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Buena Vista farm

The Buena Vista farm is part of a project with an El Salvadorian producer, Jose Antonio Salaverria and his two sons Andres and Jose Antonio, the younger. They are 6th generation coffee producers, their ancestors started growing coffee in Huachapan.

Overview

Location:

Slopes of the Santa Ana Volcano

Altitude:

1500-1700 masl

Varietal:

Bourbon

Meet The Producers

The Buena Vista farm is part of a project with an El Salvadorian producer, Jose Antonio Salaverria and his two sons Andres and Jose Antonio, the younger. They are 6th generation coffee producers, their ancestors started growing coffee in Huachapan. Jose Antonio Senior's father offered him a house in 1970, but Jose Antonio asked for a farm instead. He was given Finca Los Nogales, which remains in the family, and is one of the farms supplying us with coffee.

The coffees from the different farms are all processed at their beneficio (central mill). They bought Beneficio Las Cruces in 1990 and have made significant improvements since then. Much of their success is due to their passion for coffee. They are hard working and realistic, patient and focused on quality to make their business sustainable. They have also built a great team. Jose Antonio considers his staff as the company's biggest asset.

Harvesting & Processing

The Salaverria family has a long tradition of producing naturals that are of much higher quality than many others from Central America. They have good weather conditions for naturals: a dry climate, and mild temperatures. The family dry most of their naturals on raised beds at high altitudes. They believe slower drying on African beds decreases the flavour of ferment and pulp, and contributes to a cleaner and more complex profile. The aim with this coffee was to produce a natural processed coffee with lower pulp and ferment levels and a delicate balance.

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