Differences, distinctions and prizes of individual beans in Salvadoran coffee

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Salvadoran Coffee Bean Differences, Distinctions and Awards

A world-famous sanctuary for bourbon varieties

El Salvador is rich in Bourbon, Pacas and Pacamara varieties of coffee, grown in the hills and volcanic slopes, is the most fertile soil for coffee cultivation, so that El Salvador coffee has a unique flavor, flavor and alcohol, moderate acidity, good sweetness, rich aroma, with charming tonality.

El Salvador is recognized as a world-famous mecca for bourbon varieties, highly appreciated by coffee connoisseurs, with inherent uniqueness that makes El Salvador one of the most traditional coffee cradles in the world.

Cultivated varieties

100% of coffee grown in El Salvador is Arabica and grows in mountainous and volcanic slopes with rich organic and fertile soils. El Salvador produces a world-renowned Bourbon variety that is highly appreciated by coffee connoisseurs around the world. In particular, the Pacamara variety, exclusively produced in El Salvador, is increasingly in demand in the market for high-quality specialty coffee.

Main varieties:

60% Bourbon

31% Pacas

2% Pacamara

5% Other

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Coffee beans are harvested by hand when ripe and cherry red, and are carefully washed and sun-dried to retain their characteristic fruity and sour flavor. There are about 19,000 coffee producers in El Salvador. According to the geographical location of coffee cultivation, coffee plantations are mainly concentrated in six production areas covering an area of 179000 hectares.

El Salvador has six major producing areas, which are roughly distributed on volcanic ash covered mountain slopes or plateau areas at an altitude of 1,200 meters. The coffee harvest season is from November to April of the following year. Because coffee likes mild climate, coffee trees in Saudi Arabia are planted mainly in shade grown coffee to avoid excessive temperature and direct sun exposure, which affects the quality of coffee beans.

Farmers in Saudi Arabia use processed coffee bean pulp residues or organic matter under coffee trees as fertilizer to supplement the lack of organic matter in the soil, so that coffee trees can produce more harmonious coffee beans. The most significant innovation in Saudi Arabia is to introduce organic agriculture to the world, growing more than 150,000 tons of organic coffee every year.

Salvadoran coffee has many advantages. The treated coffee beans show a washed golden brown color, which is classified in other categories on the international market, indicating that it tastes fresh. However, some manufacturers also use microprocessing, which uses the usual natural sun and "honey treatment" processes to increase the body and sweetness of the taste.

Export coffee quality: Export coffee quality is graded according to altitude and diversity.

Low Ground (C.S. Coffee produced between 400 and 900 metres above sea level

Mid-high (H.G.) Coffee produced between 900 and 1200 metres above sea level

Highland (S.H.G): Coffee produced at altitudes above 1200 m

certificate of origin

El Salvador's famous Apaneca - Llamatepec coffee is supported by international cooperation with the goal of contributing to the competitiveness of the coffee industry in Central America and the Caribbean. By recognizing the coffee's designated place and origin, it guarantees the value and positioning of its products, and also provides quality assurance for your home purchase.

An important achievement of El Salvador in recent years is that this mountain region has been certified as Apaneca Llamatepec origin mountain coffee. In 2007, Apaneca Llamatepec was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO and recently ranked second in the 'Eight Wonders of the World' contest organized by virtualtourist.com.

La Campanula estate is actually a super high altitude estate in Sa! More than 1650 meters above sea level, the manor's exclusive competition batch is planted in the environment of 1750 Michael, it is the CoE winning batch, but also the Osher direct relationship coffee, what everyone is interested in is actually her Kenyan flavor (already familiar with her VIP, should be waiting for a long time).

Lima family bought this virgin forest only in 1990s. At that time, Campanula Manor was still a wild world with abundant native plants and high cold trees. Due to few people and the adjacent area being a national park, it became a wildlife sanctuary. When I visited for the first time in 2008, the owner of the manor still took a pistol from Santa Ana City. Volcanic eruption caused the original path to be blocked and required a long way to go. In order to protect himself, he took a gun. On the other hand, he was afraid of emergencies. I saw the familiar 45 pistol, did not ask more, on the road, mountain path climate changeable, arrived at the manor, has been a fog rain.

