Merly León farms coffee in Callayuc, a district in Cajamarca's Cutervo Province in northern Peru. Her lots sit at 2,236 meters above sea level. At that altitude, cherries ripen slowly and carefully. The growing season stretches. Complexity builds over time, not by force. And the coffee that comes out carries all of that with it.
Merly is a member of Aromas del Valle, a producer cooperative in northern Peru led by Iván Cruz Rivera. With support from the Progreso Foundation, Aromas del Valle has built agronomic training programs, financial resources, and a social infrastructure that lifts the entire membership. Alongside those programs runs the Mestiza project, which works specifically to support and empower women farmers within the cooperative. Merly is part of building that.
This lot is certified organic, grown without synthetic inputs on land managed with care and intention.
Washed Process: Cherries are depulped, fermented, washed, and dried in the sun. Clean and precise. The washed process here lets the terroir of Cajamarca and the character of the varietals speak without interference.
Resting: Best 20+ days after roast.
Best brewed as: Best for Filter Coffee
10 oz. / 284 g WHOLE BEAN
Country: Peru
Region: Callayuc, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca
Producer: Merly Leon / Aromas del Valle
Varietal: Bourbon, Yellow Caturra
Process: Washed
Roast Level: Light
Elevation: 2,236 masl
Tasting Notes: Cranberry, Pomegranate, Honey, Jasmine, Marigold
Body: Medium
(Coffee is roasted on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Orders received after the end of business on the preceding Tuesday will be roasted that Wednesday and shipped on Friday.)
Merly León farms coffee in Callayuc, a district in Cajamarca's Cutervo Province in northern Peru. Her lots sit at 2,236 meters above sea level. At that altitude, cherries ripen slowly and carefully. The growing season stretches. Complexity builds over time, not by force. And the coffee that comes out carries all of that with it.
Merly is a member of Aromas del Valle, a producer cooperative in northern Peru led by Iván Cruz Rivera. With support from the Progreso Foundation, Aromas del Valle has built agronomic training programs, financial resources, and a social infrastructure that lifts the entire membership. Alongside those programs runs the Mestiza project, which works specifically to support and empower women farmers within the cooperative. Merly is part of building that.
This lot is certified organic, grown without synthetic inputs on land managed with care and intention.
Washed Process: Cherries are depulped, fermented, washed, and dried in the sun. Clean and precise. The washed process here lets the terroir of Cajamarca and the character of the varietals speak without interference.
Resting: Best 20+ days after roast.
Best brewed as: Best for Filter Coffee
10 oz. / 284 g WHOLE BEAN
Country: Peru
Region: Callayuc, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca
Producer: Merly Leon / Aromas del Valle
Varietal: Bourbon, Yellow Caturra
Process: Washed
Roast Level: Light
Elevation: 2,236 masl
Tasting Notes: Cranberry, Pomegranate, Honey, Jasmine, Marigold
Body: Medium
(Coffee is roasted on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Orders received after the end of business on the preceding Tuesday will be roasted that Wednesday and shipped on Friday.)
