Microregion guide
Huabal
우아발
Coffee-growing area of Agua Colorada, Huabal, Cajamarca, Peru.
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Place and growing environment
Cleber & family produces coffee at El Romerillo Caturra Washed in Agua Colorada, Huabal, Cajamarca.
Recorded flavors
- 01Grapefruit
- 02Hibiscus
- 03Brown sugar
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
Caturra · Gesha · Bourbon · Typica
Caturra
A compact Bourbon mutation discovered in Brazil.
- Lineage
- A single-gene mutation subsequently selected by IAC from 1937.
- Growing conditions
- Short internodes and closely spaced branches suit dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Widely cultivated in Central America and used as a benchmark in variety trials.
Gesha
A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.
- Lineage
- Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Lot details
El Romerillo Caturra Washed
Cleber & family
Agua Colorada, Huabal, Cajamarca
- Variety · process
- CaturraWashed
- Tasting notes
- Grapefruit · Hibiscus · Brown sugar
Sources
- El Romerillo Caturra Washed(opens in a new tab)
Established Coffee · Accessed
- Granito de Oro Gesha Washed(opens in a new tab)
원더룸 · Accessed
- Peru Familia Riojas(opens in a new tab)
Stouthaus Coffee · Accessed
- Perlamayo–Huabal(opens in a new tab)
Cooperativa Amoju · Accessed
- La Huaca Coopagro FW(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Peru La Huaca Geisha 2025(opens in a new tab)
Coffee Libre · Accessed