Peru Specialty Coffee | Single Origin | National Parks — Yosemite

Some places reward the people willing to look.

Yosemite is a specialty-grade single origin coffee sourced from Peru’s Amazonas region and roasted in the United States. Independently third-party tested for purity and quality. Roasted to order in small batches and ships within two business days.

Specialty-grade  ·  Single Origin  ·  Roasted in the USA  ·  Lab Verified  ·  Fresh Roasted

Peru’s Amazonas region sits at the northern edge of the country, where the Andes descend toward the Amazon basin. The altitude here — 1,500 to 2,000 meters — creates the slow-ripening conditions that build complexity in the cup. These are not the most famous coffee farms in Peru. They are among the best.

The region’s smallholder farming communities have developed a reputation for clean, bright, well-structured coffees. The Typica and Caturra varietals grown here produce a cup that rewards attention — caramel depth in the body, stone fruit in the mid-palate, a tropical brightness in the finish that stays with you.

Roasted light-to-medium in small batches in the United States. Shipped fresh. Works well across brewing methods — pour over brings out the brightness, drip is reliable, cold brew draws the caramel forward.

Caramel Depth  —  rich, sweet foundation through the body

Stone Fruit  —  peach and apricot character in the mid-palate

Tropical Brightness  —  clean, fruit-forward finish

Light-Medium Roast  ·  Medium-High Acidity  ·  Medium Body

Albert Bierstadt painted the Yosemite Valley in the 1860s and 1870s because he understood that some landscapes earn a different kind of attention. His painting Gates of the Yosemite, completed around 1882, is on this bag. Bierstadt was not documenting scenery — he was making an argument about what America held and what it was worth preserving.

Peru’s Amazonas region operates on similar stakes. These farms are small, high-altitude, and off the path that most commercial coffee buying follows. The people who find them and commit to sourcing there are making the same kind of argument Bierstadt was making about Yosemite — that the difficult places, properly attended to, produce something worth the effort.

The painting on this bag is sourced from the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, confirmed public domain CC0. Bierstadt painted it. The coffee grew in the mountains above the Amazon basin. Both are worth the trip.

Specialty-grade coffee scores 80 points or higher on the Specialty Coffee Association’s 100-point evaluation scale. Coffees are evaluated through blind sensory testing by trained graders who assess aroma, flavor, body, acidity, and defects.

The classification represents a small percentage of global coffee production. Yosemite meets the specialty-grade standard. It also meets the OFC Specialty Coffee Standard — specialty grade minimum, roasted in the United States, independently lab tested, shipped fresh.

Peru — Amazonas Region

Coffee must be grown in equatorial climates, but roasting is the manufacturing step that transforms raw beans into the finished product. Yosemite is roasted in the United States in small batches and shipped shortly after roasting.

Yosemite is independently tested by an accredited third-party laboratory for contaminants including:

•        Mycotoxins

•        Heavy metals

•        Mold contamination

•        Yeast

Testing is conducted on the finished roasted coffee, verifying the purity of the product as it ships to you.

View Lab Results →

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. GEORGE is the parent entity from which all Citizens are issued. Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Shenandoah, Redwood Forest, and Japan are Citizens of the Official Fellow Citizen registry, each formally recorded and permanently archived.

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. Each Citizen is a real, shoppable item formally recorded and permanently archived. Yosemite is Citizen No. 3.

The George National Parks Coffee Collection draws inspiration from America’s national parks. Official Fellow Citizen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the National Park Service.

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→  Meet GEORGE — the parent entity

→  What is the National Parks Coffee Collection?

→  View the Yosemite registry entry

→  View the Yosemite lab results

→  What is specialty-grade coffee?

→  What does roasted in the USA mean for coffee?

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