Tasting Notes: Raisin, tonka bean, chocolate

SCA Cup Score: 84 What does this mean?

Processing: Washed

Varietal: Bourbon

Growing Altitude: 1300 masl

Harvest: November - March

What is it good for?: Espresso or complex filter

Additional Notes : A fantastic daily driver of a coffee. Lovely complexity in the cup with floral type notes with a classic backbone of chocolatey flavours. We have been enjoying this as nice short Cappuccino in the mornings!

Ricardo Valdivieso, his wife Patricia and their daughters have made their mark not just in El Salvadors coffee landscape but in the fabric of El Salvador politics and history for many years. The farm has 3 monoliths recently discovered in the grounds. A representation of these strange artifacts have been incorporated into the farms logo.

Ahuachapan is a region in western El Salvador near the border of Guatemala. The majority of the region is montainous although altitude rarely exceeds 1400 meters, it exhibits a number of attributes that lead to high quality coffee production.

Notable landmarks include the beautiful town of Concepción de Ataco and ‘El Imposible’ national park in the Apaneca llamatepec mountain range.