Coffee Description
*** THIS COFFEE ROASTS EVERY OTHER MONDAY ONLY. NEXT ROAST DATE 5/27 ***
Say hello to this year’s El Salvador Las Mercedes Maracaturra Anaerobic Natural—a creamy, sweet delight for your taste buds. Imagine playful bursts of strawberry candy, juicy melon, and fluffy marshmallow, with a hint of orange creamsicles and a dusting of brown sugar. As it cools, the bright acidity softens, allowing those unique flavors to shine even brighter. And the real star? That irresistible sweetness, perfectly balancing creamy and citrusy notes. Every sip is pure joy from start to finish!
We at Klatch Coffee were originally drawn to Las Mercedes because of its great coffee, but what has sustained our long-standing partnership is our shared love for community, the creativity and science of processing methods, and our passion for persistently striving to make our coffee the best it can be.
The flavors of our Maracaturra are brought out using an ASD, or Anaerobic Slow Dry process. The ASD Natural Process consists of fermenting coffee without oxygen, and is well-known as the process used to ferment wine. After the coffee cherries are harvested and cleaned, they go into the fermentation barrels. Next, they are left for 90 hours, or until all of the air bubbles are gone. The coffee cherries are then taken out of the barrel and, depending on the weather, are dried on raised beds for 30-45 days.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Maracaturra
Process
Natural + Anaerobic
Region
Santa Ana
About The Ortiz Family of El Salvador
Finca Las Mercedes is a beautiful coffee farm with owners dedicated to care for their community, their workers, and the environment with the same care that they invest into their coffee. The Ortiz family provides healthcare, food, and clothing to those in the community that are in need. Las Mercedes is committed to ecological care, making efforts to: 1) preserve natural wildlife, 2) maintain compliance with our certifications in the way that the mill’s by-products are disposed of, and 3) avoid contamination. In the last few years, the Ortiz family has prioritized preservation by planting native trees. We are proud to offer this limited Direct Trade Coffee. As part of our Direct Trade relationship, 25 cents of every pound is invested back into the Las Mercedes community, funding community sports programs and the Los Ortiz medical clinic.
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Klatch
Klatch \ˈklach, ˈkläch\ --People getting together to share life, especially over coffee.
And that’s what Klatch Coffee has been about since owner Mike Perry decided to follow his passion for quality coffee. While in college, he asked himself, "Why not bring together the charm and comfort of a traditional coffeehouse and serve world class specialty coffees?" And so he did. In 1993, he and his wife, Cindy, opened their first location in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, called it Coffee Klatch (later changed to the present name, Klatch Coffee), and began searching the world for the cream of the coffee crops, and small-batch roasting that top 1% of specialty beans to coax the best flavors and aromas from them.
Now, with five locations (plus their roastery) in Southern California as well as a shop in LAX United Terminal, Mike and his family and their dedicated team have built on that foundation of being a place where people love to linger over truly special coffee. Meanwhile, they’re making history one award at a time. A few of these include:
Prestigious Golden Bean Awards
Only espresso ever awarded "Best Espresso in the World" at the World Barista Championships (2007)
U.S Brewers’ Cup Champion
Good Food awards winner
Mike says, “Our commitment to honest business practices means we build trust and loyalty with the farmers we work with. All of this is accomplished through a Direct Trade model and a simple handshake.”
