Carlos Pola

Carlos Pola's coffees originate from El Salvador, specifically drawing from the Apaneca-Ilamatepec, Juayúa, and Santa Ana regions. Cultivation takes place across an altitude band spanning from 1250 to 1600 meters. The varietal portfolio features pacamara as the dominant cultivar, alongside pacas, parainema, geisha, sl28, and other experimental selections. Processing methods across the catalog emphasize natural lots, alongside anaerobic natural, honey, experimental, and anaerobic washed treatments. The catalog footprint includes 12 total coffees represented in the index, with 5 currently in stock and 5 roasters carrying these lots. The average Cherrybook Index across these offerings is 60.6. Recent catalog examples include an El Salvador Natural Pacamara Nano Lot roasted by Bear Lake Coffee using a natural process, an Experimental Hybrid Selection from Bear Lake Coffee using an experimental process, and a Parainema Espresso from Nomad Coffee using a natural process. Additional recent lots feature a Pacas Espresso from Nomad Coffee using a natural process, an El Salvador Pacamara Filter from Nomad Coffee using an anaerobic washed process, and a Queen Bee lot from Fantôme Café utilizing an anaerobic natural process.