 | Apaneca – Ilamatepec |
 | 1.450 – 1.640 msnm. |
 | Red Bourbon |
 | Natural |
 | Rodolfo Ruffatti |
The farm was established in the 1920s and was bought in 1934 by Italian Rodolfo Ruffatti Riso from Torino, who had just landed in El Salvador to start a new life.
Since then, the farm has been in the Ruffatti family.
This year 2020, his grandson, also Rodolfo Ruffatti, who has been a key element in running the family business for years now, is taking charge of the farm from his father.
Location and planting style
The farm has been focused on producing specialty grade coffees for years now and in the last few years they have been slowly changing to more exotic varieties such as Pink Bourbon from Huila, Kenya variety from El Salvador, SL28, Rume Sudan, Pacamara and 74110 from Ethiopia.
In order to achieve this, they are planting the lower elevation parts of the farm with Tabi, Portillo and Caturra varieties, aimed at volume production and large lots, while reserving the higher elevations of the farm (1,500m+) for the more exotic varieties.
The farm is also planted with some tropical hardwood which acts as shade for the coffee trees.
The farm today
The farm has been focused on producing specialty grade coffees for years now and in the last few years they have been slowly changing to more exotic varieties such as Pink Bourbon from Huila, Kenya variety from El Salvador, SL28, Rume Sudan, Pacamara and 74110 from Ethiopia.
In order to achieve this, they are planting the lower elevation parts of the farm with Tabi, Portillo and Caturra varieties, aimed at volume production and large lots, while reserving the higher elevations of the farm (1,500m+) for the more exotic varieties.
The farm is also planted with some tropical hardwood which acts as shade for the coffee trees.
Coffee processing
For this natural lot, the ripe cherries are sorted before being transferred to African beds where they are left to dry for days until achieving the right humidity levels.
FES & Ineffable Coffee
