El Salvador La Arada Cup of Excellence
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El Salvador La Arada Cup of Excellence
An exciting first for York Coffee Emporium is this stunning, El Salvador Cup of Excellence 2023 fifth place winner, La Arada Honey.
This truly exceptional, award winning coffee speaks for itself. Bursting with juicy and vibrant notes of mango and papaya expect a complex, tropical brew.
Exclusive and available only whilst stocks last, don't miss this opportunity to sample coffee excellence.
Origin: El Salvador
Producer: Cristobal Cartagena Santamaria
Farm: La Arada
Region: San Fernando, Chalatenango
Varietal: Pacamara
Altitude: 1500 masl
Process: Honey
Harvest Period: October - March
Flavour: Mango, Papaya, Vanilla
Farmers and Community:
In the Chalatenango region, near the border of Honduras, is La Arada, a farm owned and managed by Cristobal Cartagena Santamaria. He is 55 years old and has seven children, four of which currently live with him and his wife. Cristobal’s life is in farming, growing not only coffee, but also tomato, ejote, loroco, and some various fruit trees. He purchased the farm back in 1992 and has worked diligently to improve the lands to grow excellent quality coffee.
Processing:
For this lot, during the harvest, the cherries are carefully handpicked, only when at peak ripeness. The coffee is then sorted, washed, and pulped to remove the external fruit, leaving a remaining layer of sticky mucilage. The coffee is then dispersed on raised beds to dry in the open sun. The coffee is shaken three times a day to prevent the growth of mould and covered at night to reduce humidity. Once the coffee is at the ideal moisture content, it is bagged and rested before being delivered to the dry mill to be hulled.
Reviews
Flavour Notes
Apricot
Vanilla
Pineapple
Region
El Salvador
The Santa Leticia Estate has been run by the Valdivieso family for generations high in the Apaneca-llamatepec mountains in the North West of El Salvador. It was the current owner, Ricardo Valdivieso's great grandfather, who purchased the farm in 1870 and named it after his wife, Leticia. A lot of love and knowledge goes into this coffee.
Environment
Fair & Sustainable
Our Coffee
Our coffees are ethically sourced from green coffee buyers who are committed to excellent coffee, excellent standards and paying their farmers an excellent price. We source, roast, blend and pack the coffee ourselves, to ensure that the coffee makes as few journeys as possible once it has left the farm.
