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El El Salvador, located in the center of Central America, is one of the oldest coffee birthplaces in the world, rich in Bourbon, Pacas and Pacamara coffee varieties. Coffee estates are located in the hills and volcanic slopes with the most fertile soil, mainly concentrated in Alotepec, Apaneca, El B á lsamo, Chichontepec, Tepaca and Cacahuatique, covering an area of 161000 hectares. Due to the special volcanic topography and soil, Salvadoran coffee has a unique flavor, mellow taste, moderate sweet and sour, rich aroma, and charming tonality.

El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, only about 3/5 the size of Taiwan. Although it is small, it has 25 volcanoes, large and small, which can bring a lot of ash and fertile soil. But they have to face the threat of active volcanoes every day, which makes local residents both love and fear.

Salvadoran coffee has five major producing areas (Apaneca, Central Belt, Chichontepec, Tecapa & Cacahuatique Mountain Range), mostly distributed in the volcanic ash-covered mountain slopes or plateau areas at an altitude of 1200 meters. October to February of the following year is the coffee harvest and harvest season. The coffee beans produced by it belong to Arabica species, including Bourbon bourbon and Pacas Pacas. It can be divided into three grades according to the altitude, namely SHG (Strictly High Grown), SG (High Grown) and SC (Central Standard).

A brief history of coffee in El Salvador:

In the mid-19th century, El Salvador became independent from Nicaragua after the disintegration of the Union, and its cash crops were mainly locust blue plants.

It was a crop used to make indigo dye, and it was not until the invention of chemical dyes in the mid-19th century that the land was converted to growing coffee.

Because of the support of the aristocracy and the background of militarized rule, the political situation is relatively stable, and the coffee industry has also led to the development of non-governmental industry.

In the 1880s, it even became the fourth largest coffee producer in the world. The civil war broke out in 1980, which had a great impact on coffee production and trade.

Altitude classification:

El Salvador still uses altitude classification, which has nothing to do with quality or production and marketing experience.

There are three levels of topography alone.

How to distinguish the elevation grades:

Strictly High Grown (SHG): planted more than 1200 meters above sea level.

Hight Grown (HG): over 900m above sea level.

Central Standard: plant more than 600m above sea level.

Salvadoran coffee features:

El Salvador coffee is full-bodied, full-bodied and sweet, with aromas of dried fruit, citrus, chocolate and caramel.

It is most famous for its sweet and supple acidity, which is very symmetrical and harmonious.

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