A row of tan burlap sacks sits on a brick patio in front of the wet mill ("Duchas 2") with coffee drying behind it. San Miguel mill.
Antique Jabez Burns sample roaster at the San Miguel mill in Ahuachapán that's still in use.
Red Bourbon coffee cherries ripen at an Ahuachapán farm.
A row of tan burlap sacks sits on a brick patio in front of the wet mill ("Duchas 2") with coffee drying behind it. San Miguel mill.
Antique Jabez Burns sample roaster at the San Miguel mill in Ahuachapán that's still in use.
Red Bourbon coffee cherries ripen at an Ahuachapán farm.

El Salvador La Esperanza Bourbon

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Versatile coffee, and a prime example of the balanced, nutty sweetness found in coffees from El Salvador. Brown sugar, molasses walnut bread, dark cocoa, soft acidity. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Total Score: 86.0
Weight *: 1 LB
Product Overview
Full Cupping Notes

La Esperanza is a really versatile coffee, and a prime example of the balanced, nutty sweetness found in wet process coffees from El Salvador. City+ to Full City roast levels proved to be the sweet spot for this coffee (more like "bittersweet"), where sweetness has a balancing effect on the savory hints and deeper bass-toned bittering. From the fragrance to the cup, I get a sweetness that's like brown sugar and almond meal, transfering to the brew as more of a molasses walnut bread profile. Chocolate flavors are soft in the lighter roasts, and I find the cup to be more about the interplay of raw sugar and roasted nuts, with a hint of acidity that augments the milky body. My darker Full City roast packed in a range of chocolate roast flavors, bittering but well-balanced, with a walnut accent note in the finish. It makes a classic-toned single origin espresso, with dark cocoa flavors sweetened by notes of almond milk, burnt sugar, and Brazil nut.

COFFEE DETAILS
process methodWet Process (Washed)
cultivarBourbon Types
farm gateYes
Farm Notes

Origin & Farm Notes

La Esperanza borders El Boqueron National Park, a majestic natural forest that is home to a multitude of wildlife, and a main feature of San Salvador’s volcano crater. After the roya crisis, most farmers in the region let the original Bourbon and Pacas cultivars die off, replanting with rust-resistant varieties that unfortunately also produce an inferior cup. However, La Esperanza has kept most of its original tree populations, which farm managers have kept productive and healthy by implementing integrated farming practices. The farm is broken into several plots, most with intermixing of Arabigo (Typica) and Bourbon. The coffee is transported to a mill in San Miguel where each batch is processed individually under strict processing protocols to ensure the quality of the beans are maintained. La Esperanza is a fairly large farm, and altitude ranges from 1000 to 1350 meters above sea level.
Specs

Technical Specifications

Key specifications and operating details for this product.

region Quezaltepeque, La Libertad
processing Wet Process (Washed)
drying method Patio Sun-Dried
arrival date Jun 2026
lot size 50
bag size 69 KG
packaging GrainPro Liner
farm gate Yes
cultivar detail Bourbon
grade SHG
roast recommendations City+ to Full City+
country origin Central America
type Farm Gate
recommended espresso Yes
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