{"product_id":"kagumo-aa-kenya-filter-copy","title":"El Carmen Anaerobic Natural Orange Bourbon, El Salvador | FILTER","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"t1\" width=\"537\" height=\"173\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 13px;\"\u003ePassion fruit, winey, marshmallow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEl Salvador. Apaneca Ilamatepec, Ahuachapán\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eProcessing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnaerobic Natural\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1300 metres above sea level\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVarietal\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrange Bourbon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td1\" style=\"width: 141.688px; height: 33px;\"\u003eOwner:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"td2\" style=\"width: 413.812px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFernando Alfaro \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Carmen Estate is located at 1,300 metres above sea level in El Salvador’s Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, one of Central America’s prime specialty coffee producing areas. The estate has been farmed by the Alfaro family for over a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Carmen lies in the heart of El Salvador’s main ‘protected highway’ of forest, a part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor System that stretches al the way from Mexico down to Panama. In El Salvador, where more than 80% of the country’s coffee is produced under shade, this ecosystem is based mainly in the coffee forest. For this reason, coffee farms such as El Carmen play a vital role as a sanctuary for hundreds of the migratory and native bird species found in this part of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Estate was founded in the middle of the 19th century when Antonio José Alfaro acquired a plot of land near the vilage of Ataco – meaning ‘Site of Elevated Springs’ in the indigenous Nahuatl language – where he started to produce coffee. His son, Agustin Alfaro, founder of the Salvadoran National Coffee Company, folowed in his father’s footsteps and established El Carmen as one of El Salvador’s leading exporters. His efforts were continued by Antonio Alfaro, head of the third generation of this coffee family and are carried through today by Fernando Alfaro, the fourth generation of his family to farm coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Carmen is an extremely well-run specialty Estate and is managed with scrupulous attention detail, with great emphasis placed on maintaining the identity of each lot from the moment its coffee cherries are harvested until the point when the green beans are ready for export. The estate’s coffee is produced under approximately 60% shade cover, which is required for the coffee to ripen evenly. Prior to the rainy season, shade trees are then pruned to about 40% shade to allow the access of light necessary for new foliage growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot is comprised of Orange Bourbon, El Carmen cultivates a number of Orange (sometimes caled ‘pink’ Bourbon trees), which are natural mutations of the famous Red Bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the harvest, the cherries are hand-picked only when perfectly ripe and delivered to the mil located at the farm. The cherries are sorted for quality, then placed into containers with water and a cocktail of mountain microorganisms, fungus, and bacteria to ferment for 192 hours sealed. This slows down the fermentation process and prevents any growth of mould. Afterwards, the cherries are evenly dispersed on raised beds to dry in the open sun for 25 – 30 days, with constant raking to prevent any mould development. Once drying is complete, the coffee is huled and prepared for export.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Williams \u0026 Johnson Coffee Co.","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 250g","offer_id":58073751290239,"sku":null,"price":16.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1kg (save 20%)","offer_id":58073751323007,"sku":null,"price":53.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pour Over \/ 250g","offer_id":58073751355775,"sku":null,"price":16.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cafetière \/ 250g","offer_id":58073751388543,"sku":null,"price":16.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Aeropress \/ 250g","offer_id":58073751421311,"sku":null,"price":16.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1117\/0020\/files\/PHOTO-2025-07-18-12-38-00.jpg?v=1786976863","url":"https:\/\/www.williamsandjohnson.com\/products\/kagumo-aa-kenya-filter-copy","provider":"Williams \u0026 Johnson Coffee Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}