El SalvadorSolberg & Hansen · Norway
Cerro Los Tamales - El Salvador
Elegant · juicy
692 kr/kg
173 kr for 250 g · about 12,46 kr for an 18 g espresso dose
Price observed 5 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.
Delivery cost not stated by the roaster
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What Solberg & Hansen says about this coffee
Tasting notes: Elegant and juicy. Vanilla on fragrance. Taste of melon and apples.
For 20 years, Solberg & Hansen has purchased quality coffee from Los Planes. Now we are taking the next step together with the Ticas couple and investing in 5,000 new coffee trees to secure the farm's future.
Cerro Los Tamales comes from Los Planes coffee farm in northern El Salvador. Over 20 years ago, Sergio Ticas took over a small farm in the mountainous region of Chalatenango, and together with his wife Isabel, he began growing coffee in an area that was not at all associated with quality. That is why more than one coffee enthusiast raised an eyebrow when Finca Los Planes came in second place in the 2006 edition of the Cup of Excellence. Sergio and Isabel's efforts are a direct reason why coffee from the Chalatenango region is now a sought-after commodity on the specialty coffee market. It was here that the Ticas family themselves planted the varieties Pacamara, Bourbon and Yellow Caturra in the mid-1990s. At the family's own processing mill, the coffee is processed with fresh water from local sources, while a distribution of one coffee tree per shade tree ensures healthy and sustainable biodiv…
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Direct trade
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Altitude, lowest
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Processing
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Tasting notes
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