Origin
About this lot
ORIGIN Known as the ‘land of volcanos’, El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America but has a global reputation for cultivating high-quality coffee. Starting in the mid-1700s, coffee production was primarily for domestic consumption but has steadily grown to become one of the major exportable cash crops that provides employment to millions of people. By the late 1970s, coffee production accounted for more than half of the country’s GDP but socio-economic and political unrest forced many producers to abandon their farms. Since the turn of the millennium, however, international competitions like the Cup of Excellence have pushed El Salvadorian back into the limelight and today, the small country is celebrated in the specialty coffee community for producing world-class coffees. PRODUCER This pulped natural coffee is produced by Hermanos Mena (Victor, Alfredo and Jorge) on their 5