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Boozy and round flavors and a subtle lime aftertaste.

This Pacamara lot offers a balanced acidity on the palate, providing a versatile and harmonious tasting experience, with boozy notes of stewed cherries and raisins, round flavors of almond butter and a subtle aftertaste of lime and Darjeeling tea. 

ORIGIN: El Salvador
PRODUCER: Finca Los Angeles
REGION: Apaneca, Ahuachapan
GROWING ALTITUDE: 1350 m
VARIETAL: Pacamara
PROCESS: washed
ROAST PROFILE: Medium (espresso roast)

Finca Los Angeles is a stunning farm planted exclusively with Pacamara, a variety celebrated for its complex and intense aromas. Located in the Ahuachapán mountain range in western El Salvador, this farm is part of the Fincas Los Naranjos group, led by Sigfredo Corado, a retired professor of agronomy.

The farm is managed through exceptional agronomic practices, including regulated shade from native species, soil enrichment through organic matter, and a strict no-herbicide policy, all of which contribute to a sustainable and balanced ecosystem.

Finca Los Angeles also participates in the Renacer Programme ("Reborn" in Spanish), which educates local producers about improving farm management practices through three annual modules focusing on the "4 R's": Right Source, Right Dose, Right Place, and Right Moment. These initiatives ensure both the environmental sustainability of the farm and its high productivity. 

Pacamara is a hybrid created at the end of the 1950s in El Salvador by the Institute for Coffee Research (ISIC). Created by crossing the Pacas variety (an El Salvadoran mutation of Bourbon) with Maragogype, it gets its name from the first four letters of each of its parents. Naturally, it possesses traits from both parents. Its relatively short stature and high productivity are inherited from the Pacas variety, and, like the Maragogype, Pacamara is known for its large cherries.

Pacamara tends to be more productive than the Maragogype and it is known to produce a pleasant cup. However, the variety is highly susceptible to coffee leaf rust. The variety is not homogeneous, plants are not stable from one generation to another.