EL SALVADOR | La Esperanza | Mokka | Natural

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky

When the Pacas family first purchased La Esperanza, in 2010, the farm needed some TLC. Having been neglected for years, but showing significant potential, the family decided to undergo a complete renovation program; not only replanting the farm, but also redesigning it in the process. Now, about two-thirds of the way through renovation, La Esperanza has become a large varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. garden. Having been divided into 18 separate tablons (individual lots), each growing a different variety; including Pacas, Red BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Bernardina, and Mokka, to name a few. Due to the steep gradient, unique micro-climate and biodiversity, and the Pacas family’s hard work, coffees from La Esperanza have placed in the 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. competition three times, most recently in 2021. Mokka is a very old variety from Yemen and gets its name from the port of Mokha. It produces very small cherries and seeds ruling it out as a commercially viable variety, but it does present a very interesting and complex flavor profile.