The El Salvador we bought a few weeks ago is finally packed and ready for shipping. With this coffee being so expensive, Ernesto has got it Vacuum packed for us, this protects it while shipping and has some benefits in keeping the green in better condition.
I’ve said it before, so much so I sound like a stuck record but’Neto’ is great to work with. So much sharing of information, so much help promoting the coffee. Take a look at the whole set here
Steve, this looks great! A very nice touch to ship it all wrapped 🙂
Looks wonderful and is always an awesome feeling to see the logo on the sacks….or in this case boxes.
Tastes gorgeous as well. Roll on the shipment.
Looking forward to this, should be shipping now and with us soon. Can’t wait.
[…] Third, the green beans for this coffee were vacuum packed in El Salvador rather than shipped (and stored) in burlap/jute sacks. Vacuum packing green beans (and freezing them) has been a topic of discussion for a while now. The burlap can impart bad flavors and unecessarily expose the green coffee to moisture, odors and oxygen. Subsequently, vacuum sealing (especially at origin) has recently exploded in popularity amongst commercial roasters (1,2,3,4). […]