- Country – El Salvador
- Region – Caserío La Hondurita, Cantón El Túnel, L a Palma Chalatenango
- Farm – William Días
- Varietal – Pacamara
- Process – Washed
- Cup Score – 85.25
- Altitude – 1500 masl
Tasting Notes :
Toffee, raspberry lime, dark chocolate, orange
Farm Overview :
The name Cafenor comes from the region the mill is located in the Northern region of Santa Ana. The Valiente family who run the operation headed by Alejandro and his dauhters Monica and Valeria who have coffee in their ancestory dating back to 1890 and Alejandro's great grandfather.
The family have a farm named Anarquia which is planted with Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara and Typica as well as having the mill to vertically integrate their business.
The Mill helps support around 65 smallholder farmers located in and around this area all who farm on small plots from 1- 3 ha in size. The aim of Cafenor is to support all these small producers with the commercialization of their coffees and give them access to the specialty market. They also support their community with purchasing of supplies in volume like fertiliser, provide access to training as well as giving them access to post harvest infrastructure at the mill.
All coffees that are processed at the mill are dried on shaded African beds whether this be washed, honey or natural. As part of their core mission Cafenor are looking to be sustainable in all their practices and all energy at the mill is supplied by solar panels on the roof. They are also looking at the water usage at the mill to ensure not a single drop of water is wasted in the processing. The mill is certified carbon neutral as they have invested in a geothermal energy project named La Geo working in El Salvador to supply the country with a green source of energy as the country demand increases.
This coffee comes José Wilian Díaz from the Metapan region and is purely pacamara that has been cupped and put together by the quality control team at Cafenor. His farm is named La Mina de José and sits at 1500 masl.