PEAR | ORANGE | BROWN SUGAR

Emilio Lopez Diaz is the owner and operator of Odyssey Coffee, who, in 2005, began planting new varieties and expanding his family farms. Emilio’s company, Odyssey Coffees, is a vertically integrated coffee producing organization, meaning that the company oversees their own supply chain from growing to processing to exporting. In 2018, coffee from Emilio’s farm Finca El Manzano took first and second place in El Salvador’s Cup of Excellence competition.

La Cumbre, which means “peak” in Spanish, is the highest block of Emilio’s farm El Manzano. Here, Emilio has been experimenting with different varieties and processing methods.

This Bourbon variety from La Cumbre is a wonderful expression of variety and Emilio’s terroir, with sweet and clean flavors from a careful washed process. In the cup, we taste stonefruit like pear and nectarine, a lively citrus acidity like orange, and soft brown sugar sweetness.