El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas Honey

Grower

Jose Antonio Salaverria

Altitude

1450 – 1780 masl

Variety

Bourbon, Pacamara, Sarchimor, Pacas, Catuai, and Caturra

Soil

Volcanic loam

Region

Apaneca, Ahuachapán, El Salvador

Process

Red cherries are classified and onced processed mucilage covered beans are taken straight to the patio and elevated tables to be dried

Harvest

November – March

Certification

Conventional

Cerro Las Ranas (the Hill of Frogs) coffee is named after the farm’s lagoon that is populated by thousands of frogs, located in Apaneca within the department of Ahuachapan, El Salvador. The coffee is produced by JASAL, a family owned operation where Jose Antonio Salaverria and his sons take great pride in their meticulous attention to detail, from year-round farm management to quality control in the cupping lab, and everything in between. In the pulped natural process (also called a honey process), JASAL pulps perfectly ripened cherries and then dries the coffee beans, still covered in mucilage, on clay patios while constantly turning the beans to ensure even drying.