La Esperanza

— El Salvador

Producer The Belismelis-Alvarez Family 
Process Natural 
Location Quezaltepeque, La Libertad 
Elevation 1400 masl 
Taste Raspberry & Watermelon Jolly Rancher

The extended Belismelis-Alvarez family manages 15 separate estates in El Salvador, totalling almost 900 hectares. Descending from Spanish settlers who arrived in the mid-1800s, the current generation is the sixth to be involved in coffee farm management. For these large volume naturals from their La Esperanza farm the family has partnered with Los Volcanes Coffee. Los Volcanes is a tight knit processing and exporting team based in Antigua Guatemala. Their expertise in agronomy and processing has gained them farming clients throughout Guatemala, El Salvador and Brazil, thanks to their many years of experience as  coppers, roasters, exporters, relationship managers, and educators. La Esperanza's naturals are practically one of a kind in Central America.