Winter Solstice - Seasonal Coffee

FLAVOUR NOTES

Strawberry / Hibiscus / Warming Spices

RECOMMENDED BREWING METHODS

Filter / Chemex / Pour Over / French Press / Espresso / Cold Brew

 A super sweet, juicy and warming coffee from El Salvador that pairs well with family and friends. This medium roast features tasting notes of strawberry, hibiscus, and warming spices.

ABOUT THE COFFEE

• COUNTRY: El Salvador
  
• REGION:    Santa Ana Volcanos
  
• FARM:        La Reforma - Alvarez Family
• VARIETY:    Red Bourbon
  
• ALTITUDE:  1350 to 1450 MASL
  
• PROCESS:  Natural
  
• ROAST:      Light

So nice we’ve done it twice! La Reforma Red is back by popular demand as our Winter Solstice Seasonal Blend. This smooth, beautifully balanced light roast offers fruit-forward tasting notes without compromising its boldness. And, to any anti-fruity coffee drinkers: DO NOT FEAR! The intricate blend of berry and baking spice flavours is highly accessible and certain to make cozying up to the fireplace on a brisk winter afternoon all the more delightful.

The Alvarez family has been producing delicious coffee in the hilly region of the Santa Ana Volcano in El Salvador for over a century. The area's fertile volcanic soils and mild climate provide the perfect conditions for coffee cultivation, and the Alvarez family has been taking advantage of it for four generations.

If you ever visit El Salvador, you should check out Finca La Reforma, owned by the Alvarez family. It's a beautiful place that covers 36 hectares and is mainly planted with Red Bourbon varietal coffee. The family uses the shade tree technique to grow the coffee plants, which means they're planted under the shade of tall native trees.

ABOUT THE PROCESS
These cherries are floated and dried slowly on raised beds and clay patios - a tradition for the region that offers more heat absorbency (endothermic) than concrete. This drying process offers more consistency in the cup. After drying, the beans are then processed to remove all traces of mucilage at the family’s mill, El Borbollon.