El Salvador Himalaya Estate Half-Sun-Dried Red Bourbon Specialty Coffee Beans Grind Size Roast Level Processing

Processing Method

Pulped Natural

Finca Himalaya

Finca Himalaya is located in the renowned Santa Ana region, in the Apaneca mountain range at altitudes of 1,580-1,720 meters. It is one of the few estates managed by Aida Batlle, primarily growing Bourbon varieties.

The coffee beans produced by this estate undergo washed processing at the El Divisadero processing plant in Ataco, owned by Mauricio Salaverria, followed by uniform drying through sun exposure and ventilation on African raised beds. Mauricio inherited the business from his parents and grandparents, growing up surrounded by coffee and focusing particularly on specialty coffee cultivation.

Flavor Description

Red wine acidity, plum, brown sugar, full-bodied, long aftertaste

Coffee Details

Country: El Salvador

Estate: Finca Himalaya

Region: Santa Ana

Altitude: 1,580-1,720 meters

Varieties: Red Bourbon, Typica

Processing Plant: El Divisadero

Flavor: Plum, brown sugar, red wine acidity

About Project Origin

Sasa Sestic, the 2015 World Barista Champion, launched a green bean sourcing project called Project Origin three years ago with his business team at ONA Coffee. This project works directly with coffee farming families in poor countries and regions, improving their production conditions and offering them purchase prices 20% higher than fair trade prices.

The original intention of the project also includes strengthening the connection between roasters and coffee farmers, and guiding farmers to cultivate high-quality coffee beans. To date, Sasa has established relationships with coffee growers from eight countries, including Brazil, Panama, India, Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Ingredients: In-house roasted

Shelf Life: 30 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Bean State: Roasted coffee beans

Origin: El Salvador

Coffee Type: Other

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Finca Himalaya's pulped natural Red Bourbon shows the bright, wine-like acidity that washed and semi-washed coffees can carry, and FrontStreet Coffee's washed offerings share that same emphasis on clarity. FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Small Tomato is a washed Kenyan coffee from the Sika region at 1,550-1,750 meters, with a 72-hour double-wash fermentation that brings vivid cherry tomato and smoked plum notes over a juicy, clean body.

For a softer, more balanced cup with a similar emphasis on sweetness and clean structure, FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 is a medium-dark roasted classic with hazelnut, cream, chocolate, and caramel, and none of the sharpness that can dominate higher-acid coffees.

Both beans are roasted to order, so they arrive fresh and ready to brew as either a pour-over or a moka pot coffee, letting the same clean, balanced character that defines Finca Himalaya come through in your own kitchen.