Is Pacamara Arabica Coffee? how is Pacamara cultivated?

Pacamara is a special breed, and its flavor characteristics or the huge size of coffee beans are most often discussed.

But what's the story behind this hybrid coffee?

To write this article, the author interviewed Dederico, director of Cafe Tuxpal, and Viva of the Pacas family in El Salvador, to get more information about the variety and flavor. He also interviewed the coach of Alejandro Mendez, the WBC champion in 2011, and the coach of El Salvador's barista champion in 2008-2014. He is very observant.

How long has the Pacas family grown coffee?

The Pacamara was developed by the Pacas family, which has a deep history of coffee. It has been growing coffee since the 19th century. The family started the coffee industry by buying land and planting bourbon coffee trees in the Apaneca Lamatepec mountains of El Salvador. Today, the fifth generation of the Pacas family is still operating and continuing to develop its business.

The Pacas family has an one-stop coffee business from seed to cup (coffee farm, processing plant, export company baking plant, barista training center and coffee shop). The coffee they produce is the best in El Salvador and is exported to all parts of the world.

The Pacamara mentioned in this article is a hybrid from Parkas.

How was the breed Pacas discovered?

The Pacas variety was discovered by El Salvador Fernando Alberto Pacas in 1956 and was then transplanted to Pacas's San Rafael farm, where he found it completely different from other varieties.

So how was Pacamara nurtured?

The Pacamara was developed in 1958 by ISIC, a coffee research institute in El Salvador, and is a mixture of Pacas Pacas and elephant bean Maragogipe.

Pacas is a natural variant of the bourbon variety, which is studied by scientists at the University of Florida. Pacas's tree is small and narrowly spaced, thus developing dense leaves that help combat harsh climatic conditions such as strong winds, sunshine and heavy rain. Not only that, it also has strong disease resistance, is subject to many growth conditions, and the yield is also very high.

Elephant beans are a natural variety of Tibica. Coffee trees like beans are very tall and produce huge fruit seeds. Although the yield is not high, the flavor performance is very good.

The inspiration of the Pacamara hybrid is to combine the advantages of the above two varieties and take it from the first half of the English names of Pacas and Elephant beans.

The Pacamara took about 30 years of scientific research to develop, and it was not until the late 1980s that it was planted by farmers.

Is there anything special about the flavor of Pacamara?

Pacamara has a complex and strong aroma, medium-thick, creamy taste, elegant acidity with chocolate and cream-like sweetness, and then transformed into fruit flavors, such as citrus, raspberries, drupes and so on.

Pacamara is a medium-sized tree with thick leaves, short nodes and large leaves. The fruit is long and has small protuberances, and the seeds are large and oval.

What does Pacamara mean to consumers?

Pacamara is a well-known variety, because of its unique flavor characteristics, this flavor characteristic is not common, sometimes even surprisingly charming, is definitely a kind of coffee that can not be missed.

Not only the store owner, but also many professional contestants will use Pacamara's coffee as the bean for the competition. Knowing more about the varieties will help you discover more delicious coffee!