A central range, one of El Salvador's six named coffee mountain ranges.
El Bálsamo-Quezaltepec is one of El Salvador's six coffee mountain ranges, in the center of the country. Salvadoran harvest generally runs from October to March.
Field notes
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The Cordillera del Bálsamo, named after the balsam tree, runs along the Sonsonate and La Libertad coast and tops out at about 1,500 m.
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The only El Bálsamo-Quezaltepeque lot among the 29 winners of the 2025 Cup of Excellence was Miramar, a Bourbon and Typica semi-washed lot that scored 88.88.
Elsewhere in El Salvador
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in El Salvador · Wikipedia
- Coffee production in El Salvador · Ozone Coffee Roasters
- Cordillera del Bálsamo · Hispanopedia (Spanish Wikipedia mirror)
- Cup of Excellence El Salvador 2025 results · Alliance for Coffee Excellence