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Peru coffee

Peru grows washed arabica along a long stretch of the Andes, around 1,000–2,300 m, from Cajamarca in the north to Cusco in the south, so its harvest spreads from March to September.

Importers describe its specialty lots with stone fruit, nut, chocolate, caramel and citrus notes. The USDA forecasts about 4.8 million bags for 2026/27.

PACIFIC OCEAN BOLIVIABRAZILCOLOMBIAECUADOR Cajamarca Junín / Satipo Cusco / La Convención San Martín
PeruA detail from The Coffee Origins

At a glance

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  • Main harvest
  • Edge month, a margin we add: picking may start early or run late
 meterssea level5001,0001,5002,0002,5002,3001,0003,280–7,550 ft
Harvest
Mar–SepSucafina's website and Mercanta's calendar. Café Imports gives a later, shorter window, June–September, and Sucafina's 2026 handbook April–October. Regional harvests spread well beyond any one district's peak.Calendar from Sucafina and Mercanta, checked October 2026. Compared with Café Imports and Sucafina's 2026 handbook.
Altitude
1,000–2,300 m (3,280–7,550 ft)Country sourcing band.Band from Sucafina's 2026 handbook.
Production
4.8 million 60 kg bags (2026/27 forecast)USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecast, published July 2026.
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Catimor, Bourbon, Pache
Processing
WashedThe usual methods; individual lots vary (see the lots below).
Regions
Cajamarca, Junín / Satipo, Cusco / La Convención, San Martín
Often described as
stone fruit, nuts, chocolate, caramel, citrus

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How its coffees are described

Importers usually describe Peru's coffees as stone fruit, nuts, chocolate, caramel, citrus. These chiefly describe washed specialty lots; region and roast change the balance. These are tendencies, not a promise about a particular bag.

Roasters' words

Roasters described 15 single-origin lots from Peru in our catalog sample (320 lots from 38 specialty roasters, recorded January–March 2026); these are the notes they used most. Each opens in the Flavor Bloom with an exercise to train your nose on it.

Why two counts: the Flavor Bloom counts the 272 of those 320 lots that are single origins and name a tasting note, leaving out blends, co-ferments and descriptions that name no note. Peru's 15 are among them; that is all 15 of its lots.

All 15 lots, as roasters described them (winter 2026)

Lots are seasonal: this is a record of how roasters described these coffees in early 2026, not a list of what's in stock.

LotRoasterProcessRoastRoaster's notes
Peru UkukuCeremony Coffee RoastersWashedLightbrown sugar, dried fruit, milk chocolate
IncahuasiCounter Culture CoffeeWashedLightgolden raisin, almond, caramel
Valle IncaCounter Culture CoffeeWashedLightgolden raisin, nougat, creamy
PHANTOM - PeruDark Arts CoffeeWashedLightgreen grapes, orange, chestnut
QUEST - PeruDark Arts CoffeeWashedLightmelted chocolate, caramel, sweet tangerine
Vicente Guevara CotrinaLittle Wolf CoffeeWashedLightfig, brown sugar, creamy
Peru German Cubas PerezOnyx Coffee LabWashedLightblackberry, raisin, oolong tea, clove
Peru San Martin de PangoaOnyx Coffee LabWashedLightcherry, yellow pear, white tea, caramel
Maria Estela La Perla WashedPT's Coffee Roasting Co.WashedLighttoasted marshmallow, raspberry, pecan
Peru Timbuyacu MaragogypeStumptown Coffee RoastersWashedLighttoffee, red apple, tangerine
Peru Flores Family GeshaOnyx Coffee LabWashedLightjasmine, raisin, white tea, melon
Neyver Salas - Washed Process - 2025Passenger CoffeeWashedLightdelicate honeysuckle, sweet lemon zest
DOOMSDAY - PeruDark Arts CoffeeNaturalLightsour cherry, chamomile, strawberry jam
Peru - Los TulipanesPartners CoffeeHoneyLightdark chocolate, bing cherry, tangerine, strawberry
La RinconadaOrigin Coffee RoastersWashedMedium-lightblackcurrant, pecan, brown sugar

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Brew it

Single origins show their character best brewed clean. The Brew Guide starts you on a V60; if the cup comes out sour or bitter, Fix My Coffee finds the one change to make. Brewing Constellations shows how other brewers change the cup.

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