Due to the high altitude and cold climate, coffee trees bear low fruit, most of which are planted with Bourbon species and Typica, which are suitable for this altitude and wind resistance, and a small number of Kenyan SL varieties, which are specially adapted to high altitude and rainy weather, and in recent years, Pacamara large species, which are popular in Central America.

This batch of 2014 Osher Campanula is a mixture of Bourbon and Kenya, with excellent quality and unique flavor.

Lima Family, since 1900 in the country's major coffee producing areas have been operating coffee garden experience, so far more than 100 years, 2007, after the introduction of the first purchase of bluebells in China, every year to get her sample, 2010 bluebells won excellent results that year is also under the Osher standard, after three years, because of the excellent cup test results, we re-introduced 2014 bluebells!

Campanula Manor is located in Santa Ana volcanic area. Because volcanoes still erupt, they are often covered with volcanic ash, which makes the soil of the manor quite fertile. Santa Ana volcano is very famous and important. When talking about El Salvador's high-altitude boutique manor, Santa Ana must be mentioned. She belongs to a conical layered volcano. The eruption in 2005 scared many people. The volcanic eruption even had rocks bigger than trucks, causing casualties among mountain residents and severely damaging the coffee garden in the slurry area. Fortunately, the harvest condition of the next year is good, and the quality of the high altitude area is excellent. Campanula Manor also belongs to the manor group of this block.

Santa Ana Volcano is an important symbol of the Apaneca- Ilamatepec mountain range, which is pronounced by its native name: Apaneca. Erramatepe

Among Central American countries of origin,

El Salvador can be said to be the smallest country in terms of land area.

Although yields are much lower than in other countries,

But Pacific Ocean breezes and volcanic environments

But it offers Salvadoran coffee farmers unique planting advantages and diversified flavor performance,

Pacamara, the current winner of many cup competitions, was born in El Salvador.

Among the regions of El Salvador,

It has the advantages of soil quality and planting height.

is the Santa Ana volcano, which rises to an altitude of 2,381 meters to the west of the capital.

Santa Ana, which is still active, erupted in 2005.

Although it caused significant economic losses and some casualties to local coffee farmers that year,

But then the organic ash provided a very rich source of nutrients for the local soil,

Santa Ana is still recognized as one of the best regions in El Salvador.

Santa Elena Estate is one of the few estates in Santa Ana with the highest elevation.

The estate is currently run by Don Fernando Lima,

He is currently the third generation owner.

Mr. Fernando has more than 30 years of coffee growing experience since he was young

At present, the varieties planted in the estate are mainly Bourbon and Pakamara varieties.

. Fernando holds the principle of maintaining environmental diversity in the concept of plantation,

When you first step into the manor, you can feel the difference between it and other Salvador estates.

The estate maintains a very pristine forest environment,

Mr Fernando also retains a high percentage of the old bourbon trees,

Some are more than 15 years old,

For the plantation owner, these coffee trees are the fruit of painstaking maintenance,

Coffee trees will not be cut down because they are older and bear less fruit.

These older bourbon species, though bearing less fruit, provided better cup flavor.

Traditional Salvadoran coffee farmers

For coffee fruit exposure this link is not so careful,

Also relatively simple in terms of equipment,

But Fernando kept updating many of the equipment in the plant,

That makes Santa Elena Manor one of the few in El Salvador that uses African scaffolding.

Coffee fruit sunburn estate,

Use African scaffolding equipment although the sun exposure time tends to pull longer

But it can improve the performance of coffee in terms of cleanliness and sweetness.

Meanwhile, Mr. Fernando,

Also began to build its own washing station 15 years ago,

With its own washing station, the estate owner can control the subsequent coffee processing

At the same time, more detailed batch experiments of honey treatment can be carried out,

At the Villa Santa Elena, Signor Fernando.

Coffee red fruits will not be peeled or sunburned immediately after harvest.

Instead, the red fruit is placed in a clean tank at the treatment plant

Let stand to enhance coffee sweetness performance,

Finally, the follow-up treatment is carried out.

