Santa Petrona is a fourth generation coffee farm in the beautiful Santa Ana region of El Salvador, close to the Guatemalan border. Petrona Palacios de Díaz purchased the farm in 1927 and began the plantation of the Red Bourbon varietal, known for its sweet round red cherries and exceptional cup quality.
Petrona’s great grandson, Federico now manages the farm and a coffee processing and exporting business set up by his father. The business, named Café Tuxpal, now also buys cherries from neighbouring farms, and has expanded into roasting and even their own coffee shops. This family have managed to build a fully integrated supply chain that enables them to understand the preference of the end consumer.
The farm at the start of it all, Santa Petrona, is well know for its ‘Black Honey' processing which involves leaving some of the fruit pulp and mucilage on the drying bean. This is thought to impart extra sweetness on the final product. It is a riskier way to process coffee, but the final taste, and payment for the producer are worth the effort!
El Salvador Santa Petrona Nº260
From £9.95
Tastes Like:
Black Cherry, Cocoa & Dates
Roast:
The Santa Petrona coffee is processed using the black honey method. This involves drying the coffee with some of the cherry fruit pulp still intact, Read more
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El Salvador
Process
Black Honey
Producers
Federico Pacas Lopez
Grown
La Montañita, Santa Ana
Altitude
1400m-1500m
Varietals
Red Bourbon
Ash says...
Very much a classic coffee taste - but with a punch of extra sweetness. Lots of versatility when it comes to brewing.
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