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🇵🇪Peru · Cusco

Lucio Luque

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsPeru Cusco SL9 working label no exact genetic reference match Washed Light roast Orange Arabica Single origin Nuevo Progresso Parcel Lucio Luque Counter Culture Coffee Independent

🇵🇪PeruWashedLight roast

Brand

Counter Culture Coffee

Roaster website

Visit website

Country

🇵🇪Peru

Region

Cusco

Town

Amaybamba area

Farm / Station

Nuevo Progresso Parcel

Farmer / Producer

Lucio Luque

Species

Arabica

Type

Single origin

Grade

Not specified

Variety

SL9 working label; no exact genetic reference match

Process

Roast

Light

Tasting notes

Blood orange, Bubble gum, Floral

Fermentation

—

Drying

—

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

variety idCounter Culture uses SL9 as the working label, but repeated genetic testing found no exact reference match; the definitive cultivar identity remains unresolved.
gradeThe exact product page lists organic and Kosher certifications but no formal green-coffee grade.
altitude mThe roaster publishes a 1,950–2,100 m range, so no single altitude or midpoint was substituted.
fermentationThe exact release is washed, but no fermentation duration or protocol is published.
drying methodNo exact-lot drying surface, method, or duration is disclosed.
roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available for the archived release.
brew recommendationNo exact-product brew recipe is published.
public sentiment ratingNo independently rated exact Counter Culture release was verified; catalog sliders, indices, and ambiguous other-roaster lots were excluded.
owner tasting inputNo owner purchase, tasting observations, approval, or original score are present; none were inferred.

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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.

01
The name on the bag
Lucio Luque
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Documented
03
The roaster
Counter Culture Coffee
Documented
04
The variety
SL9 working label; no exact genetic reference match
Named on the bag
05
The farm
Nuevo Progresso Parcel
Documented
06
The farmer
Lucio Luque
Documented
07
The region
Cusco
Documented
08
The country
🇵🇪Peru
Documented

From the producer

Lucio Luque is a member of the Incahuasi Valley Cooperative and cultivates the SL9 planting at his Nuevo Progresso parcel.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a specialty roaster based in Durham, North Carolina, known for its commitment to transparent sourcing and long-term producer relationships.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A highly traceable Peruvian single-farmer lot whose unusual cultivar story is documented through repeated genetic testing; SL9 is retained as a working commercial label rather than asserted as an exact match.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Verified release identity

Confirmed Lucio Luque, the Nuevo Progresso parcel, the September–November 2025 harvest, 1,950–2,100 m range, washed process, and light roast.

Corrected genetic overstatement

Removed the definitive SL9 variety relationship because the roaster's own testing narrative says there is no exact genetic reference match.

Added historical retail data

Recorded the exact $45/12 oz catalog price separately from Counter Culture's $12/lb FOB green-coffee payment.

Kept releases and scores separate

Excluded the earlier Gesha Variety release, the two-farm Incahuasi SL9 blend, ambiguous other-roaster reviews, and all non-cup indices from sentiment.

What was added?

Structured single-parcel composition, historical $45/340 g retail price, refreshed availability, and explicit genetic uncertainty.

What wasn't added?

No definitive variety link, midpoint altitude, invented fermentation or drying details, owner score, or numeric public sentiment rating.

Why it matters

The page preserves Counter Culture's SL9 working label while preventing the tag system from presenting an unresolved genetic identity as certain.

What you might taste

Counter Culture lists blood orange, bubble gum, and delicate florals.

Sources for these process claims

· https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/lucio-luque
· https://beanhoard.com/roaster/counter-culture-coffee/lucio-luque
· https://www.coffeelist.co/b/counter-culture-coffee/lucio-luque

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 2026-11-11) 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

Coffee List reports zero ratings. Cherrybook's index is not a cup score. A Danish review of a Lucio Luque Nuevo Progreso SL9 could not be tied to the Counter Culture release and reports a conflicting elevation, so it was excluded. The distinct two-farm Incahuasi SL9 subscriber blend was also excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Nuevo Progresso Parcel →Meet the farmer: Lucio Luque →

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Lucio Luque

FROM THE BAGBACK TO THE LAND.

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLYDO TO THIS COFFEE?

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

What the internet is saying about this coffee

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