| Location/Origin |
El Salvador Cantón, El Arado, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana.
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| Altitude |
1400m |
| Variety |
Bourbon |
| Preparation |
Natural |
| Harvest |
January-March |
| Owner / Farm |
Finca El Zapote |
| SCA Cup score and notes |
85 Milk chocolate, stonfruits, bright acidity, creamy
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Los Naranjos Café is the result of the combination of hard work, struggle, and perseverance, dreams and hopes of three great friends, David, Sigfredo and Manuel. They met in the 80’s in high school, sharing dreams and ambitions. They took very different paths without any clue that coffee production will reunite them 35 years later.
FINCA EL ZAPOTE
The first farm was bought from Los Naranjos Café back in 2014, It has different varieties of bourbon, Pacas and Cuscatleco. The farm is run by Don Angel, he has been the farm manager for the last three decades. It is located in the Apaneca-Ilampatepec Coffee Region in the Municipality of Chalchuapa, Santa Ana.
This lot is made up solely of bourbon that was picked selectively before being taken to the wet mill and drying beds at Beneficio San Rafael, located between the two hills of El Pilon and Cerro Aguila at 1450 masl. The position between the two hills allows for the flow of the prevailing wind to help dry the coffees slowly and evenly.
Here the bourbon is washed and floated before then laid out on drying beds for between 25 - 30 days and then bagged and shipped for our enjoyment.
