El Salvador Laguna Las Ranas Honey Processed

TIP: You can save products to your favorites list if you log in San Francisco Estate is located between the Apenaca and Ateno mountain ranges at an altitude between 1450 and 1780 meters in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Owned and operated by JASAL, the home of renowned producers Jose Antonio Salaverria and Aida Batalle, the finca itself takes its name from a lagoon that is populated by thousands of frogs (Laguna Las Ranas means Lagoon of the Frogs). "Laguna" is the pride and joy of Don Jose Antonio and since the devastating Santa Ana Volcano eruption in October, 2005, he has restored the farm to pristine shape. Ripe (really ripe) red cherry, of the Arabica varietals Bourbon, Catuai and Pacas, is picked and delivered to Las Cruces Mill where it undergoes a process pioneered by JASAL that is now becoming more and more common throughout Central America. The cherry is processed normally but the coffee is then immediately sent to the clay drying patios still covered in the sticky mucilage where it is laid out and constantly raked and turned to ensure even drying. This process (called Pulped Natural or “Miel”,honey-processed) imparts a subtle sweetness and fruit note, lending an atypical complexity to the cup.
This coffee offers a palate beyond the “classic” El Salvadors…a not-bracing acidity, apricot and wintergreen aromas, deep chocolate and orange blossoms in the finish. Worthy of single origin espresso treatment and of course all drip preparations.