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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Peru Rayos del Sol; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Peru Rayos del Sol; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Peru Rayos del Sol; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Peru Rayos del Sol; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇵🇪Peru · Cajamarca

Peru Rayos del Sol

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsPeruCajamarcaBourbonCaturraCatimorcurrent lot composition not statedCaramelArabicaSingle originRayos del SolPercy PintadoIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇵🇪Peru
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇵🇪Peru
Region
Cajamarca
Town
Alto Ihuamaca
Farm / Station
Rayos del Sol
Farmer / Producer
Percy Pintado
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
—
Variety
Bourbon, Caturra, Catimor and a small Geisha plot documented for the February 2024 farm release; current lot composition not stated
Process
—
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Caramel, Stone Fruit
Fermentation
Depulped the day of picking and fermented in tanks for approximately 24 hours before rinsing with water; documented for Intelligentsia’s 2024 release.
Drying
Raised beds in a multi-level, ventilated layout for 10–15 days; documented for Intelligentsia’s 2024 release.
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • gradeThe exact pages do not publish a formal green-coffee or cupping grade; “Specialty” was removed rather than inferred.
  • harvestThe live product page does not identify the current crop or harvest year.
  • process idWashed processing is documented for Intelligentsia’s dated 2024 release, but the current recurring product page does not state its process.
  • current lot compositionBourbon, Caturra, Catimor, and Geisha are documented in the 2024 farm story; the current release’s cultivar proportions or selection are not stated.
  • current fermentationApproximately 24-hour tank fermentation is documented for the 2024 release only and is not assumed for the current listing.
  • current dryingThe 10–15-day raised-bed method is documented for the 2024 release only and is not assumed for the current listing.
  • roast levelThe exact pages do not publish a conventional light, medium, or dark roast label.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Peru Rayos del Sol
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Bourbon, Caturra, Catimor and a small Geisha plot documented for the February 2024 farm release; current lot composition not stated
  5. 05
    The farm
    Rayos del Sol
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Percy Pintado
  7. 07
    The region
    Cajamarca
  8. 08
    The country
    🇵🇪Peru
From the producer

Percy Pintado manages the Rayos del Sol farm in the northern highlands of Peru, where he focuses on quality and innovation, including the cultivation of Geisha varieties.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia highlights this coffee as part of their seasonal single-origin releases, emphasizing their long-term partnership with the producer and the farm's evolving quality.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee is produced by a third-generation farmer who has been a Direct Trade partner since 2015 and has successfully competed in Peru's Cup of Excellence.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Current listing separated

Retained the recurring page's Rayos del Sol and Percy Pintado identity, $24 price, 340 g archived format, sold-out status and Caramel + Stone Fruit profile.

02
Dated release bounded

Kept the February 23, 2024 elevation, cultivar and post-harvest protocol as historical release context rather than current-lot facts.

03
Exact relationships retained

Verified and retained the existing Rayos del Sol farm and Percy Pintado producer links without modifying their recently reviewed records.

04
Sentiment kept empty

Excluded Cherrybook's sparse evidence index and roaster-wide signals; zero exact independent tasting reviews qualify.

What was added?

Verified structured price and currency, refreshed availability and clearer release-era boundaries.

What wasn't added?

No current harvest year, current lot composition, current process relationship, conventional roast label, formal grade or public sentiment score.

Why it matters

Rayos del Sol is a recurring farm relationship. Shared farm identity does not prove that different seasons used the same cultivar selection or post-harvest protocol.

What you might taste

The recurring page currently groups the coffee as caramel and stone fruit; the February 2024 story separately records red grape, elderflower and orange.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/peru-rayos-del-sol
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/blogs/stories/peru-rayos-del-sol
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/pages/topic-detail-peru-origin
  • · https://cherrybookcoffee.com/coffee/intelligentsia-peru-rayos-del-sol
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-30) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Cherrybook is an exact-release catalog source but reports no Coffee Review score, exact YouTube review, shop rating or Cherrybook rating. Its 63 CBI is explicitly a sparse evidence-of-quality index built largely from roaster-wide signals, not a cup score, so it was excluded from public sentiment.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Rayos del Sol →Meet the farmer: Percy Pintado →
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