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El Salvador Washed SHG Special Preparation Finca La Esperanza

The environment of Finca La Esperanza is pretty unique: on the top of Volcán de San Salvador with a magnificent view over the Valle de Zapotitán, it jealously preserves the wildlife treasury of the near Parque Nacional El Boqueron protected by the shadow of centuries-old Mescal trees (Sophora secundiflora).
Besides a fauna sanctuary, Finca La Esperanza preserves the botanical treasure of its coffee varieties. Unlike other fincas in the region that abandoned the traditional Bourbon and Pacas varieties to other ones more resistant to roya (Hemileia vastatrix, a fungus that causes the coffee leaf rust), La Esperanza has kept the original Arabigo, a genetical evolution of the Typica very common in the early plantations of the late 1800s, when coffee was introduced in America.
The production process is approached with an integrated farm management system. Harvesting is carried out by hand when the cherries are at the peak of their ripeness, to ensure that the maximum potential of the aromatic characteristics of coffee is expressed.
The meticulous work of the men and women working in harvesting and processing, the highest elevation, the special microclimate and the volcanic soil are the main features that characterizes the aroma and cup profile of the gourmet coffees produced by this finca.
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Guatemala Washed SHB EP Special Praparation Finca Linda Vista

Coffee has helped fuel Guatemala’s economy for over a hundred years, still leading the export revenue in the country nowadays.
Although Guatemala is well-known worldwide for the finest and distinctive coffees from its various regional specifications, the market’s main attention has been historically focused on the coffee produced in Los Altos, the highlands between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and the Petén lowlands where coffee cultivation is particularly ideal thanks to high altitudes, rich volcanic soils and a climate that allows a slow maturation to the beans.
The valle de Santa Rosa, in the homonymous department, is the backdrop of Finca Linda Vista: surrounded by a breathtaking landscape, at an altitude of 2,100 meters above sea level, with an average temperature of 86 °F (around 30 °C), this finca was born as a corn and cattle farm, then expanded to coffee production reaching an annual volume of 3,000 bags of 60 kg.
Finca Linda Vista is a business model in the region due to its good practices, sustainable initiatives and the care to the environment and their workers.
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Guatemala Washed SHB EP Special Praparation Finca Peña Blanca

Coffee production started to grow in Guatemala since the 1860s on the back of a declining indigo trade, previously the main export from the country, and continued steadily, leading the country to the top-5 rank of the main coffee-producing countries in the world.
Although Guatemala is well-known worldwide for the finest and distinctive coffees from its various regional specifications, the market’s main attention has been historically focused on the coffee produced in Los Altos, the highlands between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and the Petén lowlands where coffee cultivation is particularly ideal thanks to high altitudes, rich volcanic soils and a climate that allows a slow maturation to the beans.
Laying in the middle of this area, Finca Peña Blanca (Spanish: white rock) embraces the Laguna de Ayarza. The finca is owned by don Pablo Chuy, fourth-generation descendant of a family of coffee producers.
The long-tradition and experience of don Pablo allowed him to preserve the Bourbon and Typica varieties into his estate, by approaching the production process with an integrated farm management system aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection. The Bourbon is a natural mutation of the Typica, one of the earliest and most important coffee varieties.
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Honduras Black Honey Micro Lot Special Preparation Finca Caja De Aguas

Located in the west of the country, the cordillera de Celaque hosts the tallest peak in Honduras, and one of the most extensive and preserved rainforests in the country. Undoubtedly, the mountain whose name in the extinct Honduran Lenca language meant “caja de aguas” (Spanish: water box) is one of the most important corners of Honduras, not simply for the most impressive panoramas of all Honduras, but especially for its rich biodiversity and high level of endemism.
This scenario is the location of Finca Caja de Aguas, a truly unique micro-estate: about 46 hectares surrounded by forest, refreshed by a natural water spring on its tallest hill that name the finca the way the old Mesoamerican tribes did.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Caja de Aguas emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production. It only uses biological and natural fertilizers from the local COCAFCAL – Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Caja de Aguas is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras Natural Micro Lot Special Preparation Finca Platanares

