Gloria Imelda Portillo - El Salvador - Washed

Gloria Imelda Portillo - El Salvador - Washed

Vote Coffee

About This Coffee

A single-origin washed coffee from Finca Los Guachipilines, produced by Gloria Imelda Portillo in La Palma, Chalatenango, El Salvador, at 1606 m.a.s.l. The farm cultivates Pacas (70%), Catuai (20%), and Pacamara (10%) varieties. Cherries undergo carefully controlled 12–18 hour fermentation and are dried on African-style raised beds. The cup offers notes of wine gum, hazelnut, plum, caramel, panela, chocolate, dates, dried fruits, and candied walnut. Described as sweet and juicy with a syrupy texture, this is an omni roast.

Origin

Chalatenango (El Salvador)

Flavor Notes

Dried Fruit, Hazelnut, Chocolate, Caramelized, Plum, Wine Gum, Panela, Dates, Candied Walnut

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
Catuai, Pacamara, Pacas
VC

Vote Coffee

Philipp Reichel and Laurel Carmichael founded Vote Coffee in June 2016, building on Philipp's deep roots in Berlin's coffee infrastructure including founding Kaffee9 in 2013 and creating the Berlin Coffee Festival, which he curated from 2015 to 2019. Laurel, originally from New Zealand, leads green coffee purchasing and roasting, bringing a Southern Hemisphere perspective to their sourcing decisions. The roastery operates from Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg, an iconic food market that provides a fitting home for their community oriented approach. In 2022 Philipp co founded Communal Coffee, Berlin's first co roastery now hosting fifteen independent roasters, further cementing his role as a connector in the city's specialty scene. Head Roaster Mars, who joined in 2023 as a certified Q Grader, placed second in the 2024 SCA Germany Roasting Championship, becoming the first woman to reach the podium in that competition.