El Salvador Finca Himalaya Semi-Sun-Dried Red Bourbon Varieties, Brand Recommendations and Estate

El Salvador Finca Himalaya

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Country: El Salvador

Estate: Finca Himalaya

Region: Santa Ana

Altitude: 1580-1720 meters

Varieties: Red Bourbon, Typica

Processing Mill: El Divisadero

Flavor Notes: Plum, brown sugar, red wine acidity

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Origin: El Salvador
Coffee Type: Other

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 directly collaborates with coffee farmers from poor countries and regions, improving their production conditions and offering them purchase prices 20% higher than fair trade prices.

The project's original purpose also includes strengthening the connection between roasters and coffee farmers, while 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.

Bourbon coffee was originally cultivated on Réunion Island, which was known as Île Bourbon before 1789. Simply put, Bourbon is a coffee variety belonging to the Arabica species. It generally produces red fruits, called Red Bourbon. In addition, there are also Yellow Bourbon and Orange Bourbon. Yellow Bourbon has relatively lower yields but better quality.

Brewing Method

Hand-pour El Salvador coffee: Use 15g of coffee grounds with medium grinding (Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Processing Method: Semi-washed

Finca Himalaya Estate is located in the renowned Santa Ana region, situated in the Apaneca mountain range at 1500 meters altitude. It is one of the few estates managed by Aida Batlle, with Bourbon being the main cultivated variety.

The coffee beans from this estate undergo washed processing at Mauricio Salaverria's El Divisadero mill in Ataco, followed by uniform drying using African raised beds with sun exposure and ventilation. Mauricio inherited his parents' and grandparents' business, growing up with coffee from childhood, with particular focus on specialty coffee cultivation.

Flavor Description: Red wine acidity, plum, brown sugar, full body, long aftertaste

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473