Sip Collective × PLOT Roasting Orange Blossom • Tangerine • Honey COOPERATIVE | PRODUCER La Lúcuma is a family-run coffee farm led by Franco Huaches Montalvan in El Limón, Chirinos, within Peru’s San Ignacio region of Cajamarca. After challenges caused by coffee leaf rust and weak conventional coffee prices, Franco sought technical support and introduced the Geisha variety as part of a broader move towards more distinctive, quality-focused production. The decision has brought significant progress to the farm, helping improve both cup quality and the value of its coffee. Franco’s Geisha has since achieved recognition in regional and national competitions, reflecting the family’s commitment to careful cultivation, selective harvesting and continuous improvement while creating a resilient and sustainable future for their production. COFFEE | PROCESSING Franco Huaches’ Geisha Inca is a refined expression of high-altitude Peruvian coffee from La Lúcuma in El Limón, Chirinos, within the mountains of Cajamarca. Grown between 1,850 and 1,900 metres above sea level, this lot reflects Franco’s decision to pursue distinctive varieties and quality-focused production after his farm faced coffee leaf rust and low conventional coffee prices. Only fully ripe cherries are selectively harvested, with workers trained to identify ideal ripeness and daily picking volumes carefully limited. After pulping, the coffee undergoes a controlled dry fermentation in sealed tanks for approximately 32 to 36 hours before washing and slow drying in a parabolic dryer, preserving sweetness, clarity and elegant complexity.
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