{"product_id":"scenery-coffee-edwin-herrera-ocampos-sl9-peru","title":"Edwin Herrera Ocampo's SL9 - Peru","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnoxic Washed, SL9, Light Roast - Best for Filter\/Pourover\/Turbo Espresso\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coffee holds the joint place with one other upcoming release as one of the best samples we tried in 2025. And in that joint podium place - they're both the same variety. SL9, locally known as \"Inca Gesha\" - looks to be SUPER interesting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've been saying \"Peru is the new Panama\" - and SL9 is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003evariety to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe’re tasting: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly deep and rich floral aromatics - like coffee blossom and night blooming jasmine, as well as buddha’s hand citron zest. In the cup it has the sweetness of raw wildflower honey, white peach and juicy comice pear, a buttery body, and bergamot and lemongrass hints adding lift. The acidity is multifaceted but broadly citrus driven - we find meyer lemon while hot \u0026amp; yuzu on cold. It tastes like the platonic ideal of an Ethiopian washed coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA recent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/christopherferan.com\/2026\/01\/02\/the-lost-origins-of-inca-gesha\/\"\u003eresearch piece\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Christopher Feran on SL9, traces it as a cultivar selected at Kenya's Scott Laboratories (the origins of SL-28 \u0026amp; SL-34) in the 1930s that was never commercially distributed due to its susceptibility to Coffee Berry Disease. This variety was among Ethiopian-legacy germplasm distributed to tropical research stations across the Americas, including Peru's Tingo Maria Experimental Station. Variety trials conducted from the 1950s onward saw this material planted across the surrounding highlands before spreading through the country as farmers migrated and propagated from seed. Buyers recognising distinctly Ethiopian cup characteristics naturally assumed it was Gesha, likely a Panamanian accession, and the name stuck - but it's now reaching international acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scenery Coffee","offers":[{"title":"200 gr","offer_id":57450372071798,"sku":null,"price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/9163\/6342\/files\/peru_edwin_herrera_ocampo_sl9.webp?v=1773253316","url":"https:\/\/kultivarcoffee.com\/products\/scenery-coffee-edwin-herrera-ocampos-sl9-peru","provider":"Kultivar Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}