EL SALVADOR | El Manzano | Pacamara | Washed

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<p><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">First </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">established</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> in 1872, Finca El Manzano has </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">remained</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> under the stewardship of the López Díaz family for an impressive span of seven generations. In 2005, after completing his studies in the United States, Emilio López Díaz moved back to El Salvador to manage the family’s farm, where he implemented practices aimed at improving the quality of coffee being produced. In addition to improving the agricultural management of the farm, he also constructed a processing mill, affording the team at El Manzano precise control of all post-harvest processing.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;"></span></span></p> <p><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">While the farm has been </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">established</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> for generations, and coffee is certainly in Emilio’s blood, the team at El Manzano </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">isn’t</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> tied to history or tradition. They apply data and metrics to their post-harvest processing and plant exotic varieties not typically found in El Salvador, such as Geisha and SL</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">-</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">34.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="paragraph" style="margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As a testament to these enhancements, Emilio's Geisha took both 1st and 2nd positions during the 2018 Cup of Excellence competition—an unprecedented feat. The diligence </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">exhibited</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> by Emilio and his team in El Manzano's processing operations is </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">evident</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">. Each delivery of cherries undergoes rigorous assessment based on its sugar content prior to acceptance. This data </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">subsequently</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> guides the determination of </span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;">optimal</span><span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"> drying periods, ensuring uniform quality among daily lots and a consistently remarkable cup profile.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;"></span></span></p>