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Pour-over El Salvador coffee: 15g of coffee grounds, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth grinder setting 4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let bloom for 27 seconds. Continue pouring until reaching 105g, then pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway before continuing to pour slowly until reaching 225g total. Discard the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Flavor description: Red wine acidity, plum, brown sugar, full-bodied mouthfeel, long aftertaste.

El Salvador Finca Himalaya

Country: El Salvador

Estate: Himalaya Estate

Region: Santa Ana

Altitude: 1580-1720 meters

Varieties: Red Bourbon, Typica

Processing Mill: El Divisadero

Flavors: Plum, brown sugar, red wine acidity

Product Information: Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. Manufacturer contact: 020-38364473. Ingredients: In-house roasted coffee beans. 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, 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 farmers in poor countries and regions to improve their production conditions and provides them with purchase prices 20% higher than fair trade prices.

The original intention of this project also includes strengthening the connection between roasters and coffee farmers, and guiding farmers to cultivate high-quality coffee beans. So far, 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 also known as Île Bourbon before 1789. Simply put, Bourbon is a coffee variety belonging to the Arabica species branch. It generally produces red fruits, called Red Bourbon. In addition, there are Yellow Bourbon and Orange Bourbon. Yellow Bourbon has relatively lower yield but better quality.

Typica (also known as Ti Pika, Di Pika) is one of the oldest varieties among many Arabica species. Also known as old variety small-grain coffee, Typica has low yield and is difficult to cultivate, so its price is much higher than ordinary small-grain coffee. Typica coffee originated from southeastern Ethiopia and Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere.

Processing Method: Semi-washed

Himalaya Estate is located in the famous Santa Ana region, situated on the Apaneca mountain range at 1500 meters altitude, and is one of the few estates managed by Aida Batlle. The main varieties planted are Bourbon.

Coffee beans from this estate undergo washed processing at the El Divisadero processing plant in Ataco, under the management of Mauricio Salaverria, then are evenly dried using sun drying and ventilation on African raised beds. Mauricio inherited the business from his parents and grandparents and has been involved with coffee since childhood, particularly focusing on specialty coffee cultivation.

Important Notice :

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473