Have you tried coffee variety pacas ? this new specialty coffee lot from El Salvador brings a new experience , suitable with drip , filter and espresso coffee

 

Farm: Finca Monte Urales

Area: Apaneca-Ilamatepec, Ahuachapán, El Salvador

Altitude: 1400 MASL

Processing Method: Natural

Variety:  Pacas

Flavours: Toffee, Red Grapes, Pear

 

We have visited this beautiful country in 2023 and in 2022 and we’re delighted to bring you this selection from Finca Montes Urales. Finca (or Farm) Montes Urales and its community benefit from being paid higher value for their better quality and meticulous sorting. This coffee is grown high in the mountains of El Salvador. It comes to us fresh as a Direct Trade, micro-lot from El Salvador Finca Montes. As a direct trade farm, the farmers and their families, and the community benefit directly from the sale of these coffee beans. As a micro-lot, this coffee crop comes from a very small area, meaning that the flavor isn't mixed with other coffees from the rest of the country. It's the purest local coffee you can get without visiting the farm yourself! It is truly farm-to-cup for wholesome goodness in every drop.

 

For this specific Pacas variety, it is a natural mutation of Bourbon, similar to Caturra in Brazil and Villa Sarchi in Costa Rica. The variety was discovered in 1949 on a farm owned by the Pacas family in the Santa Ana region of El Salvador. Now it is widely grown in the country; it accounts for about 25% of the country’s coffee production.

The cherries are then thinly spread on raised beds – normally with one layer in the beginning to ensure even drying. Drying is slow, with shade cover being rolled out over the beds during the hottest parts of the day. As they dry, cherries are regularly turned and sorted to remove any damaged cherries that may have been missed. Total drying time usually is between 20 and 26 days, depending on climatic conditions.