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BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21) — supplied coffee image 1
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21); not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21); not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21); not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇵🇪Peru

BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21)

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsPeruJunínnullWashedMedium roastHoney flavorOrangeBlueberryArabicaSingle originSan MartinOnyx Coffee LabBIGFACEIndependent
🇵🇪PeruWashedMedium roast
Brand
BIGFACE
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇵🇪Peru
Region
Junín
Town
—
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
San Martin
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
null
Process
Roast
Medium
Tasting notes
Honey, Orange blossom, Blueberry
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • producerBIGFACE’s “San Martin” label does not establish an exact person, farm, cooperative, or project, so the prior Producer relationship was removed.
  • farmNo exact farm is disclosed in the internally consistent Peru product narrative.
  • varietyThe exact product page does not disclose cultivar information for this release.
  • harvestNo harvest month or year is published.
  • independent sentimentThe only visible exact-release rating is hosted by BIGFACE; independent reviews of other Santiago de Oropel lots do not qualify.
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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
    BIGFACE Santiago de Oropel (IO-F-21)
  2. 02
    The brand
    BIGFACE
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    The variety
    null
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    San Martin
  7. 07
    The region
    Junín
  8. 08
    The country
    🇵🇪Peru
From the producer

BIGFACE labels “San Martin” as the producer, but the page does not establish an exact person, farm, cooperative, or project. Directly relevant sourcing material uses San Martin de Pangoa as a place name and Santiago de Oropel as a producer community, so the prior person-style Producer link was removed.

From the roaster

BIGFACE is the public coffee brand. Independent reporting identifies Onyx Coffee Lab as its roasting partner, so Onyx remains linked as roaster but not as the product brand.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The exact IO-F-21 code resolves to a current BIGFACE Peru filter release. Its official page contains a contradictory Ecuador technical block, and its “San Martin” producer label is too ambiguous to support a person or organization relationship.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Washed processing

BIGFACE identifies the internally consistent Junín lot as washed.

02
Medium filter roast

The release is presented as a medium roast designed for filter brewing.

What was added?

Nothing is described as added.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, or post-roast additive is disclosed.

Why it matters

Washed processing and a medium filter roast are presented to preserve sweetness, floral lift, and fruit clarity.

What you might taste

Honey, orange blossom, and blueberry, as listed by BIGFACE.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.bigfacebrand.com/products/santiago-de-oropel
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 2026-10-25) 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

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: San Martin →
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