Lycaste is the name of the orchid native to the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, where this coffee is grown. It is a very popular orchid in the region, and was planted on the farm by the father of Fernando Escobar, the producer.
This washed coffee comes from two farms: Ferme Miramar and Ferme San Francisco, located in Juayua, El Salvador. Fernando Escobar is the 5th generation of coffee grower in his family, but the first to process and export his own coffee. An activity to which he has devoted himself full-time since 2014.
When we met, Fernando told us about his plans: "First of all, I want to make coffee a sustainable business, continue exporting, support the end of deforestation in our forests and promote Salvadoran coffee. I want to improve my washing station so that it's more efficient, uses less water and enhances the coffee produced!"
