El Salvador Finca San Antonio

The El Salvador Finca San Antonio has a mild fruit-like sweetness with a berry and chocolatey aroma. It has a creamy full body, winey feel with bright acidity and an nice lemon lime lingering aftertaste. We proudly purchased some of this limited micro-lot offering and are enjoying this #perfectcup.

This coffee is nestled in El Salvador’s coolest and northernmost region, Chalatenango, known as the “valley of water and sand”. This region has quickly earned it’s place on the global coffee map. While El Salvador’s finest coffees were once synonymous with its western regions, everything changed in 2007 when a Chalatenango grown Pacamara won the prestigious Cup of Excellence. It is often said that the Cup of Excellence competition, which arrived to El Salvador in 2003, was the beginning of the new “wave” of interest in Salvadoran coffee, shining the first light on some of the special varieties this small country has grown since the mid 1700’s.

This lot comes from Finca San Antonio, a 3-manzana farm owned and operated by Johny Lemus, a dedicated producer whose passion for quality is evident in every cup. Set in fertile black volcanic soil at 1,350 meters, the farm cultivates Pacas and Gesha varieties with meticulous care.

This El Salvador is a natural process. This process is something of an experiment in El Salvador, but they are increasing in popularity. The coffee is picked ripe and sorted for quality, then placed on raised beds or patios to dry for a month or more.

Chalatenango isn’t just special, it’s a vital part of the future of specialty coffee.

This coffee is available for a limited time only.

Producer: Johny Lemus

Region: Chalatenango

Farm: San Antonio

Country: El Salvador

Variety: Pacamara

Process: Natural

Harvest: December through March

Elevation: 1350 MASL