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  • Special Selection

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Roast Level: Comforting

  • 3

    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

We first began working with the Alvarez family of El Borbollon in 2003, and their coffees have remained an important part of our blends and single origin offerings ever since.

Plum

Bergamot

Juniper

The details

Origin story

  • Country El Salvador
  • Region Calzontes Arriba
  • Elevation Range 1400-1500 m
  • Producer El Borbollon
  • Processing Method Natural
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest 2025
  • Direct Trade
We first began working with the Alvarez family of El Borbollon in 2003, and their coffees have remained an important part of our blends and single origin offerings ever since. This lot comes from their family-run farm, La Reforma, in the renowned coffee growing region that surrounds the Santa Ana Volcano, also known as Ilamatepec. It features the esteemed Geisha variety processed as a natural, with the ripe fruit of the coffee cherry left fully intact as it was carefully dried. The resulting profile is complex and layered, with notes of deep stone fruit, aromatic citrus, and fresh juniper.
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How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 216 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
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    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.

7oz of El Salvador La Reforma Geisha Natural
El Salvador La Reforma Geisha Natural 7oz