Mandarin Orange. Brown Sugar. Melon. Milk Chocolate.

Ships within 1 week after roast date 
100% specialty arabica coffee beans only
Onyx's coffee beans are at their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting

About this coffee: 

The Story:

From the foothills of the Andes to the headwaters of the Amazon basin, 4 Llamas is helping to reshape Bolivia’s presence on the global coffee map. Rooted in a commitment to ecological balance and technical exactitude, the project fuses high-altitude terroir with a regenerative ethos, delivering coffees of uncommon clarity and complexity. The foundation is agronomic. Across their farms, 4 Llamas employs permaculture design and layered agroforestry systems, fostering polycultural resilience while preserving the ecology of the land. Their processing infrastructure reflects the same environmental intentionality, a custom-built plant reduces water consumption at scale, while an in-house treatment system addresses the environmental costs of wet milling.

Through Familia 4 Llamas, a producer-centered initiative, the company provides technical mentorship, fermentation infrastructure, and export positioning to smallholder growers across Bolivia. These aren’t transactional relationships, they are horizontal partnerships, cultivated through mutual respect and anchored in the belief that producer dignity is essential to agricultural progress. Their approach to processing is equally progressive. While traditional washed and natural lots form part of their annual offering, the team at 4 Llamas continues to push into experimental fermentation, working with native microbial communities under carefully monitored conditions. Temperature, Brix, pH, every variable is tracked with intention, yielding cup profiles that speak not only to place, but to precision.

Brewing Recipe :