The Salaverria family has grown coffee in El Salvador for six generations, with roots in Huachapan. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Salaverria and his sons Andr\u00e9s and Jos\u00e9 Antonio Jr. manage three primary production areas around the Santa Ana volcano \u2014 Santa Rita, San Francisco, and El Molino \u2014 processing at their central mill, Beneficio Las Cruces, acquired in 1990 and continually improved. In 2011, they implemented a quality programme separating each farm into small blocks \u2014 tablones \u2014 by altitude, quality potential, and growing conditions. Buena Vista #1 is one of these blocks within Finca El Molino. The family also produces their own organic fertiliser, Huisil \u2014 made from coffee pulp, fish, bones, and plant matter \u2014 with measurable improvements in soil health and, in trials, visible improvement in cup profile.<\/p>\n
Natural processing at Beneficio Las Cruces follows the family’s systematic approach: controlled fermentation and soaking experiments, tablon-by-tablon separation, and careful drying. The variety blend \u2014 Anacafe 14, Bourbon, and Maragogype \u2014 produces a lot with layered character: Bourbon brings sweetness and structure, Maragogype adds body and depth, Anacafe 14 contributes resilience and complexity. Cupping score 86.5.<\/p>\n
At Handpickers, we selected Buena Vista #1 because the Salaverria family treats quality as a structural commitment, not a marketing position \u2014 six generations of experience, a decade-long lot separation programme, and a level of care for their workers that few producers match. Coffee from the Santa Ana volcano has history. This lot continues it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Buena Vista #1 is a naturally processed coffee from Ahuachap\u00e1n, El Salvador, grown in the Buena Vista tablon of Finca El Molino, owned by the Salaverria family. Roasted in-house at Handpickers, this espresso profile highlights its jammy sweetness and layered aromatic character. Expect notes of red berry cordial, apricot, and soft herbal undertones in a well-balanced cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[975],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8475","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-single-origin-espresso-2","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n