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New ORGANIC SPECIAL SELECTION PERU RAYOSDEL SOL GEISHA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | July 19, 2024 New ORGANIC SPECIAL SELECTION PERU RAYOSDEL SOLGEISHA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | July 19, 2024 New single origin COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON By Intelligentsia Sourcing | January 26, 2024 The Variety Rayos Del Sol & Percy Pintado Nestled in the heights of Alto Ihuamaca, San Ignacio, Cajamarca, lies a third-generation coffee farm dedicated to quality and innovation. Situated at an altitude of 1,800 meters, this farm cultivates Bourbon, Caturra, and Catimor, and has more recently ventured into planting a small, one hectare plot of...

New single origin EL SALVADOR MALACARASL-28 By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 28, 2024 New single origin EL SALVADORMALACARASL-28 By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 28, 2024 New single origin COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON By Intelligentsia Sourcing | January 26, 2024 The Variety A Storied Past This farm Jose Guillermo ‘Epe’ Alvarez is balancing tradition with innovation at Finca Malacara, the fabled Salvadoran coffee estate established by his great-grandparents in 1888.Back then, the stately Bourbon cultivar was dominant in El Salvador, and a key part of the country’s claims to be the source of the world’s finest coffee. So, the...

New single origin COSTA RICA CALLE COPEYHONEY By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 28, 2024 New single origin COSTA RICACALLE COPEYHONEY By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 28, 2024 New single origin COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON By Intelligentsia Sourcing | January 26, 2024 The Variety Producer Types Many of our coffees at intelligentsia.mome from single farmers whose operations range in size from small -- say, 1 hectare or less -- to relatively large -- for example, 45+ hectares. Current offerings like El Salvador Malacara (medium/large farm) and Peru El Romerillo (small farm) are great examples of the range in...

New ORGANIC SPECIAL SELECTION BOLIVIAFINCA TAKESI GEISHA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 7, 2024 New ORGANIC SPECIAL SELECTION BOLIVIAFINCA TAKESIGEISHA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | June 7, 2024 New single origin COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON By Intelligentsia Sourcing | January 26, 2024 The Variety Coffee at its Peak The Iturralde family claims that Finca Takesi is the highest coffee farm in the world, and we aren't inclined to argue with them. The farm is perched precariously in a narrow fold of the Bolivian Andes, clinging to a steep hillside above a deep ravine carved over centuries by the rushing...

New single origin PERULA PALESTINIA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | May 03, 2024 New single origin PERULAPALESTINA By Intelligentsia Sourcing | April 26, 2024 New single origin COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON COLOMBIASTRIPED RED BOURBON By Intelligentsia Sourcing | January 26, 2024 The Variety La Palestina This farm is not a single plot of land, but rather a collection of individual parcels that operate under the La Palestina name. The farm was started nearly 50 years ago and is now home to the third generation of the Alarcón Coronel family. La Palestina is located in the mountainous Cajamarca region of Northern Peru, in...