We’re so excited to finally be able to release this amazing coffee from El Salvador’s microlot from Finca Plan del Hoyo, owned by Francisco De Sola. This is a coffee we’ve been eagerly anticipating for quite some time, and it’s finally ready to land on our shelves (and our V60 bar).
The cup
☕ Tasting Notes: Clove and cooked coffee cherry flavours with tart acidity and mild fruit-like sweetness.
📍 Origin: Finca Plan del Hoyo
🧼 Process: Washed
🌱 Altitude: 1760 masl.
🌾 Varietal: Anacafé 14
The Finca Plan del Hoyo farm spans 100 hectares, around 14 hectares of that dedicated to coffee (roughly 60,000 trees). The rest of the land is used for timber cultivation, reflecting a diversified and sustainable approach to farming.
This lot is part of a broader microlot programme that supports both established estates and smaller producers across El Salvador. These smaller farms (between 3.5 and 10.5 hectares) grow classic Salvadorean varieties like Pacas, Pacamara, and Bourbon. In this case, however, we have the Anacafé 14, a relatively recent addition to the world of Arabica coffee, officially released in 2014. It’s a natural cross between Pacamara and a Catimor-type variety, first discovered in Guatemala’s Chiquimula region.
