Coffee has been grown commercially in El Salvador since the mid-19th century. Before coffee, the country’s main crop was Indigofera, a plant that produces natural indigo dye, but the advent of synthetic dyes affected demand for natural ones, and resulted in areas of land being adapted to grow coffee trees instead. For years coffee was El Salvador’s main export and the country became one of the world’s largest producers. The development of roads and railroads there can be largely attributed to the success of the coffee industry at that time. However, civil war in the 1980s had a serious impact on the industry, and today far less coffee is produced. Since around 2005, good relationships built between farmers and roasters has prompted an emphasis on quality, and today the superior quality of El Salvador coffee beans more than makes up for the lack of quantity. Much of the coffee produced is from heirloom Bourbon trees, that yield coffee beans renowned for their sweetness and complexity of flavours.
El Salvador La Joya Coffee is just one from our wonderful range of coffees from the Americas that Coffee-Direct can deliver directly to your door. We roast to order, so your coffee will always arrive in the freshest condition possible, and offer a range of grind options as well as whole beans.
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