Valle del Santuario, San Ignacio, Peru, 12 oz.

The coffee... The coffees of Valle del Santuario are extraordinarily crafted Peruvian coffees. The high altitude creates coffees of marked for their clarity and flavor, and the heirloom Typica variety grown in this region produces sweet, complex, cherry-almond scented, and chocolate-like coffees. These farmers have done extraordinary work, and the resulting coffee is likewise extraordinary.

The valley... Farms in this valley are achievements—perched on the steep sides of the lush, jungled mountains—and have everything going for them: high altitude; cool, breezy weather with plenty of rain; fertile soil; and many of the heirloom coffee varieties we seek. The farmers are proud of their farms and of their skills in picking, processing, and drying their coffees (this last is a particularly formidable task in this misty climate).

The name... These farmers are passionate about producing incredible-quality organic coffees in harmony with the natural environment, and they are proud of the forest preserve that surrounds their little valley. So proud that, when the time came to decide what to name the coffee from the valley with no name, the farmers decided to call it Valle del Santuario, or Sanctuary Valley.