Introduction of El Salvador Fine Coffee washed by Pacamara Manor Anda Lucia, El Salvador

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El Anda Lucia Estate Pacamara Wash

Country: El Salvador

Region: Santa Ana Volcano

Grade: SHG

Treatment method: washing

Altitude: 1850m

Breed: Pakamara

Flavor description: Spice, grapefruit, white grape, sweet syrup, rich juicy, sticky taste

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 the Pacific Ocean breezes and volcanic environment provide El Salvador's coffee farmers with unique advantages

planting superiority and diversified flavor expression,

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

Among the regions of El Salvador,

The advantage of soil quality and planting height is

Mount Santa Ana, located west of the capital at an altitude of 2,381 metres,

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

But it provides 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.

Mr. 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.

Traditionally Salvadoran coffee farmers for coffee fruit

Exposure is not handled so carefully,

Also relatively simple in terms of equipment,

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

making Santa Elena one of the few in El Salvador

African trellises are used to make sun-dried coffee plantations

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

However, it can improve the performance of coffee in terms of dryness and sweetness.

Meanwhile, Mr. Fernando is here.

15 years ago began to build its own washing station,

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 will be slightly 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 those efforts have enabled Santa Elena Manor to win seven C.O.E competitions since 2003,

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. Wang'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,

Fernando also uses modern agricultural management techniques.

Divide the estate into different blocks

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

Apart from excellent cultivation, 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.

For the washing process is very rigorous,

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.