- Country – El Salvador
- Region – Cantón Los Naranjos, Juayúa, Sonsonate, El Salvador
- Farm – Finca Los Naranjos
- Varietal – Pacas
- Process – Natural
- Cup Score – 85.5
- Altitude – 1400-1700 masl
Tasting Notes:
Ripe plum, hazelnut and brown sugar bouquet; nutty toffee notes and silky texture
Farm Overview:
Finca Los Naranjos is a located in the Los Naranjos Canton and this is where it takes it name from. The farm cultivates coffee with the varietals bourbon, Pacamara and Geisha, pacas and catimor. The production is good on the farm averaging around 25 bags of green coffee per manzana (0.66ha). There are shade trees planted throughout the farm and they regular take soil samples to check the balance of nutrients and the composition.
The Technical field school which is led by Sigfredo with 6 field technicians to help small to medium producers in the area by focusing on best farm practises that are restorative for the land and soil as well as beneficial for the yield and quality of the coffee. The field school is based at the sister farm of Los Naranjos named Finca Noruega.
Processing
The coffee is selectively harvested at Los Naranjos farm and from here it then is taken to the wet mill and drying beds at Beneficio San Rafael located bewteen the two hills of El Pilon and Cerro Aguila at 1450 masl. Here the coffee cherry is assessed to ensure ripe even picking.