El Salvador – Finca La Antonieta Maragogype

This single-variety lot consists of 100% washed Maragogype and comes to us via Bliss Coffee. It was grown on Finca La Antonieta, located in the San Miguel region of El Salvador.

The journey of Maragogype to Finca La Antonieta begins 25 years ago when Rene Pascal, an agronomist, visited Brazil in order to study their local varieties. While there, he observed that Maragogype, which is a Typica mutation, produces a unique and excellent cup profile when planted in very specific conditions. Pascal brought some seeds back with him, found La Antonieta to be an ideal location, as it sits at a higher elevation that most farms in El Salvador, is protected from sea breezes due to its location on the northern slope of the San Miguel volcano, and receives only four hours of mild sunlight a day.