Coffee Description
This fragrant and approachable cup of coffee channels honey and dates, dark chocolate and tangerine. Sweet acidity and velvety body reminiscent of marshmallow and cream dances with hints of honeyed graham cracker and cacao nibs.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium
Variety
Caturra
Process
Washed
Elevation
1900 masl
Region
Cajamarca
About Renato Moreto Córdova of Peru
Finca La Diamante belongs to Renato Moreto Córdova. He’s been producing coffee there for a several years now, and his attention to detail in cultivation and processing is producing some exciting coffees like this lot from Onyx Coffee Lab. He uses parabolic dryers to shorten drying times and to increase consistency in the fickle weather of this region.
The San Ignacio Province is one of the newer districts in the Cajamarca region, one where relationships between co-ops and key importers is helping to develop coffee projects and empower farmers across the country of Peru. Bourbon, Caturra and Mundo Nova coffee varieties are hardy enough to deal with the soaring elevations and offer exception cup qualities.
Cajamarca, Peru
Onyx Coffee Lab
Lest the myth perpetuate that specialty coffee does not come from Arkansas, Onyx Coffee Lab is blowing that particular urban legend out of the water while creating a few of their own. Husband-wife owners Jon and Andrea Allen have rapidly taken the coffee world by storm with their combination of art and science.
The magic starts with sourcing, with countless small sample batches from coffee importers and with direct visits to farms around the world. "I know direct trade means a lot of different things to different people, but for us if we don’t put money in the producers hands we won’t call it direct trade," says Jon. Once found, the coffees are carefully roasted in twenty-pound or smaller batches, then shared with the three Onyx cafés and over 150 wholesale customers in thirty states.
Clearly Onyx Coffee Lab knows what they're doing: this northwest Arkansas matrix of coffee know-how routinely cleans house at the U.S. Coffee Championships; Andrea Allen placed first in the 2020 Barista Championship, while Elika Liftee placed first in the 2020 Brewers Cup Championship, and they both went on to the 2021 World Coffee Championships to place in 2nd place for Barista and 3rd place for Brewers Cup. Onyx has been chosen by Architectural Digest as Arkansas' most beautiful coffee shop, garnered multiple Good Food Awards, and been described as the "Best bags of coffee you can buy online" in GQ.
