What are the characteristics of Salvadoran coffee beans? The volcanic soil makes El Salvador excellent for growing coffee.

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El Salvador, with its upland topography, is the smallest country in Central America, flanked by Guatemala and Honduras. Because there are two parallel mountains in the territory, active volcanic activity brings mineral-rich volcanic ash to the country. In the soil 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 lack of organic matter, Samaritan farmers will use the pulp residue of treated coffee beans or organic matter under coffee trees as fertilizer to make up for the lack of organic matter in the soil. Make the planting of coffee trees more able to produce coffee beans with harmonious taste. The country's most meaningful initiative is to introduce organic agriculture to the world, cultivating more than 150000 tons of organic coffee every year.

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. As coffee prefers a mild climate, coffee trees are mainly planted in the shade of tall trees (shade grown coffee) in order to avoid excessive temperature and direct sun exposure, affecting the quality of coffee beans. The coffee beans it produces belong to Arabica species. There are mainly two varieties: 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).

Coffee farms are located in the hills and volcanic slopes where the soil is the most fertile. Because of its special planting soil, Salvadoran coffee has a unique flavor, mellow taste, moderate sweet and sour, rich aroma, and charming tonality. Coffee beans belong to big beans, with sweet taste and excellent flavor. El Salvador is also an important producer of organic coffee.

The exquisite variety produced by Batres Manor, there are few places in the world that can provide high-quality coffee beans like those produced by Butters Manor. The high-altitude volcanic topography of El Salvador is an indispensable source of life for the cultivation of top coffee. El Salvador's natural rich volcanic soil and natural spring water are treated and shelled, showing the most flavor of national treasure coffee. European coffee boutique association must participate in the annual competition of manor coffee. The round taste is the coffee that Japanese evaluation experts praise all their lives. Very dry aroma with fresh fruit and vegetable aroma, wet fragrance with cocoa flavor, caramel taste, good aftertaste.

It is worth mentioning that El Salvador produces a hot spring coffee, named because of the use of hot spring water for washing treatment, its special and supple sour taste and sweet smell is very charming, because the low yield makes the unit price quite high, is its very characteristic coffee.