Single-Origin Coffee Bean Recommendation | El Salvador Coffee - Finca El Majahual

FrontStreet Coffee Single Origin Coffee Bean Recommendation -- El Salvador Coffee Finca El Majahual

Follow the slopes of the Santa Ana (or Ilamatepec) volcano and you will find Finca El Majahual. In the 1930s, the Meza Ayau brothers acquired Finca Los Naranjos, which was later divided into three farms: Finca El Majahual, Finca Sierra Nevada, and Finca La Florida.

The farm owner is Roberto H. Murry Meza, with an agronomist managing day-to-day operations. During harvest season, approximately 250 workers remain on the farm for the picking, so Finca El Majahual provides proper, complete care for its workers and their families - from a kitchen to school education to medical care.

El Salvador Finca El Majahual Orange Bourbon Washed

Country of Origin: El Salvador

Variety: Orange Bourbon

Region: Los Naranjos, Sonsonate

Farm: Finca El Majahual

Farm Owner: Roberto H. Murray Meza

Altitude: 1350-1700 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Harvest Time: 2018

Flavor: Cocoa, almond, rose hip

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Recommendation: Pour-over, grind level 3.5 on the Fuji grinder, water temperature 89-90°C, coffee-to-water ratio 1:15, brewing time 2 minutes 30 seconds

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

For brewing this washed Salvadoran at home, FrontStreet Coffee's dripper of choice is the resin Hario V60. Hario, founded in Tokyo in 1921 as a maker of heatproof laboratory glassware, redesigned the V60 in 2004 and launched it commercially the following year, naming it after its 60-degree cone angle and V-shaped profile. The geometry funnels water to the center of the bed before it drains, extending water-to-coffee contact for a fuller extraction of aroma and flavor, while the single large outlet leaves the flow rate entirely to the brewer. FrontStreet Coffee favors the resin version because it holds heat well and, in standardized mass production, achieves the tightest tolerances.

The V60 especially flatters light-roast, floral-fruity coffees. Alongside this Orange Bourbon, FrontStreet Coffee's fruit-forward lineup includes the Yirgacheffe Guodingding (bright citrus, berries, florals, green-tea finish), the Ethiopia Huakui (strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit, lychee - juicy, sweet, nearly bitterness-free), the Panama Esmeralda Red Label Geisha (jasmine, citrus, bergamot, black tea), and the Kenya Little Tomato from Thika (1550-1750 m, SL28/SL34, 72-hour double-washed), all bursting with cherry-tomato and dried-plum acidity.

If your palate leans heavier and lower-acid, the deep-roast PWN Indonesia Golden Mandheling (herbal, dark chocolate, long finish) and the Brazil Fazenda Rainha (balanced, nutty, cocoa and caramel sweetness - great for pour-over, espresso, or moka pot) are equally rewarding through the same dripper.