{"product_id":"el-pepinal-2-bourbon-honey","title":"El Pepinal 2 Bourbon Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis honey-process offering opens with aromas of maple, toasted hazelnut, and tamarind. We found notes of raisin and butterscotch in the cup alongside red apple acidity and a creamy body. The finish features semi-sweet chocolate and a touch of cedar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDetails\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ptscoffee.mom\/blogs\/meet-our-farmers\/lucia-abrego-y-la-familia-ortiz-barriere-finca-las-mercedes\" title=\"Meet the producers: Lucia Ortiz of Finca Las Mercedes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLucia Ortiz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Finca Las Mercedes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Usulután Department\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1,194-1,600 masl | 4,900-5,250 feet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bourbon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Butterscotch, Raisin, Semi-Sweet Chocolate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honey process is common in Central America, emphasizing rich fruit notes and rounding out acidity while contributing a creamy mouthfeel to the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Las Mercedes, Bourbon cherries from the El Pepinal lot are screened for quality and only selected when they have achieved peak ripeness. After sorting, the cherries are sent immediately to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon-site wet mill. The cherries are washed in ceramic tile channels and sent into the pulper where the skin is removed, leaving the sticky, honey-like mucilage exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coffee is then laid out on clay tile patios to dry for a day or two and carefully turned with rakes to allow the mucilage to ferment evenly. After fermentation the parchment coffee is sent through washing channels to remove the remaining mucilage, then spread back out on the tile patio to dry for 7-10 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDirect Trade\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have been proud to partner with Finca Las Mercedes since 2006, when Lucia's El Pepinal lot took first place in El Salvador Cup of Excellence. The farm has thrived under the leadership of Lucia Ortiz, whose family has owned the farm for five generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PT's Coffee","offers":[{"title":"10oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40589422002224,"sku":"19531WB","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10oz \/ Espresso","offer_id":40589422034992,"sku":"19531ES","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10oz \/ Fine","offer_id":40589422067760,"sku":"19531FI","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10oz \/ Auto","offer_id":40589422100528,"sku":"19531AU","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10oz \/ Coarse","offer_id":40589422133296,"sku":"19531CO","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40589422166064,"sku":"39531WB","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":40589422198832,"sku":"39531ES","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Fine","offer_id":40589422231600,"sku":"39531FI","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Auto","offer_id":40589422264368,"sku":"39531AU","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":40589422297136,"sku":"39531CO","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40589422329904,"sku":"59531WB","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":40589422362672,"sku":"59531ES","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Fine","offer_id":40589422395440,"sku":"59531FI","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Auto","offer_id":40589422428208,"sku":"59531AU","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":40589422460976,"sku":"59531CO","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/7448\/products\/Honeyprocessclose-up2048.jpg?v=1695665931","url":"https:\/\/ptscoffee.mom\/products\/el-pepinal-2-bourbon-honey","provider":"PT's Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}