Light Roast
$20.75 | 12 oz
Bourbon, Paché, Caturra
Counter Culture only roasts the coffea arabica, but, under the species of arabica, we buy dozens of different coffee varieties from around the world. Learn more about varieties here.
Washed
Processing is the method to turn the fruit from a coffee tree into dried green coffee ready for roasting.
1,600-2,400 meters
This refers to the elevation at which this coffee was grown.
Through early-April 2021
This refers to the amount of time this coffee will be available for purchase at Counter Culture. Availability is determined by supply and also when the coffee tastes the freshest.
Starting in 2018, a majority of the coffee produced by members of the Incahuasi Valley Cooperative was dried on African-style raised beds. Many individual farms, in addition to the central community processing stations, transitioned their drying from patios or tarps on the ground, to the improved practice of drying on the raised beds. This took a major investment on behalf of the cooperative and individual producers, in materials and labor, but is something that should result in better quality and access to higher prices.
Founded in early 2005, the Incahuasi Valley Cooperative brings together nearly a dozen communities in an effort to promote specialty coffee production. Through heavy investments in centralized wet mills, drying facilities, organized warehousing, farming education, and marketing, the cooperative has made great improvements to the stability of this region. Initial tasting, inspections, and analysis of coffee occurs at a central warehouse and quality control lab in Andahuaylas, some four hours away from the nearest producers. Quality separation and grading begins in this lab regardless of whether the coffee is a small single-farmer lot or a large community lot.
Although there are some farmers who depulp, ferment, wash, and dry coffee on their own land, most of the group’s coffee cherries are centrally collected and processed to form larger community lots. Notably, some of the communities represented include Apaylla, Amaybamba, Pacaybamba, and Pacaypata.
We first tasted—and subsequently purchased—a small amount of coffee from this group in 2015. In 2018, we tasted more than 60 samples from Incahuasi, about a third of which were lots from single farmers. Showcasing farmers doing excellent work reflects the group's devotion to pursuing quality. While a majority of the coffee we purchased from the group ends up in products like All Beans Considered, we’re still working closely with the group and our partners at Red Fox Coffee Merchants to bring the highest quality coffees to you in this Single-Origin coffee, Incahuasi.
We're excited to continue building upon the progress from the early, foundational years working with this cooperative as we work toward a robust supply chain that brings great coffee to our customers while directly supporting the communities in this remote region of Peru.
