Clifton Coffee - E1 Project - Direct trade - Single Origin Espresso: Finca Bella Vista

"In 2015 we launched the E1 Project as the mainstay of our offering from the roaster & we turned to El Salvador as a producing country as it continues to offer a simple supply chain of quality coffee from committed specialty producers dedicated to to a sustainable future of coffee farming.

The idea behind this was simple: 1 coffee from 1 estate (hence the ‘E1’) and tell that story between grower and roaster in order to assist our customers to better sell the coffee in their cafes with greater transparency. This year we were delighted to meet Ricardo Lima who owns and runs both the mill and farm Buena Vista in the Ahuachapan department of western El Salvador. An organic & rainforest alliance certified farm, Ricardo produces just 2000 bags of bourbon & catuai varietals per year and we’re delighted to be working exclusively with him & his dedicated team.

Such is the versatility of El Salvadorian coffees, we offer our ‘E1’ on both a medium and a dark roast profile to suit our variety of customer needs."