Chipp Coffee - El Salvador

Origin

The Aguilar family's Las Mercedes farm in San Salvador region of El Salvador

Variety

Bourbon

Processing

Washed

Altitude

1350 - 1700 masl

Roast Profile

Omni-roast

Chipp

Notes of Candied Lemon, Toffee and Cocoa

Coffee Facts

For six generations, the Aguilar family has produced coffee on the shade-rich land on the north-eastern slope of the San Salvador Volcano, with a direct view over the capital city of San Salvador.

The estates cover nearly 160 hectares at altitudes ranging from 1,250 to 1,700 meters (4,100 to 5,577 feet), the top of the farm being unusually high for El Salvador and lending to great coffee-growing potential.

Las Mercedes and sister estate Santa Maria is surrounded by 100 hectares of nature reserve designated as a part of the Meso-American Biological Corridor, including a remarkable ‘mini rain forest’ with a noticeable temperature drop as you reach the very highest coffee areas. Given the importance of the preservation of the forest, the Aguilar family, in conjunction with a local NGO, have two park rangers that look after the protected natural forest year-round