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El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara

Roasted by North Star Coffee Roasters

Crisp microlot from Finca Margarita with apple butter, tart grape and honey sweetness.

El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara — North Star Coffee Roasters
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Apple ButterGreen GrapeHoney

From the roaster

María Zoila Piñeda returns with her outstanding Pacamara from Finca Margarita. Years of partnership and investment have helped unlock this coffee's full potential, resulting in a beautifully crisp microlot packed with apple butter, tart grape and a honey sweetness.

Expect: Apple Butter, Green Grape, Honey Enjoy: With or Without Milk Process: Washed

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Context

This El Salvador coffee from producer María Zoila Piñeda showcases the Pacamara varietal through North Star Coffee Roasters' careful washed preparation. The roaster identifies apple butter, green grape, and honey in the cup—a combination that leans toward bright acidity and subtle sweetness. Pacamara is a hybrid varietal known for producing coffees with distinctive flavor complexity, and this lot demonstrates the variety's ability to express both stone fruit depth and lighter floral undertones. The washed processing method typically emphasizes clarity, allowing these individual flavor notes to emerge distinctly in the final cup.

Buy — $18 from North Star Coffee Roasters

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Frequently asked questions

What does El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara taste like?

Expect tasting notes of Apple Butter, Green Grape, and Honey.

How is El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara processed?

El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara uses the Washed process.

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