El Salvador | El Angel | Red Bourbon | Washed

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Region: Santa Ana Volcano, Santa Ana Elevation: 1400-1600 masl About: Finca El Ángel is the sixth and most recent addition to the Silva family’s operation, acquired in December 2022. The farm was originally established in 2018 by the Mathies family, who processed their coffees at the Silva family mill in Apeneca . After tasting the first harvest in late 2021, Rafael Jr. and the Mathies family agreed on a sale, bringing El Ángel into the Silva portfolio. Set high on the slopes of the Santa Ana volcano, El Ángel is planted exclusively with coffee. Five varieties are cultivated: Red BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Orange Bourbon, Pacamara , SL- 28 and GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction.. The farm is now in a period of transition . Rafa is renovating and refining the original vision while maintaining sufficient production to ensure long term viability. Progress can be steady and at times slow, though early results suggest the direction is sound. In 2024, a naturally processed SL-28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. from El Ángel placed second in the NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. category at the El Salvador Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums.. SL-28, developed in Kenya, is recognised for pronounced sweetness and vibrant acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. This lot was traditionally washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly., highlighting its structured, juicy profile.