Farms

Sources: Kaiserblick Specialty Coffee (website)


Kaiserblick Specialty Coffee sources all its coffee from six owned farms in the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range. The farms cover a total of 62.5 hectares (89 manzanas). All coffees are specialty-grade microlots (SCA score 85+) or espresso lots (typical score ~83). (source: kaiserblick-dev-crawl.md)

San Cayetano

  • Location: Canton El Molino, Concepción de Ataco, Ahuachapán
  • Size: 5 ha
  • Altitude: 1,400 masl
  • Varieties: Bourbon rojo / amarillo, Pacamara rojo / amarillo, Caturra amarillo, Ethiosar, Heirloom

San Cayetano is the flagship farm and the first to transition to fully organic cultivation. It is also the farm offered for visitor experiences (see Experiences). (source: kaiserblick-dev-crawl.md)

El Naranjo

  • Location: Canton San Ramoncito, Apaneca, Ahuachapán
  • Size: 3 ha
  • Altitude: 1,400 masl
  • Varieties: Bourbon, Pacas, Catimor

Los Manantiales

  • Location: Canton El Tapacún, Atiquizaya, Ahuachapán
  • Size: 9.5 ha
  • Altitude: 1,500–1,600 masl
  • Varieties: Bourbon Shekina, Pacamara

Los Manantiales contributes two varieties to the current roasted coffee lineup: Bourbon Shekina and Pacamara. See Roasting Service.

Cielito Lindo

  • Location: Canton El Tapacún, Atiquizaya, Ahuachapán
  • Size: 24.5 ha
  • Altitude: 1,500–1,800 masl
  • Varieties: Bourbon Shekina, Pacamara, Castillo, Ethiope, Sydra

Cielito Lindo is the largest farm in the portfolio at 24.5 ha and reaches the highest altitudes (up to 1,800 masl). It also grows Sydra and Ethiope, two exotic varieties.

Tres Puertas

  • Location: Canton San Isidro, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana
  • Size: 16 ha
  • Altitude: 1,200 masl
  • Varieties: Bourbon, Pacas rojo / amarillo, Marseillesa

El Retiro

  • Location: Canton El Paste, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana
  • Size: 4.5 ha
  • Altitude: 1,200 masl
  • Varieties: Pacas, Anacafé 14

Note on Additional Farm Names

The roasted coffee sales listing references Bourbon · San Antonio and Gesha · El Izotal, neither of which appears in the six farms above. These may be partner farms or farms not yet published on the website. Needs verification. (source: kaiserblick-dev-crawl.md)