One of the world's best cups of coffee is brewed right here on Padre Island, where businesswoman Kathya Reppart has brought her family's coffee legacy from El Salvador to South Texas.

"My grandma was the original coffee lady," Reppart said.

Coffee is in Reppart's blood, with deep roots in El Salvador's renowned coffee industry.

"I grew up in between a farm and the main capital of El Salvador, which is a big coffee producer. We were the best coffee in the world back in the 90's," Reppart said.

Reppart's says her Kilates Coffee, located inside of Cabana Pantry on the island, isn't just serving an average cup of joe. She recently returned from the World Coffee Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia with a new title.

"We went and ranked one our coffees, the Wush Wush washed and we ranked number

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