PERLA, HACIENDA VICTORIA

Hacienda Victoria is a single-estate farm located in Cerecita, near the coast of Ecuador. Apart from leading the path preserving Arriba Nacional, the local team has focused in developing a new variety from a blend of trinitarios and criollos called: Perla!

THE FARM

The Perla trees that are in Hacienda Victoria have the potential to produce

exquisite beans only sold to selected clients world-wide.

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The farm strives to make a positive social impact by providing a stable income to more than one hundred families while developing a sustainable environment for their workers, their land and the local fauna.

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Hacienda Victoria is the first carbon neutral certified cacao farm!

POST HARVEST

The beans are classified according to the harvest time and the general conditions

of wet mass to ensure a successful fermentation process. The wet beans ferment in wooden boxes and for a duration of 5 to 6 days with a specific protocol that

guarantees a unique Perla flavour.

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For drying, the cement of the farm has been well conditioned and takes place also

following a protocol with slow and constant movements.

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It starts with a few hours of sun exposure on the first day, increasing the time in

the following days until it reaches the right moisture.