Rinaldo's Coffee: Peru, Santa Rosa, La Lucuna - microlot, Washed

Julio Rafael Gonzales owns a 10-hectare farm where 1.5 hectares are planted with 6,500 coffee trees, a mix of Bourbon and Caturra varieties. He is a member of the Santa Rosa, cooperative Lima Coffees.

Coffee on his farm is picked ripe and depulped either the same day or the following day after it's picked, depending on when it's delivered to the wet mill. The coffee ferments dry for 20 ours, then is washed three times before being dried for 20 days on raised beds.

Sourcing "microlots" allows for exceptions quality control, smaller crops and beautifully balanced coffee. It helps smaller farms make a decent living and provides you with the most ethically-sourced and carefully produced green coffee beans.