Knowledge · plant
Pacamara
Coffea arabica var. pacamara
1 min read
Key facts
- Parent varieties
- Pacas and Maragogipe
- Origin
- El Salvador, created by ISIC in 1958
- Bean size
- Enormous beans
- Flavor profile
- Bright fruit, florals, savory or herbal notes
- Cup potential
- Very high, frequent Cup of Excellence winner
- Notable trait
- Genetically unstable, requires careful selection
- Beans we stock
- 32 Pacamara coffees
Pacamara is a deliberate cross of Pacas and the giant-beaned Maragogipe, created by El Salvador's ISIC (Salvadoran Institute for Coffee Research) starting in 1958. It produces enormous beans and a distinctive, often polarising cup that swings between bright fruit, florals, and savory or herbal notes. A frequent Cup of Excellence winner in El Salvador and beyond, Pacamara can be genetically unstable and requires careful selection to stay true to type.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica var. pacamara
- Parent varieties: Pacas, Maragogipe
- Identified: 1958
- Flavor: Big-bodied, complex; herbal, fruity, sometimes savory.
- Aroma: Floral, fruity, herbal.
- Disease resistance: Low
- Cup potential: Very high
Coffees demonstrating this
From our catalog of in-stock beans.
Honey
Los Pirineos Pacamara - Honey Process
Tim Wendelboe · 26 NOK
Intense Pacamara with ripe stone fruits and cacao notes.
Stone fruitsCacao nibs
View
Honey
Los Pirineos Pacamara Espresso - Honey Process
Tim Wendelboe · 26 NOK
Intense Pacamara espresso with stone fruits and cacao nibs.
Stone fruitsCacao nibs
ViewSee also