№ 04
Lovoprof
Bought as Sudan Rume; genetic testing reads between Anacafé 14 and Parainema
- Origin
- Cerro El Aguila, Santa Ana, El Salvador
- Farmer
- Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle
- Process
- Natural
- Availability
- In stock
Light roast · 250 g · whole bean
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Oranges
Chapter — Story
Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle,
Finca El Salvador.
The variety we call Lovoprof arrived years ago as a gift from a fellow farmer, labelled Sudan Rume. When Rodolfo sent leaf samples for genetic testing, the plant came back as something else — a hybrid sitting between Anacafé 14 and Parainema, and rust-resistant.
We kept the plant and renamed it. Lovoprof is Ethiopian in reputation, Salvadoran in soil, and — on the cupping table — nutty, pecan-sweet, quietly citrusy.
Chapter — Origin
Chapter — Brewing
Recommended recipes.
V60
Medium grind, 94 °C.
Origami
Bloom 45 s, three pours.
AeroPress
Standard, medium grind.
Chapter — Cup
On the cupping table.
- Aroma
- Pecan, toasted nuts, orange peel
- Acidity
- Soft, citric
- Body
- Creamy, round
- Finish
- Nougat, gentle citrus
Four scenes,
one painting.
The artwork for Lovoprof read as an exhibition — reframed four ways, one for each part of the coffee's life.
The seed
Bought as Sudan Rume; genetic testing reads between Anacafé 14 and ParainemaThe variety, drawn as it grows: Bought as Sudan Rume; genetic testing reads between Anacafé 14 and Parainema. Selected on Rodolfo's cupping table before it was ever named for us.
The slope
1,600 maslCerro El Aguila, Santa Ana. Worked at 1,600 masl on the north face of Cerro El Águila — the aspect that decides how slowly the cherry ripens.
The process
ProcessNatural. Treated as a design decision, not a tradition — the fermentation is what turns this lot into itself.
The cup
Light–Medium roastIn the cup: Walnuts, Pecans, Oranges. Nougat, gentle citrus on the finish, once the coffee has cooled enough to speak.
Productor.Coffee
Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle · Santa Ana, El Salvador
- Producer
- Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle
- Project
- Productor.Coffee
- Estate
- Finca El Salvador (FES)
- Region
- Cerro El Águila, Santa Ana
- Country
- El Salvador
- Generation
- Sixth-generation producer
Three farms — one approach to quality and process. Rodolfo is a sixth-generation coffee producer with family roots in Turin, Italy. He manages farms in the Santa Ana region of El Salvador, each serving a distinct role in his operation.
He is recognised internationally for his processing expertise, having shared methods with producers across Latin America. His approach is detail-oriented and grounded in data — he measures by latitude as much as altitude.
Finca El Salvador (FES)
Flagship estate on Cerro El Águila, north face of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec range
- Location
- Cerro El Águila, Santa Ana, El Salvador
- Altitude
- 1,350 – 1,600 m
- Latitude
- 13.9° N
- Area
- 70+ hectares of coffee, 20 ha preserved wild forest
- Varieties
- Bourbon, Red Bourbon, Sudan Rume, Tabi, Portillo, Sarchimor
- Processing
- Washed, Natural, Macerated Natural, Kombucha Natural, Washed × Natural
Select lots are released as FES. Lower elevation is sold separately as Piemonte.
Lote Alto
- Altitude
- 1,600 – 1,700 m
- Aspect
- North face, upper canopy
- Variety
- Pacamara, experimental hybrids
- Soil
- Volcanic loam, high mineral
- Harvest
- February — late
The coldest of the three. Slow ripening and long fermentations. Where the experimental lots begin.
