to showcase the excellence and diversity of this origin. If you'd like to learn more about the fascinating (and still uncertain) history of this unique varietal, Christopher Feran has a fantastic article called, 'The Lost Origins of Inca Gesha' you should check out. PRODUCER/s: Wilbur Tello