El Salvador Las Isabellas

Producer Emilio López Diaz and Jose Roberto Santamaria
Farm Finca Las Isabellas
Municipality Apaneca
Department Ahuachapán
Region Apaneca Ilamatepec

Sun Exposure Mixed sun and natural forest
Farm Size 245 hectares; 87 hectares dedicated to a natural reserve in the center of Las Isabellas
Altitude 900 - 1,340masl
Latitude 13.817883
Longitude -89.799490

Variety Red Bourbon
Process Washed
Fermentation Submerged 16 - 24hrs
Drying 10-12 days on patios

Harvest Year 2026

Flavor Caramel, Milk Chocolate, Green Apple, Red Currant, Plum, Orange, Lime
Descriptors Very Smooth and Creamy

Certifications Rainforest Alliance

About this coffee This Red Bourbon from Emilio Lopez and Jose Roberto comes from Finca Las Isabellas, about an hour southwest of Emilio’s family farm, El Manzano.

The farm is larger than El Manzano and more than a third of the land is dedicated to a natural reserve. Since acquiring the farm, Emilio and his team have worked to grow the reserve, returning it to a thriving habitat for a handful of endangered species in the area: Ocelots, Beady Black-Eyed Frogs, and several bird species.

Pacamaras, Pacas and SL varieties grow alongside Red Bourbon at Las Isabellas. This Red Bourbon is picked and taken to the Tequendama Mill, the wet mill on site at the farm, that also collects and process neighboring growers’ and growing partners’ coffee. The coffee is traditionally processed – floated, pulped and submerged before moving to the patios. It’s a classic coffee profile of sweet and clear red fruit with balanced citrus-like acidity.