NO TEARS FOR THE CREATURES, El Salvador
Cherry, Cacao, Blood Plum
| Producer | The Baraona Family |
| Farm | Los Pirineos |
| Region | Tepaca Chimaneca, Usulutan |
| Varietal | Bourbon |
| Processing | Carbonic Maceration Natural |
| Altitude | 1,300 - 1,600 MASL |
Bourbon is one of the two archetypal Arabica varieties, descended from Yemeni stock via Reunion. It is loved for rounded sweetness and complexity, at the cost of lower yield.
In the natural process, whole cherry is dried intact so the bean steeps in its own fruit. Done with discipline it builds heavy sweetness, body and pronounced berry character, with no shortcuts at the drying stage.
El Salvador's coffee grows on volcanic slopes rich in Bourbon-family varieties, where altitude and mineral soil concentrate sweetness and balance.
