Origin Story

The Alarcón Coronel family and its La Palestina farm are well-known to us. We have been working with the family and sourcing coffee from its farm on and off since 2018. This release features a variety that is less well-known to us. Bourbon Marshell is named for the owner of the farm in northern Peru where unusual coffee plants were first discovered a few years ago. The seed from those plants was multiplied and distributed to farms throughout the region, including La Palestina. This is the first lot of Bourbon Marshell we have sourced, but it won’t be the last — Bourbon Marshell is now coming into production at scale.  

Sensory

This second exceptional coffee we're releasing from La Palestina In Peru is bright and balanced, with juicy tangerine at the forefront and a delicate floral note to round it out.

  • Country Peru
  • Flavor Profile Apple + Raw Sugar
  • Variety Bourbon

The details

  • Country Peru
  • Region Jaen
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest November - December 2023
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2015

How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from intelligentsia.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 212 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
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    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.

12oz of Peru La Palestina
Peru La Palestina