Guatemala - El Socorro - Pacamara
Location: Guatemala, Palencia
Farm: El Socorro
Producer: Diego De La Cerda
Harvest Date: February 2023
Received Date: November 2023
Varietal: Pacamara
Growing Altitude: 1800 meter
Processing Method: Washed
Total Volume Ordered: 450 kg
Roast: Light Roast
Flavour Notes: Melon, Herbs & Nougat.
Our recipes
These recipes reflect the approach to coffee served in our Showroom.The filter recipe is based on our own april Brewers (flat-based) and our april Paper Filters. As for espresso, the recipes are designed using a Modbar AV.
All of our grind settings reference a Mahlkonig EK43. You can adjust your grind settings as necessary and use the recommended brew time as a reference.
About the farm
El Socorro is a farm known for its consistent quality and exceptional stability, placing highly over consecutive years in the Guatemalan Cup of Excellence competitions. Diego is a third generation farmer, having held the reigns at the farm for last 15 years, during which the number of varietals on offer have increased and the production methods have become more consistent and unique.
In 2023, he placed first and second at the Cup of Excellence with his lots of Washed gesha.
El Socorro produce fantastically clean washed processed coffees, utilising hot water following the milling process to accelerate the fermentation. Diego believes that reducing the fermentation time maintains the optimal density of the bean leading to a greater cup quality.
This is the third year that we are working with coffee from El Socorro.
About the coffee
The famed Pacas/Maragogype hybrid Pacamara was developed by the El Salvadorian institute of coffee research, an incredibly important development considering the historic outbreaks of coffee leaf rust in El Salvador's recent past.
A very large sized bean, It can now be more frequently found in other Central American producing countries and is capable of displaying a wide variety of cup profiles.
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Learn more about this varietal on the World Coffee Research.
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