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2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru — supplied coffee image 1
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇵🇪Peru · Cusco

2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru

Roasted by Sey CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsPeruCuscoSL9WashedLight roastOrangePineappleArabicaSingle originNueva EsperanzaReynaldo LuqueSey CoffeeIndependent
🇵🇪PeruWashedSL9Light roast
Brand
SEY Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇵🇪Peru
Region
Cusco
Town
Amaybamba
Farm / Station
Nueva Esperanza
Farmer / Producer
Reynaldo Luque
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
SL9
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Orange Blossom, Dragon Fruit, Pineapple
Fermentation
Dry-fermented for 30 hours after same-day depulping.
Drying
Raised beds
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
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Why some details are blank
  • SL9 genetic identitySL9 remains a provisional working name: testing shows similarity to SL09 and no Gesha composition, but no exact fingerprint exists in the current reference database.
  • drying durationRaised-bed drying is documented, but the exact number of drying days is not published.
  • roast levelThe exact SEY page does not state a categorical roast level.
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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
    2026 Reynaldo Luque; Nueva Esperanza - Peru
  2. 02
    The brand
    SEY Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Sey Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL9
  5. 05
    The farm
    Nueva Esperanza
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Reynaldo Luque
  7. 07
    The region
    Cusco
  8. 08
    The country
    🇵🇪Peru
From the producer

Reynaldo Luque manages the Nueva Esperanza farm in the high-elevation Amaybamba region. This project represents a new partnership for the roaster, focusing on the cultivation of the rare SL9* variety in a challenging, remote environment.

From the roaster

Sey Coffee is a Brooklyn-based roastery dedicated to transparent sourcing and ultra-light roast profiles that emphasize the inherent characteristics of the raw coffee. They prioritize long-term producer partnerships and meticulous roast development to achieve maximum flavor clarity.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

An inaugural SEY lot from an exceptionally remote, high-elevation Cusco producer, featuring the rare provisional SL9 identity with a clear published genetics caveat.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Selective harvest

Cherries were hand-picked at peak ripeness.

02
Sorting

The cherries were floated to remove defects.

03
Depulping

Coffee was depulped on the day of harvest.

04
Fermentation

The parchment was dry-fermented for 30 hours.

05
Drying

The washed coffee was dried on raised beds.

What was added?

Nothing was disclosed as added during processing.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, yeast culture, or other additive was disclosed.

Why it matters

The process emphasizes clean separation and preserves the floral and tropical character of the high-elevation SL9 lot.

What you might taste

Orange blossom, dragon fruit, and pineapple.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2026-reynaldo-luque-nueva-esperanza-peru
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 2026-10-25) 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

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Nueva Esperanza →Meet the farmer: Reynaldo Luque →
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