9/23/2011

Finca Miralvalle

Beans: El Salvador Miralvalle
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting grade: Full city
Estate: Finca Miralvalle
Region: Ahuachapan, El Salvador
Varieties: Pacamara
Altitude: 1600-1800m
Processing: Washed & Sun-dried


Impression
 Light and delicate body, mild texture with soothing aftertaste.  Citrus light acidity, orange like fruity aroma and sweetness mixed with nutty almond like flavor.  Meyer lemon zest in farm stand apple juice with a butterscotch finish.  Very sensitive, but full layered flavor.

【About Finca Miralvalle】  Miralvalle Estate is originally found by Juan Urritia, who introduced Salvadoran Bourbon varietal in 1970’s, and now run by his 5th generation.  The estate owns 80ha of the primeval forest, whose wellspring supplies water to 6000 residence around the estate.  Since 2002, Miralvalle Estate starts to grow and develop Pacamara varietal and their efforts were recognized in 2007 as COE winning farm.  Their 100% shade grown coffee beans traded only with exporters, so that high level of traceability is guaranteed.  
This Estate is not only producing high quality coffee beans, but also making high contributions to the societies/environments.  Due to shade grown methods, the estate produces about 36000Lbs oxygen daily.  There are full diversity of wildlife: wild varieties of mammals, birds, insects.  Also, in total of 600 employees are fully supported by the Estate from work to their private life: The estate supplies housing, educations, medications and so on.

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