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La Cumbre

Salvador - Ilamatepec - La Cumbre - Bourbon - UW

Red bourbonNatural

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About this coffee

Emilio has managed to further refine the results he seeks in the cup by isolating a plot at the highest point of his farm. We have fallen in love with the very fruity profile of this natural processed Red Bourbon!

Emilio and natural process

A great lover of fully washed coffee, Emilio reserves a part of his harvest for natural coffee, bringing to it a lot of requirement and expertise.
He will be delighted by a very clean natural coffee when it allows the sensory characteristics of the variety and the terroir to shine through before those linked to the process.

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  • Origin

    Salvador
  • region

    Apaneca Ilamatepec
  • terroir

    Santa Ana
  • Farm

    La Cumbre
  • Producer

    Emilio Lopez
  • Species

    Arabica
  • Variety

    Red bourbon

  • Process

    Natural

  • Drying

    Drying beds

  • Packaging

    69kg - Jute bags

  • Altitude

    1550
  • Area

    10 hectares
  • Harvest period

    December - March
  • Type of harvest

    Manual

Terroir Santa Ana

Santa Ana’s department is one of the fundamental pillars of coffee production in El Salvador. It represents approximately 33% of national production, making it the country's leading producer, surpassing other coffee – growing departments such as Ahuachapán and Sonsonate. Furthermore, it is home to 21% of all salvadorian coffee producers, reflecting not only a high concentration of farms but also a strong coffee – growing tradition.

Historically, Santa Ana was the economic engine of the western world during the golden age of coffee (late 19th and early 20th centuries), driving the development of infrastructure, commerce, and employment. The city grew thanks to the coffee boom, becoming a national benchmark for its economic dynamism.

Nowadays, Santa Ana continues to stand out for its specialty coffee potential and organizational capacity. Its importance is not only economic but also cultural and social, making it a key region for the revitalization of salvadorian coffee growing.  

Meet Emilio Lopez

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A few words about Emilio Lopez

Cuatro M is owned by Emilio Lopez, a producer passionate about his work and in permanent search of perfection, both at his farm and in the cup. He describes his way of working as non-traditional and likes to think outside the box. 


Cuatro M produces, processes and exports not only its own coffees, but also coffees from neighbouring farms. Emilio has managed Cuatro M since 2001. It is a company with a long history of coffee production. Emilio belongs to a sixth generation of coffee farmers. When he took over the management of the family farms, he wanted above all to create a new company, unique in El Salvador. In 2005, Emilio and his team set up the mill (beneficio) at the El Manzano farm.

Today he owns one of the most beautiful production facilities in Central America and can process his coffees using a variety of methods, always with great precision and the same objective: to achieve perfection! He lives by three key values, which are quality, consistency and innovation – we can assure you that you will never be disappointed by the quality of an Emilio coffee!

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