El Salvador – Loma La Gloria
Farmer: Anny Pimentel
Origin: El Salvador
Region: El Bálsamo Quetzaltepec
Farm: Loma La Gloria
Altitude: 1500 Meters
Processing: Natural
Variety: Red Bourbon
Drop Temperature: 409
Finishing Time: 1130
Cupping Notes: Brown Sugar, Red Fruit, Baker’s Chocolate
Roast Level 03: Light/Medium
This coffee came from: Anny Pimentel
Today, Anny Ruth Pimentel runs Loma La Gloria mill to control the process, quality, and traceability of all the beans that pass through. Her father, Roberto, purchased the farm in the late 1990’s and named it after his Grandfather’s estate: Loma La Gloria. A civil engineer by trade and visionary businessman by nature, Roberto completed construction of the mill on the farm in 2001. Unfortunately, the mill was left abandoned upon completion, with Loma La Gloria’s coffee cherries being sold to local mills.
In 2012 Anny Ruth took over the mill’s operations and today the farm’s coffee has earned an international reputation for quality in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Loma La Gloria is known for its carefully processed Honey and Natural coffees sorted by varietal. Loma La Gloria is located in the El Boquerón crater of the San Salvador Volcano. The farm’s elevation ranges from 1200 to 1750 meters above sea level. Shade trees cover much of Loma La Gloria and are home to many species of birds, including Blue jays, Chiltotas, Torditos, Guacalchias, and Hummingbirds. The shade canopy helps control temperatures on the farm, maintaining the optimal climate to produce a desirable cup profile.
We hope you’ll love the coffees from Loma La Gloria as much as we do. Supporting female farmers is especially important to us - gender equity, in all things, creates better, more collaborative results.
Follow their journey on social media @lomalagloria
