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Quick Facts
All the facts about our El Salvador Finca El Cerro Pink Bourbon B.Farm
| Region | Apananeca Illamatepec |
|---|---|
| Producer | Fernando Escobar |
| Variety | Pink Bourbon |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from December to March |
| Shipping | from February to June |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 30kg |
El Salvador
El Salvador Finca El Cerro Pink Bourbon B.Farm
washed
Finca el Cerro is the heritage of 5 generations of
Salvadorean coffee producers, coffee growing has been
in their family for over 150 years. Located in the Apaneca
llamatepec mountain range, the farm is at ideal altitude
for producing specialty coffee (1400-1500m). In 2016 they
decided to process their own coffee, they own a small
eco-friendly coffee mill where they can do their own
wet milling. At Finca El Cerro coffee is passion, not only
growing it, but processing it, cupping and brewing it. this
coffee undergoes a dry fermentation process in which the
cherries are being dried in a tank in the shade for the first
48hours before being placed in the sun for further drying.
Origin
Specialty coffee from El Salvador
Varieties
Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara, Cuzcatleco, Caturra
Processing methods
mostly wet, and sun dried
Altitude range
500 – 1500 masl
Harvest
October - March
Total yearly production
600.000 – 700.000 60 kg bags
One of the oldest relationships between farmers and European buyers, dating back to the 1860s
Main production areas: Apaneca-Ilamatapec, Alotepec-Metapan, El Bálsamo-Quezaltepec, Chichontepec-Vulkan, Tepeca-Chinameca, Cacahuatique
Port of shipment: Puerto de Acajutla, Pacific
Export bag size: 69kg bags
Number of farmers: ~ 21.600, out of which 13.300 men, 7.400 women, 900 companies
Cup Profile: mellow, nutty, chocolatey
Export Qualities: HG, SHG, FLO, UTZ, RFA, ORG, Specialties, Neter, P&Vs
| Region | Apananeca Illamatepec |
|---|---|
| Producer | Fernando Escobar |
| Variety | Pink Bourbon |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from December to March |
| Shipping | from February to June |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 30kg |
Finca el Cerro is the heritage of 5 generations of
Salvadorean coffee producers, coffee growing has been
in their family for over 150 years. Located in the Apaneca
llamatepec mountain range, the farm is at ideal altitude
for producing specialty coffee (1400-1500m). In 2016 they
decided to process their own coffee, they own a small
eco-friendly coffee mill where they can do their own
wet milling. At Finca El Cerro coffee is passion, not only
growing it, but processing it, cupping and brewing it. this
coffee undergoes a dry fermentation process in which the
cherries are being dried in a tank in the shade for the first
48hours before being placed in the sun for further drying.
