Our Finca La Guachoca Honey Microlot from Café Pacas is a specialty microlot from the 69 acre farm of Vidal Marroquin in Lomas de San Marcelino within El Salvador’s Santa Ana region. It is a 15 screen microlot of 100% Pacamara variety, grown on the tropical slopes between the Santa Ana Volcano and Lake Coatepeque. The lot is shade-grown and the cherries are hand-picked, honey processed and shipped in Grainpro bags. In the cup, look for a citrusy aroma with notes of chocolate.
Tangerine and citrusy aroma. Notes of milk chocolate with a medium body and medium acidity.
Café Pacas is a fifth generation, family-owned operation dedicated to producing high-quality coffee, through hard work and generating value throughout the supply chain. Its vision to create the most beloved, exceptional coffee in the world has created the launch of its ‘Incunables’ line of sustainable coffee. This initiative is committed to making coffee farming appealing and financially rewarding for all those associated with its production. This includes ensuring safe working conditions, fair incomes, economic opportunities, good benefits and dignified livelihoods for their employees and agricultural communities.
The Pacamara variety found in this Finca La Guachoca Honey Microlot is known for its exceptional cup quality as it is closely related to the well-known Bourbon variety. It is also primarily grown in El Salvador where it has become a staple and frequent winner in cupping competitions.
Within the ecosystem, key goals of the Café Pacas include the preservation of natural resources, reduction of environmental impact and water consumption, and the protection of biodiversity through sustainable and regenerative farming practices.
Municipio de Coatepeque
Canton Lomas de San Marcelino
Santa Ana
Vidal Marroquin
5,078 ft (1548m)
10
Bourbon, Pacamara
EP, SHB
Washed
50
Bourbon, Pacamara
15 Screen, Microlot
Honey
10
Microlot, 15 Screen
Natural
10