Los Nogales, which Matt visited in March of 2023, has produced some of his favourite coffees. 

Los Nogales is a very special farm for JASAL as it was the first farm that the Salaverria family bought and it is where Jose Antonio Salaverria grew up, surrounded by the fruits of the farm. He still manages all the farm operations now, with Orlando Garcia the specific manager for Los Nogales itself. Los Nogales translates into English as walnut tree, one of the crops that grew there.

Picked when fully ripe, cherry is transported to the Beneficio where it is ‘depulped’ very loosely, only around 1% of mucilage is removed.

The beans themselves are then loaded in to jute bags to be transported to the drying tables to prevent any loss of mucilage or any washing away of the sugars as can happen in transportation via water channel.

The raised beds are shaded and beans rest on them for 2 days with minimal movement before being switched to sunlight (still on raised beds) where they dry for 20-25 days depending on the weather.

Packed and supplied in 100% recyclable bags. Buy online as whole beans for you to grind yourself or as freshly ground coffee in coarse, medium or fine.