El Salvador - Finca La Reforma - Alvarez Family - Gesha - Natural - 8oz

Country: El Salvador Region: Canton Calzontes Arriba, Apaneca Farm: Finca La Reforma Producer: Alvarez Family Varietal: Gesha Process: Natural Altitude: 1450 MASL Cupping Notes: Rose, Raspberry, White-Peach, Orange Blossom, Mango Rest: We suggest to let all of our coffees rest 12-14 days prior to sampling Description: La Reforma sits high in the Apaneca Ilamatepec range in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where the Álvarez family has been growing and exporting coffee for over a hundred years through their own mill, El Borbollon. About seven years ago they planted a small plot of Geisha alongside their established Bourbon — a bet on bringing more organoleptic range out of an already award-winning farm — and this natural lot is part of that newer program. Rafael Álvarez Lalinde immigrated from Colombia to El Salvador, bringing coffee seeds that helped establish Finca La Reforma and neighboring Finca Santa María. The original property was divided through inheritance, but descendants continued managing La Reforma and Santa María as neighboring estates. The family operates El Borbollón, where coffee from their farms is processed. Finca La Reforma placed third in El Salvador’s 2011 Cup of Excellence, scoring 91.72 points. Whole cherries are sorted and floated to sort out underripe and low-density fruit, then dried on African beds for 18-23 days to develop the fruit-forward character natural processing is known for. The trees get the same treatment as the rest of the farm: native and inga shade, sandy loam soil, and both soil and foliar fertilization, all under sustainable practices modeled on Rainforest Alliance standards.