La Higuera

History

The organic-certified coffee La Higuera is the first coffee from the new Peru harvest that we are releasing this season. This is now the fourth year we are working with this coffee, having first introduced it in 2020.

This coffee is named after the small village which it is produced in, and the small number of producers in the village that contribute their coffee cherries to be processed together.

Our Roastery Manager, Mikolaj, visited Origin Coffee Lab in both 2023 and 2025, and the improvements in quality across recent harvests have been remarkable. Produced by smallholder farmers in Colasay and grown between 1800 and 2200 masl, this washed Bourbon is round and sweet with notes of brown sugar, red apple and stone fruit, supported by a refined and elegant acidity.

Specifications

country peru

region colasay

producer multiple smallholder farmers

variety bourbon

process washed

altitude 1800-2200 masl

tasting notes brown sugar, red apple, stone fruit

La Higuera is a washed Bourbon from Peru's Colasay region, sourced from multiple smallholder farmers cultivating at 1800–2200 masl. Prolog Coffee highlights brown sugar sweetness alongside red apple and stone fruit character—a profile suggesting bright acidity balanced with subtle body typical of washed coffees at this elevation. The lot showcases what smallholder Peruvian production can deliver when collective harvesting and processing align to highlight varietal expression.