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Alto Ihuamaca — supplied coffee image 1
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Alto Ihuamaca; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Alto Ihuamaca; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Alto Ihuamaca; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇵🇪Peru · Cajamarca

Alto Ihuamaca

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsPeruCajamarcaWashedLight roastMilk ChocolateCaramelArabicaSingle originCENFROCAFECounter Culture CoffeeIndependentSmallholder collective lot
🇵🇪PeruWashedField BlendLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇵🇪Peru
Region
Cajamarca
Town
Alto Ihuamaca
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
CENFROCAFE
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
milk chocolate, caramel, green grape
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • farmThe exact source identifies a five-producer community lot, not a single farm.
  • producer namesCounter Culture names CENFROCAFE and five community producers but does not publish the individuals’ names.
  • fermentationThe release is washed, but no fermentation duration, vessel, or protocol is published.
  • drying methodThe exact release page does not publish a drying surface, location, or duration.
  • variety proportionsBourbon, Pache, Caturra, and Catimor are documented, but their proportions are not published.
  • public sentiment ratingExact catalogs show no ratings, and no qualifying independent exact-release numeric review was verified.
  • original tasting scoreWho Makes the Best Coffee has not documented tasting and scoring this release.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Alto Ihuamaca
  2. 02
    The brand
    Counter Culture Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Counter Culture Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    CENFROCAFE
  7. 07
    The region
    Cajamarca
  8. 08
    The country
    🇵🇪Peru
From the producer

This subscriber-exclusive selection came from five unnamed Alto Ihuamaca producers and was sourced through CENFROCAFE. Counter Culture identifies Alto Ihuamaca as one of five communities in its Valle del Santuario sourcing relationship, which began in 2007.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a B Corp certified roaster that emphasizes sustainable sourcing, transparency, and quality-focused partnerships with coffee producers globally.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A small five-producer community separation from Counter Culture’s long-running CENFROCAFE partnership, documenting a 2023 four-cultivar field blend, high-elevation washed production, a subscriber-exclusive release, transparent retail and FOB prices, and a distinct sweet-acidic cup profile without inventing individual farm identities.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Community identity preserved

The release is recorded at the five-producer Alto Ihuamaca community level through CENFROCAFE. No individual farms or producers were invented.

02
Release facts verified

Counter Culture confirms washed processing, Bourbon/Pache/Caturra/Catimor, 1,800–2,200 meters, July–September 2023, organic and kosher certifications, light roast, and milk-chocolate, caramel, and green-grape descriptors.

03
Retail and FOB prices separated

The exact release and independent trackers record $23 for 12 ounces. Counter Culture’s $4.50/lb FOB figure remains labeled as producer-payment context, not retail price.

04
Availability and sentiment checked

Waveform recorded sold out in 0 of 99 in-stock sweeps through November 10, 2026. Exact catalogs show no ratings, and a roaster-hosted combined subscription testimonial was not treated as independent lot-specific sentiment.

What was added?

No added ingredients or cultures are disclosed.

What wasn't added?

Counter Culture states that it does not add flavoring agents; no fruit, spices, or post-roast flavoring are documented.

Why it matters

The profile now has complete structured retail pricing and current availability while keeping provenance at the defensible community and field-blend level.

What you might taste

Counter Culture lists milk chocolate, caramel, and crisp green grape.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/alto-ihuamaca
  • · https://www.beaniebeans.com/coffee/alto-ihuamaca-counter-culture-coffee
  • · https://waveform.coffee/radar/offerings/3a2d8ef0-db0b-402b-a449-3020a75d6713
  • · https://www.coffeelist.co/b/counter-culture-coffee/alto-ihuamaca
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-11-10) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

CoffeeList shows zero ratings and Beans with Beanie says no ratings yet. Their profile details and Waveform’s availability observations are not tasting reviews. Counter Culture’s subscription testimonial mentions Alto Ihuamaca together with Mpemba on a seller-hosted page and was excluded from independent lot-specific sentiment. No numeric rating was calculated.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: CENFROCAFE →
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