El Salvador SHG EP Chalchuapa, Santa Ana

Product detailed description

Looking for a coffee to kick-start your morning with a rich flavor that never gets boring? This specialty coffee from the Santa Ana region in El Salvador is the perfect choice you will love returning to. In the western part of El Salvador, around the town of Chalchuapa, coffee plants grow in mineral-rich volcanic soil, creating a unique and deep flavor in your cup.

What do SHG and EP mean?

In the coffee world, these are not just letters, but a guarantee of green coffee quality:

• SHG (Strictly High Grown): The coffee was grown at high altitudes. The coffee cherries ripen slower here, making the beans harder, denser, and giving them a much more complex flavor.
• EP (European Preparation): This means premium care during the sorting of green beans. Each bean is checked by hand to remove any defects.

Origins with a family tradition

El Salvador produces less than 1% of the world's coffee, but it focuses all the more on quality. Our coffee comes from smaller family farms organized in cooperatives. For local farmers, growing coffee is not just a business, but a craft they have kept alive in the Santa Ana hills since the 19th century. Thanks to their careful work and the mineral soil, you get a coffee that tastes exactly how honest Central American coffee should – rich, sweet, and clean.

Region: Chalchuapa, Santa Ana
Cooperative: Cuzcachapa de R.L.
Altitude: 1200 m - 1700 m.a.s.l.
Coffee quality: SHG (Strictly High Grow), EP (European Preparation)
Crop: 2025
Processing: Washed