PARTNERSHIP - PENA REDONDA | EL SALVADOR
A versatile, everyday coffee - perfect for espresso or filter, and equally enjoyable with or without milk.
A sweet, smooth washed profile:
- Toffee apple
- Brown sugar
- Smooth and rounded
A comforting, well-balanced cup with rich caramel sweetness and a smooth, easy finish
02 · Farm info
Peña Redonda · La Palma, Chalatenango, El Salvador · 1,500–1,550 masl · Pacamara · Washed
This coffee comes from Carlos Mauricio Lemus Landaverde, a young producer who inherited his father’s four-hectare farm after Jose Maria Lemus passed away in a car accident. Carlos is carrying forward his father’s and his family’s commitment to quality and doing it well, taking ninth place in the 2017 El Salvador Cup of Excellence.
The farm sits in Chalatenango, the “valley of water and sand” El Salvador’s coolest and most northerly coffee region. The variety is Pacamara, a striking cross between Pacas and Maragogype developed by the Instituto Salvadoreño de Investigaciones del Café (ISIC), grown here at 1,500 to 1,550 masl and harvested December to March.
Historically, El Salvador’s top coffees came from the west. That changed in 2007, when a Chalatenango Pacamara won the Cup of Excellence and brought both the region and the variety centre stage.
Since then, Chalatenango has become a sought-after source of exceptional microlots Pacamara, Pacas, SL-28, and Gesha among them grown by small producers applying rigorous harvesting and a range of processing techniques. It’s a region that’s become important to specialty coffee as a whole.
A sweet, smooth washed profile:
- Toffee apple
- Brown sugar
- Smooth and rounded
A comforting, well-balanced cup with rich caramel sweetness and a smooth, easy finish
02 · Farm info
Peña Redonda · La Palma, Chalatenango, El Salvador · 1,500–1,550 masl · Pacamara · Washed
This coffee comes from Carlos Mauricio Lemus Landaverde, a young producer who inherited his father’s four-hectare farm after Jose Maria Lemus passed away in a car accident. Carlos is carrying forward his father’s and his family’s commitment to quality and doing it well, taking ninth place in the 2017 El Salvador Cup of Excellence.
The farm sits in Chalatenango, the “valley of water and sand” El Salvador’s coolest and most northerly coffee region. The variety is Pacamara, a striking cross between Pacas and Maragogype developed by the Instituto Salvadoreño de Investigaciones del Café (ISIC), grown here at 1,500 to 1,550 masl and harvested December to March.
Historically, El Salvador’s top coffees came from the west. That changed in 2007, when a Chalatenango Pacamara won the Cup of Excellence and brought both the region and the variety centre stage.
Since then, Chalatenango has become a sought-after source of exceptional microlots Pacamara, Pacas, SL-28, and Gesha among them grown by small producers applying rigorous harvesting and a range of processing techniques. It’s a region that’s become important to specialty coffee as a whole.
Details
El Salvador
La Palma, Chalatenango
Pena Redonda
Washed
Pacamara
1550 MASL
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A versatile, manual coffee maker designed for rapid brewing using a combination of immersion and air pressure.
A manual, pour-over style coffee maker made from a single, hourglass-shaped piece of glass. It uses specialised, thick paper filters that remove most oils and sediment.
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For home espresso machines that include a portafilter for espresso extraction and a steam wand for frothing milk.
