This coffee is sourced from the Valle Inca producer group in the Yanatile Valley, Department of Cusco in southern Peru. Grown at 1800 meters altitude by over 101 farmers, the coffee is Bourbon and Typica varieties, processed using washed method with 14-24 hours wet fermentation and dried 10-15 days on raised beds. It is Certified Organic and Fair Trade. The coffee displays elegant honeyed florals, crisp red apple, and a pleasant tannic quality similar to oolong tea.
Elevator Coffee was founded in 2016 by Jay Sycip and Andrew Coe in Portland, Oregon. Coe, the head roaster and coffee buyer, won the 2023 U.S. Coffee Roasting Championship and placed third at the World Coffee Roasting Championships in Taipei the same year. The roastery previously operated a cafe in SE Portland until Fall 2020, then pivoted to a wholesale and online model, roasting to order and shipping weekly. A 96 point Coffee Review score ranks it among the top roasters in the Northwest. The ethos is summed up in a tagline: roasted by nerds, not snobs.