Located on the mountainous slopes of the Rio Colorado valley at an altitude of 1,150 meters above sea level on the cordillera de Celaque, the most extensive and preserved rainforests in Honduras hosting the Cerro Las Minas, the tallest peak in Honduras, Finca Platanares produces an inimitable shade-grown coffee.
Traditionally, all coffee was shade-grown. Most varieties of coffee are naturally intolerant of direct sunlight and prefer a canopy of sun-filtering shade trees. As a result of modernization and a push for higher yielding crops, in the mid-1970s new sun-tolerant and fungal-resistant coffee varieties have been developed. Whether this change allowed a significant increase in productivity, on the other hand, it had a negative impact on the environment. This has resulted in a new trend in support of shade-grown coffee.
Shade-grown coffee is a true sustainable farming method with a tangible, positive impact on the environment. Recent data have shown that between all agricultural land uses, the shade-grown coffee is most likely the crop that supports the highest diversity of migratory birds and native flora and fauna; birds and mammals alike play a large role in pest control by eating many herbivorous insects, with a consequent increase in bee abundance and a better pollination process for the whole eco-system. Plus, shade-grown coffee helps reduce soil erosion, stabilize mountainous slopes and save soil moisture: less runoff of surface water and greater water retention means less leaching of nutrients, further recharged by the added leaf litter and other plant material falling from the shade trees, that increase soil nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen.
All coffees from the farm are shade-grown under plane and bananas trees, carefully harvested by hand and meticulously sorted before being delivered for processing to the mill.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Platanares emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Platanares is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras Washed Micro Lot Special Preparation Finca Rio Aruco

Finca Rio Aruco lies in the beautiful Rio Aruco Valley, on the cordillera de Celaque, refreshed by the cold breeze from the nearby rainforest. Its specific microclimate, whose average annual temperature is slightly lower than surrounding areas, and the peculiar soil are the main characteristics that influence the aroma and cup profile of its coffees.
All coffees from the farm are carefully harvested by hand and meticulously sorted before being delivered for processing to the mill.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Rio Aruco emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Rio Aruco is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras White Honey Caracolito Limited Selection Finca Rio Colorado

The acquisition of Finca Rio Colorado represents the first step of the Umami Area Honduras project, an organization founded in 2017 by an international group of adventurous professionals driven by the willingness to show to the coffee world the potential of a true sustainable integrated farm management system.
Located in a valley in the cordillera de Celaque, western Honduras, this 46-hectares coffee plantation is bounded on its northern and southern sides by two rivers one of which, the Rio Colorado, names the finca itself.
The plantation host exclusively Arabica trees, whose majority is up to forty-years old and belongs to the early plantations when coffee was introduced in the country. Umami Area Honduras has mandated the DNA-Analytica lab in Trieste to carry-out genetic analysis for the DNA profiling of the botanical variety of the trees, planning to start a renovation and rejuvenation program, and the conversion of production to organic agriculture.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Rio Colorado emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Rio Colorado is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras White Honey Micro Lot Special Preparation Finca Don Pancho

Finca don Pancho is a small piece of land located in Las Capucas area, near to the Pachapa village. Two hectares of land shaded by legumes and plane trees, loved and cared personally since more than twenty years by the capataz don Francisco Villeda Panchito “don Pancho”: his great humanity made him an example for all the people he meets. Despite an accident he had when he was a soldier when he lost his left arm in a firefight, the hard work of don Pancho and family is the demonstration that determination, humility and a strong family unit are the keys to success against all odds.
The cooperation of Finca don Pancho with the Umami Area Honduras organization and the COCAFCAL – Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada led to the creation of the Capucas Coffee Academy, an institution dedicated to the social and cultural development of the local coffee community. The formation and the commitment to excellence given by this organization are exceptional, leading Mary Portillo to the two-time winning of the National Barista Championship of Honduras.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca don Pancho emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca don Pancho is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras White Honey SHG EP Special Preparation Finca Rio Colorado

The acquisition of Finca Rio Colorado represents the first step of the Umami Area Honduras project, an organization founded in 2017 by an international group of adventurous professionals driven by the willingness to show to the coffee world the potential of a true sustainable integrated farm management system.
Located in a valley in the cordillera de Celaque, western Honduras, this 46-hectares coffee plantation is bounded on its northern and southern sides by two rivers one of which, the Rio Colorado, names the finca itself.
The plantation host exclusively Arabica trees, whose majority is up to forty-years old and belongs to the early plantations when coffee was introduced in the country. Umami Area Honduras has mandated the DNA-Analytica lab in Trieste to carry-out genetic analysis for the DNA profiling of the botanical variety of the trees, planning to start a renovation and rejuvenation program, and the conversion of production to organic agriculture.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Rio Colorado emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Rio Colorado is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.