El Salvador - Diego Baraona - Bourbon Elite Washed

The Bourbon Elite was planted by Diego's forefathers over a hundred years ago. For a long time El Salvador was famous for the prevalence of the bourbon variety. This direct mutation of typica, has now become a rarity in the world and even in El Salvador. Due to the outbreak of coffee leaf rust in the last decade many of these plants have died and were never replanted. The sweetness found in the Bourbon variety, however is unparalleled. 

The incredible age of these plants and their survival of the constant of decease outbreak reflect the perseverance of Diego himself. Although it may be easier to remove the plants and change them with more modern varieties, Diego has decided to keep them around to stay connected with the long history of the farm. 

This lot is fully washed using a demucigalator. In this machine the coffee’s mucilage is removed by centrifugal force instead of fermentation. Coffee is then dried on raised beds for ten to fourteen days. Finally,This lot is then rested in hermetically sealed bags for three months before processed at the state of the art facilities on the farm. Coffee is handsorted and packed for international transport on the farm. This process creates a crispy clean flavour that highlights sweetness over acidity.

This lot is then rested in hermetically sealed bags for three months before processed at the state of the art facilities on the farm. Coffee is handsorted and packed for international transport on the farm.