El Salvador La Esperanza

This is fresh crop arrival from El Salvador from the La Esperanza Estate in the Santa Ana growing region.

It is nice "breakfast blend" sort of coffee -- the flavor a lot of Americans expect when they wake up, but without bitterness or harsh acidity. We are roasting this under the same profile as a Costa Rican, but you could treat it more like a Colombia if you want a little more roasty flavor in it. It has a nice thick full body, smooth and nutty with some cocoa. The most satisfying part is probably the creamy body coupled with the cocoa at the finish. If you take the roast darker, or even all the way up to the verge of 2nd cracks, it is still a smooth drinkable enjoyable coffee in every way, but the complexities which are already subtle, almost disappear. Even well into the 2nd cracks, and it is still remarkably smooth, sweet, and clean tasting coffee.

US Arrival: May 2025