El Salvador Miravalles Pacamara
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El Salvador Miravalles Pacamara
El Salvador Miravalles Pacamara
A nice counterpoint to some of the more low-toned Salvadoran coffees, with nuanced top notes, round sweetness, and moderate level of acidity. Dark sugar, date, chocolate orange, plum, herbal hints, cornsilk tea. City to Full City.Full Cupping Notes
This Pacamara lot from the Miravalles farm offers a nice counterpoint to some of the more low-toned Salvadoran coffees. It brings nuanced top notes to a caramely undertone, with a touch more acidity too. The fragrance of the dry grounds had a lightly fruited sweetness, bran muffin with raisin, brown sugar, and a touch of herbal spice tea. The wet aroma is a bit more potent, honey and raw sugar, with some zested lime, and a hint of cooked fruit. The cup shows a convincing level of sweetness, with round body pulls at some of the fruited threads that make a mild impression in the cup. Dark sugars and balanced roast flavors provide a nice base layer, accented by hints of plum and deried date, with an aromatic herbal note, and a bright spot of cornsilk tea. My darkest roast hit Full City, a bit darker than I'd normally take a complex coffee like this. The sweetness was still very impressive, hinting at profiles of burnt caramel, raisin, and chocolate orange. While Pacamara's tend to skew large, this lot has a range of sizes. We buy all of the 15 screen and up (measured in 15/64") in order to maximize the lot size. This year's harvest was much bigger than last, and we were able to secure 20 bags wet process, and 18 bags of a dry process lot that will come later this Summer.
Product Overview
Product Overview
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COFFEE DETAILS
| process method | Wet Process (Washed) |
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| cultivar | Modern Hybrids |
| farm gate | Yes |
Farm Notes
Farm Notes
Origin & Farm Notes
Pacamara is a hybrid cultivar of Pacas (natural mutation of Bourbon), and Maragogype. They're perhaps most well known for their large size, however this lot ranges in size from somethign similar to standard Bourbon (around 15/16") up to the larger end of Pacamara (around 19/64"). It comes from the Miravalles farm in Ahuachapan, a 120 manzanas farm that is planted in many different varieties, including a small amount of Pacamara. Finca Miravalles is a family affair. It's owned by husband and wife Luis Duarte and Tete Chacón, and much of the management is handled by their son, Luis Jr, and Chico, the on-site manager of 15 years. The farm is located in Apaneca, Ahuachapan, not too far from the Santa Ana volcano. It used to be two separate farms, Miravalles belonging to Tete's family, Santa Maria to Luis's. They were both raised on these neighboring farms, family ownership going back some 150 years. Sometime after marrying, they put in an offer on Miravalles, which was all but abandoned at the time, and joined with Santa Maria under the Miravalles name. They have been renovating the farm ever since, keeping much of the original Bourbon and Pacas cultivars, and planting several other varieties, including H1 and F1 hybrids, Catimor, Pacamara, Caturra, and Gesha. They've done an amazing job segregating the cultivars in separate plots, and go to great lenghts to harvest and process separately too. Miravalles is perched on the verdant slopes of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain region, and spans an altitude range of about 1250 to 1550 meters above sea level. Check out our video tour of the Miravalles farm, and in-depth look at their wet process method in action at their mill.
Specs
Specs
Technical Specifications
Key specifications and operating details for this product.
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| type | Farm Gate |
| recommended espresso | No |
El Salvador Miravalles Pacamara
El Salvador Miravalles Pacamara
A nice counterpoint to some of the more low-toned Salvadoran coffees, with nuanced top notes, round sweetness, and moderate level of acidity. Dark sugar, date, chocolate orange, plum, herbal hints, cornsilk tea. City to Full City.
Full Cupping Notes
This Pacamara lot from the Miravalles farm offers a nice counterpoint to some of the more low-toned Salvadoran coffees. It brings nuanced top notes to a caramely undertone, with a touch more acidity too. The fragrance of the dry grounds had a lightly fruited sweetness, bran muffin with raisin, brown sugar, and a touch of herbal spice tea. The wet aroma is a bit more potent, honey and raw sugar, with some zested lime, and a hint of cooked fruit. The cup shows a convincing level of sweetness, with round body pulls at some of the fruited threads that make a mild impression in the cup. Dark sugars and balanced roast flavors provide a nice base layer, accented by hints of plum and deried date, with an aromatic herbal note, and a bright spot of cornsilk tea. My darkest roast hit Full City, a bit darker than I'd normally take a complex coffee like this. The sweetness was still very impressive, hinting at profiles of burnt caramel, raisin, and chocolate orange. While Pacamara's tend to skew large, this lot has a range of sizes. We buy all of the 15 screen and up (measured in 15/64") in order to maximize the lot size. This year's harvest was much bigger than last, and we were able to secure 20 bags wet process, and 18 bags of a dry process lot that will come later this Summer.