George Howell Coffee

Montecarlos Medium, El Salvador

Montecarlos Estate sits on a dormant volcano in El Salvador's high-elevation volcanic chain, where Charles Batres pioneered the Pacamara variety—a cross of Pacas and Maragogype first commercially harvested in 1992–93. The washed processing involves triple-washing with natural mineral spring water, followed by 100% sun-drying on clay patios over fifteen days using a gravity-fed mill system unchanged since the 1870s. The resulting cup delivers nougat, tangerine, and milk chocolate with full body and exceptional cleanliness—approachable and versatile across brewing methods. This is a historically significant coffee from a family operation spanning five generations, grown in ideal volcanic microclimate with meticulous ripeness selection.