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New single origin ETHIOPIA ALAKANATURAL By Intelligentsia Sourcing | Aug 30, 2024 The Variety Ethiopia As the birthplace of coffee, coffee isn’t merely well-adapted to Ethiopia’s terroir, it evolved in the understory of the majestic forests of what is today Ethiopia. It should come as no surprise, then, that the heirloom varieties still grown there produce flavors that can’t be found anywhere else on earth. Each region and subregion of Ethiopia has its own terroir, leading to a remarkable amount of diversity within the country when it comes to the flavor expression — from peach to strawberry to jasmine blossom,...

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.sbse 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...