El Salvador’s 2025 Harvest with Carlos Pola

 

Caleb and I just got back from a sourcing trip to Juayúa, El Salvador, at Pola’s Coffee Family Farms. We cupped over 20 coffees and selected 5 standout microlots and nanolots bursting with complex flavors. We expect these gems to arrive this summer!

Sourcing Trip Highlights:

On our way to the farm, Carlos took us to Alquimia Coffee in San Salvador—a coffeehouse ranked #14 on the World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2025 list! With precision roasting, innovative tasting experiences and a warm atmosphere, this coffeehouse perfectly embodies the excellence of El Salvador’s coffee scene.

Between farm visits and cuppings, Caleb and I took breaks on the Bourbon Hostal rooftop, soaking in the views and local flavors. Caleb may have discovered his new obsession: coffee and banana bread!

Bean to Cup – Episode #2

Our second episode of the Bean to Cup podcast was recorded in the Pola cupping lab with Carlos Pola as our special guest. In this episode, we dived into the March 2025 Coffee of the Month, a El Salvador Hybrid 1 - Mano Del Puma. We also discussed Carlos’s pioneering work with blockchain-powered transparency and regenerative farming practices. Tune in to hear more. Subscribe on Spotify and join our coffee club to sip, learn, and nerd out together.