{"product_id":"san-cayetano-washed-red-bourbon-el-salvador","title":"San Cayetano, Washed Red Caturra, El Salvador","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e  A \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eclean\u003c\/span\u003e yet \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eround\u003c\/span\u003e cup with an aroma of \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003emature red apples\u003c\/span\u003e. Flavour notes of \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ered apple cider\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enougat\u003c\/span\u003e. An aftertaste of \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ered grape\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour: \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eWine red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comfortable \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer: \u003c\/strong\u003eCarmen and Rafael Silva Hoff with family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Cayetano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/strong\u003eRed Caturra\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvested:\u003c\/strong\u003eFebruary 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eAhuachapán, Santa Ana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess station:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Pedro owned by Rafael and Carmen Da Silva Hoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess: \u003c\/strong\u003eWashed processed. The coffee is depulped the same day as harvest, soaked and dried on raised beds in three different levels to control the drying. The beans are turned over by hand continuously every day. For the washed process, the water the reservoir is used. Staff onsite also only turn the coffee by hand, log the moisture at different stages of the drying process, and have access to a great cupping lab with a well-trained crew in taste and routines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1450 meters above sea level\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice Transparency\u003c\/strong\u003e: The FOB price we paid for this coffee was \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$4.62\/lb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSan Cayetano Red Caturra is produced by the Rafael and Carmen Da Silva Hoff of El Salvador. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhile sourcing green coffee we meet a lot of hard-working producers, but none are as focused and work as many hours of the day as Carmen and Rafael Da Silva Hoff, who run six different farms and a processing mill to boot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRafael was first introduced to coffee growing when he was 21 years-old and got his first farm from his father. A few years later he met his wife Carmen. The couple got married in their young 30s and since then they are running their coffee business together. Today their two sons, Rafael Gerardo and Rodrigo, and their daughter Valeria are also involved in the business, making a it full family operation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2010, they decided to invest in their own mill, called San Pedro, not to make more money, but to gain full control of the full process of their coffee production. Today at San Pedro they not only process coffee from their own farms separated by lots and varietals, and but also for other producers in the area. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn El Salvador, the biggest challenge is security for the people and the coffee fungus called leaf rust (roja). As in most places in El Salvador, the neighbouring farms to San Cayetano are suffering badly from leaf rust which can easily be transferred to the plants at San Cayetano by the wind. To combat this, Rafael and Carmen have built more windbreakers to shield their plants and are applying their self-produced organic fertilisers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dropcoffee.com\/pages\/rafael-and-carmen-da-silva-hoff-with-family-san-cayetano\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo learn more about the Da Silva Hoff family and the San Cayetano farm click here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Drop Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Whole Beans - 250g","offer_id":17701652529203,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Beans - 1000g","offer_id":17701652561971,"sku":"","price":650.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ground for Filter\/Bryggmalet - 250g","offer_id":40888719081637,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ground for Filter\/Bryggmalet - 1000g","offer_id":40888720883877,"sku":"","price":650.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green Beans\/Orostat - 1000g","offer_id":40888727404709,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0235\/7459\/files\/Forsta_copy_d920183e-286c-4483-b589-763afcca20d7.jpg?v=1729864171","url":"https:\/\/www.dropcoffee.com\/products\/san-cayetano-washed-red-bourbon-el-salvador","provider":"Drop Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}