In the past, although many excellent washed batches of coffee can be found in El Salvador

But often in sweetness and thick alcohol degree performance and other countries compared to a little inferior,

Santa Elena is one of the few estates in El Salvador with honey treatment and sun exposure.

Fernando Estates has a great deal to offer

Every detail of it is almost to the point of urging defects.

And these efforts have enabled the estate of Santa Elena

A total of seven C.O.E wins since 3,

Two top ten Central American competitions organized by the Rainforest Conservation Alliance.

Santa Elena Manor is located west of Salvador.

Santa Ana Volcano

Due to volcanoes, the soil of the estate is rich in organic matter,

The average elevation of the estate is about 1,850 meters and the terrain is steep.

It's one of the highest estates in the area,

Currently owned by Don Fernando Lima

Mr. Fernando's philosophy is to maintain the original traditional planting methods in Saudi Arabia as much as possible

Apart from necessary pruning and irrigation, the garden maintains a wide range of natural agroforestry ecology,

More than 90% of the estate is planted with bourbon varieties.

Meanwhile Fernando

Modern agricultural management techniques are also used to divide the estate into different blocks

Closely monitor and record soil, fertilizer and coffee tree conditions.

In addition to excellent planting, Santa Elena Manor also has its own coffee washing facilities.

For farmers who own washing stations, besides avoiding price exploitation,

Best of all, the coffee red fruits can be carefully selected and harvested with more rigorous processing.

Fernando is very strict about the washing process,

In addition to regularly recording the temperature and humidity of the day,

More attention needs to be paid to the processing of coffee beans in the fermentation tank.

This batch is a selected batch in the middle of the 2013 harvest season.

Coffee treated in the middle of harvest has the best quality and flavor performance.

Flavor description: mango, fermented fruit, pineapple, sweet

Active volcanic activity brings mineral-rich volcanic ash to the country. In the soil composition dominated by volcanic ash, there are more minerals and less organic matter. Therefore, in order to maintain the geographical position and make up for the shortage of organic matter, the farmers in the country will use the processed coffee bean pulp residue or organic matter under the coffee tree as fertilizer to supplement the lack of organic matter in the soil, so that the coffee tree planting can produce coffee beans with more harmonious taste. The most significant innovation in Saudi Arabia is to introduce organic agriculture to the world, growing more than 150,000 tons of organic coffee every year.

There are five major coffee producing areas in Saudi Arabia (Apaneca, Central Belt, Chichontepec, Tecapa).

& Cacahuatique Mountain Range), roughly distributed in the volcanic ash covered mountain slope or plateau area at an altitude of 1,200 meters, November to April of the following year for coffee harvest and harvest season. Because coffee likes mild climate, coffee trees in Saudi Arabia are planted mainly in shade grown coffee to avoid excessive temperature and direct sun exposure, which affects the quality of coffee beans.

The coffee beans produced by it belong to Arabica varieties, mainly Pacas and Bourbon brands, belonging to large beans, with sweet taste and excellent flavor.

The Green Hills Estate in El Salvador has been growing coffee for more than 150 years and is currently managed by the Alvarez family, which has 100 years of experience growing coffee in El Salvador.

Green Hills Manor coffee is grown on the lush green hills of Santa Ana, west of Salvador, a geographical location that provides rich volcanic soil and an ideal mild climate for growing coffee trees.

The Alvarez family supports the local community by providing free schooling and health checkups for children aged 5-15.

And the family has a commitment to nature conservation and environmental protection that is actually applied to coffee cultivation.

All Green Hills coffee is grown under shade trees, which protect the coffee from direct sunlight, protect the soil and provide habitat for birds and other wildlife.

The estate's more admirable performance is that it also provides shelter for stray animals and abandoned animals to have a warm home.

El Borbollon is owned by the Alvarez family, which has been growing coffee in El Salvador for more than 100 years and is now in its fifth generation. The processing plant comes from two nearby estates, La Reforma, which was founded by Rafael Alvarez Lalinde in 1892 and owned by the same family as the processing plant.

The Popolon treatment plant is now operated and managed by Eduardo Alvarez.