El Salvador Las Ninfas

Producer   Ricardo Valdicieso
Region   Ahuachapan
Cultivar   Pacamara
Elevation   1620 - 1730 MASL
Processing   Natural

UPON TASTING
Hibiscus, cranberry, grapefruit

This natural Pacamara is sourced from Finca Las Ninfas located near the town of Apaneca, El Salvador. Ricardo Valdivieso, a third generation coffee farmer, and his family own and operate the finca. Ricardo’s grandfather purchased the land in 1870 and the farm was eventually passed down to Ricardo during a time of great turmoil in El Salvador’s history. At the peak of conflict in the 1980s, Ricardo came face to face with a firing squad in defense of his family’s land. He was not shot but spent many years in exile before he was able to return to Finca Las Ninfas. In addition to coffee, Ricardo and his daughter Monica operate a beautiful hotel and restaurant at their other farm called Finca Santa Leticia, which exhibit Mayan artifacts discovered by Ricardo’s father. This complex coffee starts with a combination of hibiscus floral notes mixed with a cranberry sweetness, then finishes with a crisp citric grapefruit acidity.