La Fany

Fully washed, also referred to as wet process, is a method of processing coffee that utilizes water to transport, sort and remove the fleshy layers of fruit that house coffee seeds. Traditionally, this process occurs in a wet mill where the outer fruit skin of the coffee is removed (pulped), floated in water to sort out defective beans, moved to a water tank to breakdown mucilage layer (fermentation) and then washed to remove residual fruit from the seed. Once washed, the seeds are dried on a patio, in a raised screen bed or placed in a mechanical dryer. After drying, all that is left is a green seed covered in an outer parchment shell, destined to be transported to a dry mill. Fully washed coffees have a reputation of having a cleaner, brighter flavor profile.

Luis, his brother Rafael and Rafael’s wife Carmen, are fourth generation coffee farmers. They took over Finca La Fany from Luis and Rafael’s aunt some twelve years ago and began working with us in 2005. This family-run farm has been producing coffee since 1870 and has since been passed from generation to generation. The name ‘La Fany’ is believed to come from the name of a woman baptized back in 1870 by ancestors of the Silva family, General Fabio Morán and Etifanio Silva.

Luis, his brother Rafael and Rafael’s wife Carmen, are fourth generation coffee farmers. They took over Finca La Fany from Luis and Rafael’s aunt some twelve years ago and began working with us in 2005. This family-run farm has been producing coffee since 1870 and has since been passed from generation to generation. The name ‘La Fany’ is believed to come from the name of a woman baptized back in 1870 by ancestors of the Silva family, General Fabio Morán and Etifanio Silva.

The Silvas are committed to protecting their local environment and have accumulated a vast collection of earthworms,which they use to produce completely organic fertilizer from the leftover coffee pulp. Their coffee is hand picked, sun-dried and hand selected to guarantee quality, a process which provides work for some 24 local families.

The farm is part of the Meso american Biological Corridor System that stretches all the way from Mexico down toPanama. When this network of ‘protected highways’ enters El Salvador, it passes through the shade grown coffee regions, which act as a ‘substitute forest’. For this reason, coffee farms in this area play a vital role as a sanctuary for most of the 520 migratory and native bird species found in this part of the world.

Cupping characteristics are described as transparent, complex and well-structured, with a refined sweetness and vibrant citrus acidity. Some excellent notes of grapefruit and tropical fruit, and a good long finish.