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Pacamara

Variety of Arabica coffee · Coffea arabica
Giant beans from El Salvador – complex, often fruity-floral and spicy specialty cup.
Edible value5Medicinal value5Other uses5
🇸🇻 SV 1958

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweetfloralaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Pacas x Maragogipe
Breeder
Instituto Salvadoreño de Investigaciones del Café (ISIC)
Pollination
self-fertile

Description

Fruit

Very large beans (inherited from Maragogipe). Layered cup evoking chocolate, fruit and herbs.

Growth

Compact growth (Pacas dwarf gene) despite large leaves and fruit.

Yield

Medium yield with uneven ripening. A favourite in barista and cupping competitions.

Notes

Rust-susceptible. Site- and care-intensive but with high quality potential.

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