El Salvador. Ochupse

Green Apple, hazelnuts, cookies

About this coffee

Mauricio Escalon was born in a coffee-producing family who started their coffee story in the third quarter of the 1800th. In the 1870s his great-grandfather, Pedro Jose Escalon, began with a plantation in Santa Ana. Later he founded El Molino (The mill) - the first of the industrial plants to process coffee in El Salvador. By the end of the 20th century, the family business had a tough time because of the coffee price crisis. However, with the involvement of Mauricio, it got its second wing. In 2003 Cafescal was created with the strategy to get into the specialty coffee philosophy. The company's name means “Cafes Escalon Calderon” where Calderon is Mauritios`s mom's last name.

Now the family business has 10 farms and 2 Mills. Mauricio is Managing Director of Cafescal specialty Coffee exporting company. He is responsible for the administration and management of agricultural processes. He has a Degree in Architecture and working experience in building society, but his passion for coffee brought him back to the family business.

San Jose Estate farm is located in the Ilamatepeq Mountain Range, in Canton El Jocoton Arriba, near the Caotepeque Lake. Its clayish soils gives a peculiar coffee quality. In this farm the Processing plant of Cafescal - Beneficio San Jose is located. On the area of 13 ha they grow Borbon, Pacas, Parainema, Marsellesa and Yellow Icatu varieties in the shade of Orange trees. The farm's location in the Ilamatepeq range provides an ideal microclimate for coffee cultivation, with elevations ranging from 1,400 to 1,600 meters above sea level. This altitude, combined with the fertile volcanic soils, results in coffee beans with bright acidity, complex flavors, and a clean finish.