Introduction to the Flavor description of Coffee Variety cultivation in Santa Elena Manor in El Salvador

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El Salvador Santa Elena Manor El Salvador Finca Santa Elena

Among the countries of origin in Central America, El Salvador can be said to be the smallest country in land area. although the yield is much lower than that of other countries, the Pacific sea breeze and volcanic environment provide El Salvador coffee farmers with unique planting advantages and diversified flavor performance. At present, in many cup test competitions, the winning variety Pacamara was born in El Salvador.

Among the producing areas of El Salvador, the Santa Ana volcano, which is located 2381 meters above sea level west of the capital, has the advantage of soil quality and planting height. Santa Ana volcano, which is still active, erupted in 2005. Although it caused heavy economic losses and some casualties to local coffee farmers in that year, the volcanic ash with organic matter later provided a very rich source of nutrients for the local soil, and Santa Ana is still recognized as one of the best producing areas in El Salvador.

Saint Elena Manor, one of the few estates at the highest altitude in the Santa Ana producing area, is currently run by Mr. Lima Fernando (Don Fernando Lima) and is currently the third-generation landowner. Mr. Fernando has more than 30 years of coffee planting experience since he was young. At present, the main varieties planted in the manor are bourbon and Pacamara. Mr. Fernando maintains the principle of maintaining environmental diversity in the concept of manor planting. When you first step into the manor, you can feel that it is different from other Salvadoran manors. The manor maintains a very primitive forest environment. At the same time, Mr. Fernando also retains a high proportion of old bourbon coffee trees, some of which are even more than 15 years old, which are painstaking efforts for landowners. Coffee trees will not be cut down because they are older and have less fruit, and these old bourbon trees can provide better cup flavor although they have less fruit.

Traditionally, Salvadoran coffee farmers do not deal with the exposure of coffee fruits so carefully and relatively poorly in terms of equipment, but Mr. Fernando keeps updating many of the equipment in the processing plant, making Santa Elena Manor one of the few estates in El Salvador to use African scaffolding for the sun drying of coffee fruits. Although the use of African scaffolding equipment tends to stretch longer in the sun, it can improve the cleanliness and sweetness of coffee.

At the same time, Mr. Fernando Fernando began to set up his own water washing treatment station 15 years ago, which allows the landowner to control the subsequent coffee treatment while conducting more detailed honey treatment batch experiments. At St. Elena's Manor, Mr. Fernando does not peel or sunburn the red coffee fruit immediately after it has been harvested. Instead, the red fruit is placed in a clean water tank in the treatment plant to improve the sweetness of the coffee. Then carry on the follow-up treatment.

In the past, although many excellent batches of washed coffee can be found in El Salvador, it is often inferior to other countries in terms of sweetness and alcohol thickness. Santa Elena Manor is one of the few estates in El Salvador with honey treatment and sun experience. The owners of Fernando are almost picky about the details of honey treatment and tanning, and these efforts have won the Santa Elena estate seven C.O.E competitions since 2003, and two of the top 10 Central and South American competitions organized by the Rainforest Conservation Union.

St. Elena Manor Bourbon honey treats Finca Santa Elena Bourbon Honey

■ country: El Salvador

■ producing area: Santa Ana Volcano

■ altitude: 1850 m

■ treatment: honey treatment

■ level: SHG

■ variety: bourbon

■ flavor description: fruit juice, almond, honey, sweet and long-lasting.

St. Elena Manor bourbon Finca Santa Elena Bourbon Natural

■ country: El Salvador

■ producing area: Santa Ana Volcano

■ altitude: 1850 m

■ treatment: insolation

■ level: SHG

■ variety: bourbon

■ flavor description: mango, fermented fruit, pineapple, high sweetness

Saint Elena Manor Pacamara washes Finca Santa Elena Pacamara Washed

■ country: El Salvador

■ producing area: Santa Ana Volcano

■ altitude: 1850 m

■ treatment: washing

■ level: SHG

■ variety: Pacamara

■ flavor description: chocolate, brown sugar, walnut