This week Steve from respected mail order roasters Has Bean sends us this report

A very rare red and orange bourbon varietal mix. In the cup I get fruit salad sweets (for those who don’t know this is a very sweet fruits chewy sweet) all on the front end. A lovely acidity to match. Not over powering but completely in balance with the whole cup. And this is what it does best, balance in the cup. Then this develops into a winey complex rich taste. Then it’s the sweet sweet aftertaste that just carries on and on and on.

La Ilusion is a small plantation on the Santa Ana volcano in El Salvador. The grower Ernesto Mendez is a growing star in specialty coffee and this coffee is the winner of the cup of excellence in 2008.

Buy El Salvador La Ilusion HERE