El Salvador is located in Central America, bordering Guatemala and Honduras in the north and the Pacific coast in the west and south. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and the most densely populated in Central America. El Salvador is a small country, but it has dozens of volcanoes. It is the country with the highest volcanic density in the world, so it is called "Volcano Country". The country's average altitude is high, which is conducive to coffee growing. The western part of El Salvador near Guatemala is the main coffee producing area.
Coffee cultivation in El Salvador is mostly smallholder, with farmers following traditional methods: almost 100 per cent shade cultivation. The coffee harvest lasts from November to March. All are hand-picked to harvest fresh coffee.
Generally speaking, Salvadoran coffee inherits the mild quality of Central American coffee, which is soft, slightly sour and has a good sweetness. At the same time, it has its own characteristics: aromatic taste slightly sour, very soft; pure without impurities, taste balance is excellent; smooth feeling like cream chocolate is impressive; coffee in the mouth that kind of dense feeling makes coffee have a deep taste, long aftertaste.
Salvadoran coffee is graded according to the altitude at which it is grown, with the highest grade being SHG:
SHG: Strictly High Grown-above 1200 m;
HG: HighGrown-900 meters above;
CS: CentralStandard-600 meters above.
Pacamara Profile:
Pacamara varieties are artificially bred varieties of Pacas and Maragogipe. It was first developed by Salvadoran researchers in 1958. Pacamara species is a rare excellent variety under artificial breeding. Green is better than blue. It perfectly inherits the advantages of the mother plant. It has the excellent taste of Pacas species. The raw bean particles inherit the big size of Maragogipe at the same time. The bean body is at least 70%-80% larger than that of elephant bean, 100% larger than 17 meshes, and 90% larger than 18 meshes. The average length of beans is 1.03 cm (about 0.8-0.85 cm), the average width of beans is 0.71 cm (about 0.6-0.65 cm), the thickness is 0.37 cm, and the beans are full and round. This variety is characterized by its lively acidity, sometimes biscuit flavor, sometimes fruit flavor, excellent thickness and grease feeling. Best quality from El Salvador and Guatemala
Country: El Salvador
Grade: SHG
Region: Izalco, Sonsonate Province
Planting height: 1800 m
Harvest season: January
Processing method: washing fermentation, sun drying
Breed: Pakamara
Estate: FincaAtaisi
Flavor: Nutty chocolate, passion fruit, cream, strawberry
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