Finca Noruega Red Bourbon Natural

Sicafe S.A. De C.V.

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Origin

El Salvador

Producer

Sicafe S.A. De C.V.

Variety

Red Bourbon

Process type

Natural/Sun Dried

Altitude range

1450m - 1450m

Harvest period

December, 2019 - December, 2019

Seller's cupping score (SCA)

85.5 points

Updated March, 2020

ID

SV-57-201912

"Farm: Finca Noruega
Producers: Carmen Elena and Rafael Silva
Farm size: 27 hectares
Location: Apaneca town, Ahuachapán Department, Apaneca-Illamatepec Mountain Range
Altitude: 1450 - 1720 m
Soil: Clay loam
Harvest season: December to February
Annual production: 400 bags
Average age of trees: 25 years old
Average rainfall: 2200 mm
Average temperatures: 18C by night to 24C by day
Cultivated varieties: Bourbon and Pacamara

Finca Noruega has been in Rafael and Carmen’s family for 3 generations. Its name in English is “Norway Farm” after Rafael’s Norgewian grandfather Ralph Hoff. He met Rafael’s grandmother Sara Valdivieso Borja in San Francisco, California, when they were both studying there. The two fell in love, got married and moved back to El Salvador. Their only child Thelma continued to work at the farm, now managed by Rafael and Carmen. It is said that Sara and Ralph’s love story started a tradition. For one reason or another, every couple in the family ends up in San Francisco before just before they get married.

For naturals (such as in this lot) we wash the cherries with clean water and move them to the patios for at least two days to let the water drain. We do this after 6:30 pm to avoid temperature shocks. Due to our mill's elevation (1500m, we are the highest mill in El Salvador!) and mild climate, we haven't had any quality problems by doing so. We then take the cherries to raised beds, where they stay for up to 35 days being constantly moved by the staff at our mill."