El Retiro, Apaneca, El Salvador

About

Café Pacas is not just a brand name; it is family. A family that has been deeply rooted in coffee for generations. The coffees are more than products; they are an integral part of the family. The result of hard work and creativity, business, love and passion. The Pacamara honey is cultivated on the El Retiro farm, one of the earliest estates of the Pacas family. Naming this coffee as a tribute to Tita Toni, Maria’s paternal grandmother, feels only fitting. Its complex, richly structured flavor profile mirrors her strong personality which she had to embody as the manager of the farm in her time, and which also left a lasting impression and shaped her children and grandchildren, is reflected in this coffee with its complex, highly structured flavor profile. This coffee leaves a memorable impression, a true reflection of character.
The coffee grows on clay soil near the Santa Ana volcano, up to 1,400 meters above sea level, which belongs to the Apaneca-Ilamatepec coffee region. The fully ripe coffee cherries are transported by truck to the company’s processing facility, VIVAGUA, where they are depulped and then dried slowly on African beds or spread out on special nets in the patios. Each lot is carefully numbered and separated for quality control until cupping; only when the desired quality is assured are the lots combined.