Notes from our Green Buyer

Lucia Ortiz grows an array of different varietals at Finca Las Mercedes, and we have another for you! The Pacamara varietal has its roots in El Salvador, as it is a cross between the heirloom Maragogype varietal and the Pacas varietal (which was developed by the Pacas family in El Salvador). To dry this coffee, they remove the skin and put the beans (with the sticky honey-like mucilage of the fruit still intact) on raised bed, circulating often. There is a lot for you to enjoy in this cup: sweet, viscous, and a little bit savory.

Notes from our Roaster

It’s common for your coffee producers to take a single lot, or varietal, and process it using multiple methods. We love buying your coffees this way because it allows you to taste the significance processing methods play on the flavor profile. Compared to her washed-processed counterpart, this coffee—Lucia’s honey-processed Pacamara—imparts a brighter, citrus note into the cup. This is why you’ll read “orange marmalade” on the honey-processed lot compared to the “orange juice” of the washed-processed counterpart.