Finca Monte Verde is situated in the town of Monte Verde, El Salvador at 1110 masl. Monte Verde is about 1.5 hours northwest of the capital, San Salvador. Looking out from the Monte Verde farm, the Chingo Volcano rises up out of the landscape. Yellow and red bourbon coffee trees grow in the rich clay soil, providing a home for creatures like rabbits and hummingbirds. The Contreras family has been growing here for 5 generations, collecting almost 100 years of family coffee experience.

Our buyer visits the farm often in order to assist with quality control and improvement. Farm owner Rene Contreras and his family are deeply invested in their community – his wife is a doctor who provides healthcare locally, and the family operates an animal sanctuary on the farm, taking in stray and neglected animals.

The 36-hectare farm is only 93km from the capital city of San Salvador, outside the smaller city of Santa Ana. The mill employs 30 men year round, and up to 150 men and women during the peak harvest season. This coffee has limited availability every year, and with our direct, person-to-person approach, it will continue to exceed expectations.

Cupping Notes: Milk chocolate and orange with a sweet finish.

(Rainforest Alliance, Shade Grown)

Region: Santa Ana (Apaneca – Ilamatepec)
Farm: Monte Verde
Varietal: Red and Yellow Bourbon
Altitude: 1100 – 1450m
Process: Washed
Coffee Mill: Ecological wet mill on property
Soil: Alluvial clay loam
Harvest: November - March