La Lainez - El Salvador 2008 Verified listing

Overview

Jaime Pedro Ginjaume was born in Santiago de Maria, Usulutan in 1948. He started working in the coffee business at age 20, guided by the coffee tradition of his parents and grandparents, at a time when coffee was the most important economic activity of this country. The name of the farm responds to the name of the previous owner, Florentin Lainez, who in 1946 sold it to the Ginjaume family and since then it has passed from generation to generation as one of the family’s most precious heritages. Back in the 1940’s this coffee was exported to Italy, and since then it has been appreciated as one of the best in this area. La Lainez is located at the top of “Cerro El Tigre” (Tiger’s Hill) in the Tecapa-Chinameca Mountain Range, at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters above sea level. This is the first time La Lainez competes in the Cup of Excellence, motivated by the result of the unique attributes shown by this farm in regional cupping events organized by different entities. This was the beginning of Jaime Pedro’s adventure, who, along with the help from the people from UNEX, S.A. de C.V. planned activities for the agricultural period 2007/2008. When they were starting the harvesting season, they planned to do it as timely as possible, and at the adequate ripeness to ensure a homogenous lot. The pickers were instructed to select only the best coffee available, avoiding over-ripped, immature green or defective cherries. Subsequently, his coffee was transported to the Oromontique Mill, were it was immediately processed in an eco-friendly mill, and parchment was dried in the clay brick patios. This coffee plantation is 100% Bourbón, with a density of 1,750 trees per hectare and ages that range between 30 and 60 years. The canopy of shade is built basically by Pepeto trees (Ingas) with a density of 50 trees per hectare, pruned to stimulate development of horizontal branches to form a crown-like top.

Additional information

Location: Canton Cerro El Tigre, Santiago de Maria
Coffee varieties: Bourbón
Type of Shade: Ingas, Pepeto, Cuje, etc.
Average Annual Rainfall: 2,350 mm
Average Temperature: 26-18º C
Type of Soil: Sandy loam
Annual Production: (60kg) 47 bags
Mill and company where lot was process: Beneficio Oromontique (UNEX S.A. de C.V)
Other crops: Bananas
Fauna: Deer, rabbit, armadillo, torogoz, different kinds of snakes, etc.

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude: 13º 27’ 49.5’’ N
Longitude: 88º 26’ 19.3’’ W