Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Maria Estela La Perla Yellow Caturra, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Maria Estela La Perla Yellow Caturra; not a documentary photograph

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🇵🇪Peru · Cajamarca

Maria Estela La Perla Yellow Caturra

Roasted by Rogue Wave Coffee RoastersRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsPeru Cajamarca Yellow Caturra Washed Jasmine Blackberry Arabica Single origin Finca La Perla Maria Estela Rogue Wave Coffee Roasters

🇵🇪PeruWashedYellow Caturra

Brand

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Roaster website

Visit website

Country

🇵🇪Peru

Region

Cajamarca

Town

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Farm / Station

Finca La Perla

Farmer / Producer

Maria Estela

Species

Arabica

Type

Single origin

Grade

Not specified

Variety

Yellow Caturra

Process

Roast

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Tasting notes

Pear, Grape, Jasmine, Chocolate, Blackberry

Fermentation

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Drying

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Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

altitude mSources publish a 1,790–1,850-metre growing range rather than one exact elevation; no midpoint is stored as fact.
farm labelCrop to Cup identifies La Perla as Maria Estela’s farm and El Morito as the association; Rogue Wave’s product-details label conflates them as Finca El Morito.
fermentationThe exact roaster page classifies the lot as washed but does not disclose fermentation details.
drying methodThe exact roaster page does not disclose the drying method.
roast levelRogue Wave lists brew uses but no conventional roast-level category.
public sentiment ratingOnly one independent exact-release personal source was verified, and it publishes no numeric rating; no aggregate or inferred score is justified.

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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
Maria Estela La Perla Yellow Caturra
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
03
The roaster
Rogue Wave Coffee Roasters
Documented
04
The variety
Yellow Caturra
Documented
05
The farm
Finca La Perla
Documented
06
The farmer
Maria Estela
Documented
07
The region
Cajamarca
Documented
08
The country
🇵🇪Peru
Documented

From the producer

Maria Estela is a key member of the El Morito association. She works with her three children, grows Yellow Caturra, Marshell, and Bourbon at 1,790–1,850 meters, and manages post-harvest processing on the farm.

From the roaster

Rogue Wave presents this washed coffee as comfortable, lively, and sweet, with pear, grape, jasmine, chocolate, and blackberry.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This is an individually traceable 2026 lot from Maria Estela’s farm La Perla. She processes on-farm, while the El Morito association supports members and consolidates independently processed coffees for export. One exact independent personal coffee-log response exists, but it is insufficient for a consensus or numeric public rating.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Resolved farm versus association

Crop to Cup explicitly identifies La Perla as Maria Estela’s farm and El Morito as the association. Rogue Wave’s conflicting “Finca El Morito” product label is retained as a documented source discrepancy, not treated as a second farm.

Verified the exact release

Confirmed Yellow Caturra, washed processing, 2026 harvest, 1,790–1,850 m range, 25 CAD base package price, 340 g package option, listed flavors, and archived sold-out state.

Protected undisclosed process fields

Left fermentation, drying method, point elevation, and conventional roast level unresolved.

Corrected public-sentiment provenance

The September 2026 James Zhan coffee-log entry exactly matches the Rogue Wave coffee by roaster, name, origin, variety, process, and flavor listing. It is retained as one qualitative independent source without a numeric conversion.

What was added?

Resolved farm/association identity, refreshed sold-out verification, and corrected the exact independent-source count from zero to one.

What wasn't added?

No point elevation, fermentation details, drying method, roast level, house score, or numeric public-sentiment rating was inferred.

Why it matters

Separating a producer’s farm from her association preserves traceability. A single personal reaction is useful context but cannot support a consensus score.

What you might taste

Pear, grape, jasmine, chocolate, and blackberry, as listed by Rogue Wave.

Sources for these process claims

· https://roguewavecoffee.ca/products/peru-maria-estela-la-perla-yellow-caturra-washed
· https://www.croptocup.com/community/maria-estela-el-morito/
· https://journal.james-zhan.com/coffee-log/

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

What the internet is saying

WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-11-09. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One verified independent exact-release personal coffee-log entry was found. It is negative, but one anecdotal source is insufficient for a broader consensus.

What people don't

The reviewer described the coffee as underwhelming, said they did not like it, and struggled to finish the bag.

Flavors people keep mentioning

underwhelmingdifficult to finish

Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

One negative anecdotal exact-release response; insufficient for consensus

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Maria Estela La Perla Yellow Caturra

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WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLYDO TO THIS COFFEE?

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