Region: Coatequque, Santa Ana
Elevation: 1650-1700 masl
About: Finca Los Bellotos is a magical place, perched high up in the mountains close to the Santa Ana Volcano and overlooking the picture-perfect Lake Coatepeque. It is shrouded in mist for most of the day, creating a unique microclimate for growing coffee. Made famous as the place where the super rare Bernardina variety was discovered, Los Bellotos has even more to offer. The highest tablon on the farm is named ‘Gato Cervantes', after the Civet cats native to the area. On this high misty tablon, the Pacas family grow Bernardina and Red Bourbon. This coffee was fermented in a sealed vat for 48 hours and then underwater for 24 hours before being slowly dried. Farm manager, Ruperto Bernardino Merche, believes there's a special type of magic at Los Bellotos, which is why the coffees are so special. This coffee is wild and tropical, with a marzipan sweetness.
