Seasonal El Salvador Apaneca Llamatepec 250g Beans

This season’s El Salvador coffee comes to us from the esteemed Antioquia co-op, grown on the prestigious Fincas Santa Isabel farm run by the Holman family. The Holman family’s deep-rooted legacy in coffee cultivation spans more than 120 years, in El Salvador’s celebrated Apaneca-Ilamatepec region. From their original estate, Finca Santa Isabel,bthe Holmans expanded with the acquisitions of Finca San Blas and Finca Antioquia, creating a multi-farm operation built on generations of expertise, innovation, and unwavering commitment to quality. Today, Jeff Holman carries this legacy forward with a progressive approach rooted in environmental stewardship and full farm-level traceability.

Sustainability is embedded in every aspect of the Holmans’ approach. The Fincas Santa Isabel farm is entirely herbicide-free, a commitment that not only protects the soil and water but also preserves over 35 native plant and animal species that call the land home. Their dedication extends to social responsibility as well - offering workers access to a school, a church, and 16 on-site homes, all of which were renovated in recent years to ensure safe, dignified living conditions.

On the agricultural front, the Holmans cultivate a diverse range of high-quality varietals, including Bourbon, Geisha, and Pacamara. Cherries are meticulously harvested, pulped, and fermented, then washed in clean water and sun-dried with precision - turned frequently to guarantee consistent drying and preserve the clarity of the cup.

El Salvador has long been recognised for its rich coffee heritage and skilled producers, consistently delivering quality and character. This year’s lot, however, brings something especially compelling. Our Q-Grader has noted a distinct elevation in the cup: enhanced sweetness, a soft vanilla undertone, and bright yellow plum notes. The result is a clean, elegant profile with refined balance - an effortlessly enjoyable coffee that reflects both the Holmans’ meticulous approach and the exceptional conditions of this harvest.

Why Our Coffee is The Best?

Sourcing the Pick of the Crop

Established relationships with producers and the coffee farming community means we can consistently source the best Arabica and Robusta beans from over 40 origins across the Coffee Growing Belt. At Kingdom Coffee we always demand the pick of the crop. We buy Grade 1 or “Strictly High Grown” – SHG coffee beans. By selecting only coffee beans from the highest elevations we can be sure that the bean has matured more slowly, grown to a larger size and with more density to create a consistently great taste profile.

There’s no denying that coffee grown at higher elevations produces the best flavour profiles, which is then sorted and graded by the farmers with greater care and attention and therefore command a higher premium price which we are very happy to pay! We believe passionately that farmers should be rewarded fairly for their hard work and the quality of their crop.

 

 

Investing in the Purest and Cleanest Roast

ROASTING BETTER: We are unique in that we roast on a clean bed of air in small batches as opposed to conventional drum roasting - only 1% of coffee is roasted this way. Air roasting elevates the natural sweetness to give a smooth and pure taste. Unlike traditional roasting, the chaff, the skin of the bean, that surrounds the raw bean is removed during the air process whilst in normal roasting this is burnt onto the bean. This makes the resultant air roasted beans more pure as the beans will taste less burnt and acidic.

CONSISTENCY: Another benefit to Air Roasting is consistency - typical roasters rely upon roasting “to colour“ which returns a high degree of variance from batch to batch. The Air Roasters rely upon exact metrics such as temperature and time with specific profiles that have been developed by our Q Grader, a certified coffee professional, to suit the particular bean. An exact science rather than guess work.

 

 

Protecting the Environment

We all have to recognise and assess our individual impact upon the environment. Our new Air Roaster uses 30% less energy than a typical roaster and reduces wasted heat by recirculating it in a fully enclosed system. We have a catalytic converter to ensure that harmful gases released are reduced by around 96%. Committing further to minimise our impact on the planet we have moved our packaging to 100% curb-side recyclable. This new packaging still protects that fresh roasted taste.

 

 

OUR BEANS are amongst the freshest on the market, being roasted to stock in the UK as opposed to importing roasted beans on a much longer timescale. Our Neotech roaster is more environmentally friendly, energy efficient and better than conventional drum roasters in that it can roast in specific small batches with unique roasting profiles that are able to compensate product variations and unfold the unique flavour of each individual coffee blend whilst reducing wasted heat by recirculating in the fully enclosed system.

Our range of Ethical coffees support our partnership with Toybox, who we aim to donate £100,000 over a period of ten years, having donated £50,000 in the last 5 years. This enabled Toybox to provide the resources needed for the street outreach team throughout 2020, conducting 240 visits to children in the most high-risk areas in Guatemala City as well as deliver 100 children across the city a warm and nutritious meal each week. Your continued support of Kingdom Coffee means that we can fund vital projects like this so thank you very much!