Los Planes PB

Twenty years ago, our friends Sergio and Isabel Ticas began production on Finca Los Planes in the mountainous region of Chalatenango, El Salvador. Coming from Chalatenango, Sergio was not expected to produce a remarkable coffee. And yet, just six years later, Sergio collected his plaque for 2nd Place in the 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence competition. This award, and his remarkable coffee, helped catapult this “no-name” region of El Salvador into a star in the coffee-growing world.

We met Sergio and Isabel following their 2nd place finish. Jeff and Sergio quickly became good friends. During that first visit, we were immensely impressed by Sergio’s use of the money from the Cup of Excellence competition to improve the beneficio on the farm, thereby improving the processing of future harvests. This showed us their commitment and dedication to quality and constant improvement.

“On that visit, I met a man who has a passion for the land, the people he works with, and the coffee he produces!”
~ Jeff Taylor

Peaberry
In a coffee cherry is expected to find two seeds with a flat side facing each other, and a round side to the outwards, around 5 to 10 % of the production of the harvest are Peaberries that ocurres when just one of the ovule is pollinate, developing a round coffee seed, they are sorted and separated during the post harvest using a sieve, they are uniform in size and density allowing on a consistent application of heat during the roasting process that translate in a flavorful cup profile.