Finca Santa Elena - Pacamara Honey

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet

Pacamara originated in El Salvador through crossbreeding of the local Pacas varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. with Maragogipe, a variety known for its large seeds and fruity profile. This unique hybrid is synonymous with cup quality in the country. This coffee was honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. processed, meaning that after the cherry’s skin was removed the seeds were dried with their sweet, sticky mucilage still intact. This processing method plays up the fruit tones of this variety, resulting in a cup that is rooted in brown sugar sweetness, with layers of juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., tropical fruit as it cools.