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Coffees from El Salvador

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El Salvador is a very mountainous country in Central America that seems to have been tailor-made for growing fantastic coffee.

 

The country has a long coffee growing history, marked by these characteristics:

  • 100% Arabica SHG (Strictly High Grown) coffee and HG (High Grown) coffee makes up the majority of the crop.
  • Over 90% of all coffee produced is shade grown
  • One of few countries that produces gourmet quality Bourbon, Pacas, and the legendary Pacamara and San Francisco varieties.
  • Harvest time is generally between December and March, the rainy season in most coffee growing countries, but not in El Salvador (less rot and waste).

Please click on the links in the Main Menu that will take you to more detailed information on each farm.

 

Newsflash

Urban legend has it that "dark" or "French" roasts are appropriate for espresso coffee.  In truth, the darker the roast, the more the natural sugars are caramelized.  A roast that is too dark for a coffee bean will effectively result in burnt coffee, and its flavor will be indistinguishable from inferior (even Robusta) burnt coffee.  Veral Café roasts each farm's coffee beans to bring out the best in each coffee; in general, our artesans roast to a medium to medium-dark colour.