Datura - Finca Eucalipto Pata - Nicacio Moreano SL9 Washed

SL9 is one of the most intriguing varieties currently emerging from the Peruvian Andes. The variety remains exceptionally rare, produced in very limited volumes, and primarily cultivated at extreme elevations throughout the Incahuasi Valley and surrounding regions of Cusco, often between 1,900 and 2,400 meters above sea level — elevations that contribute to slow cherry maturation, high aromatic intensity, and exceptional cup clarity.Fully ripened cherries are picked and floated in water before pulping to remove any unripe or insect-damaged cherries, then fermented without water in their own mucilage in clean tanks; the cool climate keeps fermentation stable at 24–36 hours before the coffee is fully washed and laid to rest on raised drying beds, turned 5–6 times a day — drying at this altitude takes 10 to 12 days to reach a stable moisture level of 10–11.5 percent.