Stone Fruits, Melon, Dark Chocolate

Producer: Finca La Patricia
Origin: Apaneco, El Salvador
Varietal: Bourbon
Elevation: 1200 masl

The Art of Production

Finca Patricia located between Apaneca and San Pedro Puxtla town.  The farm only produces shade grown coffee. This not only creates an excellent micro-climate and protects the coffee trees from the sun, it serves as a habitat for many local and migratory birds, foxes, rabbits, other small mammals. Lately the deer population is increasing as well.

This bourbon lot was naturally processed. Selectively handpicked cherries are floated to sort by density, then the prime cherries are dried on a combination of patio and raised bed for an average of 20 days. 

The Process

Cherries are selectively harvested by hand to select only ripest. These are then separated by floatation to further select only the densest, highest quality cherries for processing.

These cherries are then depulped, fermented and washed, followed by drying on a mixture of raised bed and patio for an average of 8 days.

After drying the coffee is rested in parchment prior to secondary processing at the farm (hulling, sorting, grading)